Format Details:
Release Date: 07 April 2023
Label: Odradek Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 0859689005284
Genres: Jazz  
Format Details:
Release Date: 07 April 2023
Label: Odradek Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 0859689005284
Genres: Jazz  
Description
High Octane is the exciting new Odradek Jazz release from the Octet La Nocturne, a French jazz ensemble based in Montpellier. Formed in 2015, Octet La Nocturne began life as a gathering of musicians passionate about the jazz of the 1950s and 60s, especially that from America. Inspired by Charles Mingus's workshop, their first objective was to play improvised jazz with the configuration and sound of a 60s octet. Their name comes from their first composition,Lost in a Nocturne, which is featured on this album.
High Octane blends the thrills of fast-paced improvisation with the subtle range of timbres created by an octet. The tracks on the album reflect Octet La Nocturne's love of the great American jazzmen, such as Mingus, Thelonius Monk and John Coltrane, combining a hard bop aesthetic with moments of romantic lyricism and ironic good humour as well as allusions to contemporary music. The result is an essential new jazz release: American-style jazz delivered with a Gallic shrug.
Tracklisting
Nuno Côrte-Real, Ensemble Darcos & Coro Ricercare
Artur Pizarro, Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal, Julia Jones
Ingibjorg Azima
Jenaer Philharmonie, Simon Gaudenz
Carion Wind Quintet
Johannes Fleischmann
Tony Addison Sextet
Vasco Pimentel Trio
Misha Mullov-Abbado
Tuohi Klang
Skerik, Brian Haas, James Singleton, Simon Lott
Heikki Sarmanto
Max Roach
Gil Evans
Henry Mancini
Ray Barretto