Description
Against the inexorable backdrop of climate change, jazz trombonist and composer Daniel Zimmermann's Snapshots album explores the errant ways of an age that at times evokes the 1930s, at others the fall of the Roman Empire - and, on darker days, the twilight of the dinosaurs. Rather than yielding to despair in these troubled times and offering listeners a rope to hang themselves, Zimmermann (trombonist for Claude Nougaro, Manu Dibango, and Tony Allen) playfully grants them another option - a humorous sarcasm!
He mocks the vain shelters of the powerful with the tune "My Little Sweet NZ Bunker", denounces the manufacture of one-track minds with "Les maximiseurs de PI", and escapism with the classic satirical Mose Allison's song "Stop This World (let me off" (translated and sung in French) In more tender moments, he reflects on the intimate consequences of this global unraveling.
Daniel Zimmerman's style, both as a composer and soloist, is that of a melodist above all else; disregarding concepts, he sings and seeks to go straight to the heart. He was voted 'Trombonist of the Year' by Jazz Magazine (Frances most influential jazz publication) in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Daniel Zimmerman: trombone (vocal on "Stop This World")
Pierre Duarand: guitar
Elise Blanchard: bass
Julien Charlet: drums
Guests: Sanseverino: vocals, Thomas de Pourquery: saxophone
