Sophie Alour - Insulaire

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:08
Size: 156,3 MB
Art: Front + Back

( 6:07)  1. Septembre
( 8:15)  2. Les samourais
( 7:19)  3. Almost Paradise
( 7:42)  4. You've Changed
( 5:41)  5. At First Sight
( 4:31)  6. Doctor C.
( 3:37)  7. Black Narcissus
( 6:43)  8. Cheer Up!
( 6:30)  9. Oraison
(11:37) 10. Dedale

Alour Sophie learns the clarinet from 13 years in a music school in Quimper . Learning saxophone begins later, around 19 years, mainly self-taught in courses taken in the Parisian schools and jazz music, CIM and IACP . The young saxophonist truly begins on the jazz scene in 2000 participating in the new group called the Vintage Orchestra. This year, she is also associated with trumpeter Stephane Belmondo to form a sextet and occurs in various Parisian clubs. It also participates in orchestra Christophe Dal Sasso. Sophie Alour 2004 integrates a quartet of musicians, led by organist Rhoda Scott , along Bilberry Besson and Julie Saury, allowing him to further develop his game to the saxophone. During the year it also attracts the attention of trumpeter Wynton Marsalis who chooses to engage his orchestra . It is also asked to participate in a project of drummer Aldo Romano and noted for his interpretation on the big stage of Jazz in Vienna in 2004. The following year she released Islander, a first album as a leader that is well appreciated by critics.

She collaborates again with the Vintage Orchestra group recording the album Thad. In 2006, she participated in the recording of the album Christophe Dal Sasso Opening and Belmondo brothers. In 2007, the quintet saxophonist accompanied by pianist Alexandre Saada when recording his album Be Where You Are. This year, she published her second album Uncaged receiving good evaluations by critics. For 2 years she performed in various cities in France and abroad. In 2010, Sophie Alour presents his third album Opus 3, a trio along with bassist and drummer Yoni Zelnik Karl Jannuska, two musicians on his previous album. The following year she participated in the recording of the album Christophe Dal Sasso pretexts. In 2012 saxophonist released a new album entitled The geography of dreams. Sophie Alour form a new quintet with two musicians she knows well, Yoann Loustallot and Nicolas Moreaux, and two new Frédéric Pasqua on drums and vibraphone Stéphan Carracci. ~ Translate by Google   http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Alour

Personnel:  Sophie Alour - tenor saxophone; Huggo Lippi – guitar; Guillaume Naud - piano, Fender Rhodes; Sylvain Romano – bass; David Grebil – drums;  Emmanuel Bex - Hammond B3 organ (#4,8);  Stephane Belmondo - flugelhorn (#9)

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