Jim Rattigan, Phil Robson, Phil Donkin & Gene Calderazzo
Release Date: 01 October 2012
Label: Pavillon Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 610074977223
Description
'Shuzzed' is a quartet album from leading jazz French horn player Jim Rattigan, described by The Rough Guide to Jazz as "a brilliant and versatile jazz soloist on French Horn and an interesting and questing composer/arranger". Jim is joined by guitarist Phil Robson, bassist Phil Donkin and drummer Gene Calderazzo to perform three of his own compositions and six jazz standards.
Jim's compositions are quirky, colourful and intriguing. "Shuzzed" struts along majestically on a walking bass with a curious interplay between the guitar and the horn, "Mung Beans" is a very catching angular blues in the manner of Charlie Parker and "Timbuckthree" is enjoyably brisk, virtuosic and well structured. The other six tracks include "Giant Steps" (John Coltrane), "Sweet Rain" (Mike Gibbs) and "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) and are all brilliantly executed and thoroughly explore the many combinations of guitar and horn sounds.
Personnel: Jim Rattigan (French horn), Phil Robson (guitar), Phil Donkin (bass), Gene Calderazzo (drums)
Tracklisting
Jim Rattigan, Thomas Gould & Liam Noble
Jim Rattigan, Phil Robson, Phil Donkin & Gene Calderazzo
Pavillon (Jim Rattigan Ensemble)
Misha Mullov-Abbado
Tuohi Klang
Skerik, Brian Haas, James Singleton, Simon Lott
Heikki Sarmanto
Max Roach
Gil Evans
Henry Mancini
Ray Barretto
