Philippe Petrucciani (feat. Nathalie Blanc) - Este Mundo

Styles: Vocal And Guitar Jazz
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:42
Size: 137,8 MB
Art: Front

(5:25)  1. Este Mundo
(2:23)  2. I Have An Idea
(4:59)  3. Mike P.
(5:20)  4. Bahia
(3:33)  5. Autour de Minuit
(2:50)  6. Entrelacé
(3:55)  7. Summertime
(3:26)  8. Mister M.P.
(5:53)  9. Alone Together
(4:44) 10. Le Danseur
(4:21) 11. Souvenirs d'enfance
(3:12) 12. Nuit d'été
(3:05) 13. May Be One Day
(6:30) 14. Sous le ciel de Paris

Sometimes wrongly overlooked as the lesser known of the Petrucciani brothers, guitarist Philippe has carved out a career in France and returns with a well balanced album that invokes Pat Metheny and a contemporary updated take on the Hot Club de France in equal measure. He is ably abetted by singer and co-writer Nathalie Blanc who might best be described as a French equivalent of Stacey Kent, bassist Dominique de Piazza and drummer Manhu Roche. Eight of the originals were co-penned by Blanc and Petrucciani and of these the Brazilian-flavoured ‘Bahia’ impresses as a shuffling mid-tempo breezer complete with French language vocals that evokes the north-eastern Brazilian state. There are some inventive re-interpretations of French classics such as a reggaefied accompaniment to a song immortalised by Yves Montand, ‘Sous le ciel de Paris’, a francophone version of ‘Round midnight’ re-titled ‘Autour de minuit’ as written by the great chanteur Claude Nougaro which is a duet between Blanc and Petrucciani, and a funkified bass take on Gershwin’s ‘Summertime’. Pan-Mediterranean grooves return on the light Latin-tinged opener ‘Este mundo’. Philippe Petrucciani veers between guitar and synth guitar on various pieces and yet succeeds in freeing himself from the shackles of the Metheny shadow, providing an imprint that could only be French. http://ukvibe.org/album_reviews/philippe-petrucciani/

Personnel: Guitar – Philippe Petrucciani; Guitar Synthesizer – Philippe Petrucciani; Vocals – Nathalie Blanc;  Bass – Dominique Di Piazza; Drums – Manhu Roche

Este Mundo

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Philippe Petrucciani & Nathalie Blanc - Remember Petrucciani

Size: 142,3 MB
Time: 61:13
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Les Etoiles (4:24)
02. A Simple Word (5:08)
03. Hypocondriaque (5:11)
04. C'est Une Danse (4:27)
05. My Old Friend (5:05)
06. Watching TV (5:16)
07. I Remember Paris (3:52)
08. Soir De Mai (4:55)
09. Une Vie (5:55)
10. Carioca (5:24)
11. L'espoir (3:45)
12. Tot Dans Le Matin (4:13)
13. Miles Davis Licks (3:33)

Personnel:
Bass – Dominique Di Piazza
Drums – Manhu Roche
Guitar – Philippe Petrucciani
Guitar Synthesizer – Philippe Petrucciani
Vocals – Nathalie Blanc

This very special album is a tribute to Michel Petrucciani - a loving portrait performed by his brother Philippe Petrucciani and the singer Nathalie Blanc. Philippe often accompanied Michel on guitar and knew Michel saw his compositions as songs and dreamed of putting words to them. This album highlights Blanc's gifts as a vocalist and Philippe's expertise on six strings.

Remember Petrucciani

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