Format Details:
Release Date: 18 June 2021
Label: Double Moon Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 608917138429
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Description
Luxembourg guitarist Gilles Grethen's quartet convinces with a rich sound diversity and compositions oscillating between traditional and modern jazz.
Gilles Grethen chose a suite due to the wealth of ideas in his head. "I had a lot of ideas that somehow fit together, but not in one piece," he said. "This construct of the classical suite, where you have six pieces, which are connected but still have their own character, seemed suitable for this. I did not use the formal concepts, but there is a leitmotif that holds the six pieces together. The harmony runs through all the pieces, and there are melodies that reappear in a different form in other pieces."
Located somewhere between traditional and modern jazz, the compositions are characterized by their warm harmonies and lyrical melodies. The pieces often start quietly and slowly, but always change character, develop concise rhythms and harmonious ideas. Especially the unison passages of trumpet and guitar have their appeal, but it is the warm yet lively guitar sound and the common playing culture of all four musicians that makes "Time Suite" sound so convincing.
Artists:
Vincent Pinn - Trumpet
Michel Meis - Drums
Gabriele Basilico - Bass
Gilles Grethen - Guitar
Tracklisting
Clemens Gottwald
Stefan Scholer Trio
Bernhard Wiesinger
Joe Krieg Quartet
Uassyn
Vein
BuJazzO
Marcus Klossek Electric Trio
Sultan Stevenson
John Patitucci
Tommy Whittle & Alan Barnes
Xhosa Cole
John Clayton & Mulgrew Miller
George Cables
Sylvaine Helary & Orchestre Incandescent
The Exu
