LE CAP DE BONNE ESPERANCE (Double vinyl)

Description

After the critical success of his second album Biches bleues, Florian Pellissier quickly followed up with a new quintet album. The lineup hasn't changed, but the style has become more defined, and this Cap de Bonne Espérance should further establish Florian Pellissier on the French jazz scene. His previous album Biches bleues received 4 stars in Jazzmag, was a Jazznews shock, featured on TSF and Jazz radio playlists, and was "album of the week" on Jazz à FIP... And this new album is likely to do even better! Florian Pellissier can be found behind many projects, including GUTS' live band, Setanta, Camarao, Luzmila Carpio... But it's with his quintet that he truly flourishes. Sometimes there are revelations that strike when least expected, those that clear the fog to distinctly light the way. It was on a July evening at the Jazz à Vienne festival dedicated to South African jazz that Florian Pellissier received the illumination that would guide this new album. In fact, the quintet had not left its French roots. Revealed one summer evening, this South African jazz had primarily served as a spiritual guide for the writing of these new tracks. Nine new tracks, all composed by Florian Pellissier, except for two covers: the standard "What a Difference a Day Makes" with Leron Thomas, and a classic of English spiritual jazz, "The Hipster" by Harold McNair.