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DJANGO BATES
"Spring Is Here (Shall We Dance?)"
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The pianist/composer Django Bates completes his “Four Seasons” with “Spring is Here (Shall We Dance)?” After ‘Summer Fruits’, ‘Autumn Fires’ and ‘Winter Truce’ comes earthy grooves, blatant simplicity, hidden complexity and sunny humour. This lively 10-track album of original compositions is the result of two years’ experimentation and exploration at Denmark’s Rhythmic Music Conservatory where Django is resident Professor. It features his new musical juggernaut stoRMChaser, a band made up of 19 rising stars on the Danish jazz scene, who rehearse with him every Friday. They have regular residency at Copenhagen Jazz House and have performed internationally at Copenhagen Jazz Festival 07 and at Jazzfest Berlin in November 2007.
Django’s new compositions are as eclectic as ever, with such diverse subject matters as patriotism in “The Right to smile”, the incendiary nature of love in “Fire Brigade”, and the individuality of Sheep in “Sheep”. Although “Spring is Here” is essentially a big-band album, there are two notable exceptions featuring Som en Sten, RMC’s international choir: “Early Bloomer” (originally on Winter Truce but now with lyrics), and its counterpart “Evening Primrose”. Both pieces relish the beauty of the human voice and show Django’s desire to explore other genres. Tim Berne makes a brief cameo appearance as raconteur on the extraordinarily punchy “Something Less Soothing”, and effervescent Swedish singer, Josefine Lindstrand is featured on all ten tracks.
“...such inventiveness, mastery of orchestration and flair that he runs rings around his contemporaries in every genre.
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John L Walters, The Guardian
Track Listing:
1. Spring
2. Turning 20
3. May Day
4. The Right to Smile
5. Early Bloomer
6. Fire Brigade
7. Subjective Hooks
8. Something Less Soothing
9. Evening Primrose
10. Sheep
Personnel:
Django Bates – (keyboards, e flat horn),
stoRMChaser: Julie Kjaer – (flute, piccolo), Bo Skjold Christensen – (clarinets), Anders Bast – (soprano & alto sax), Aske Drasbek – (alto sax), Marius Neset – (tenor sax), Martin Stender – (tenor sax, flute), Johan Bylling Lang – (baritone sax), Lars Søberg Andersen, Jimmy Nyborg – (trumpets), Ulrik Kofoed – (flugelhorn), Kevin Christensen – (trombone), André Jensen – (bass trombone), Daniel Herskedal – (tuba), Josefine Lindstrand, Elena Setién Yeregui, Django Bates – (vocals), Christian Bluhme – (guitar), Petter Eldh – (bass), Mikkel Schnettler – (percussion), Anton Eger – drums),
Before Something Less Soothing: Tim Berne, Mud and ai fujisaki speak over Django’s secret Pop song 'My Number' which is played by Stuart Hall, Martin France, Michael Mondesir and Django,
Som en Sten (RMC’s international choir) (5, 9)
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