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Raphael Imbert Trio: N_Y Project

Read "N_Y Project" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay


Bookending eleven of your own tunes with Duke Ellington's “Echoes of Harlem" and John Coltrane's “Central Park West" is a bold decision for any jazz musician to make--it's a confident statement and a risky one. On N_Y Project the decision pays off--saxophonist Raphael Imbert's compositions have their own strengths and innovations, ensuring that they stand such close comparison. The Marseille-based musician and the New York-based rhythm section also demonstrate some strong playing across this exciting collection of songs inspired by ...

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Raphael Imbert: Bach:Coltrane

Read "Bach:Coltrane" reviewed by Mark Sabbatini


Some albums are personal and this one carries the burden of massive expectations, an anticipation similar to first hearing John Coltrane's Giant Steps (Atlantic, 1959) and just about anything by Bach.French saxophonist Raphael Imbert dangles this tantalizing lure on Bach: Coltrane, which the multi-hornman promotes as the culmination of a research project into the sacred elements of jazz. For the album, a jazz quintet joins the classical Manfred Quartet “to demonstrate the spiritual and musical ties between Bach ...

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N_Y Project

Zig-Zag Territories
2010

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Bach:Coltrane

Zig-Zag Territoires
2008

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