Inner Songs/Gatefold

Description

Is it possible to mix John Coltrane, Stevie Wonder, Oxmo Puccino, and Duke Ellington? With Inner Songs, Olivier Temime proves it and becomes the heir of a cosmopolitan Jazz, nourished by the upheavals of his time, inherently mixed and powerful. With Inner Songs, Temime reveals to us these inner songs that sometimes sound like standards of the Future. Winner of the Jazz Futur 90 competition sponsored by Dee Dee Bridgewater and soloist prize at the Défense 97 contest, he establishes himself at various festivals (Marciac, Calvi, Antibes, Montreux...), jam sessions, and encounters (Johnny Griffin, Wynton Marsalis, Jon and Michèle Hendricks, Steve Grossman, Daniel Humair, Emmanuel Bex, Laurent de Wilde, the Belmondos, Jean Loup Longnon, Eric Le Lann, etc...), as one of the most vibrant improvisers on the European scene.
The album ends with a feature from rapper OXMO PUCCINO.