Description
'Biches Bleues' is the second album by the Florian Pellissier Quintet. Led by the pianist and composer Pellissier, who was a classmate of Robert Glasper in New York, and is one of the best kept secrets of French jazz.
The chemistry between these five musicians was already very apparent on their first album 'Le diable et son train', released in 2012, and which enjoyed a good reception from the public and media. It works even better on 'Biches Bleues', as the group evoke the classic hard bop and spiritual jazz sound but with a modern twist, on seven excellent original compositions by Florian, plus Jef Gilson's "Valse Pour Hélène" and Wayne Shorter's "Dance Cadaverous".
Personnel: Florian Pellissier (piano), Christophe Panzani (tenor and soprano saxophone), Yoann Loustalot (trumpet, flugelhorn), Yoni Zelnik (bass), David Georgelet (drums)