Act big band + guests : CD Extremes

Extremes

Act big band & guests

Tracks :

1. Pentaprism (Michel Herr)
2. Omnitonic (Francy Boland)
3. Extremes (Michel Herr) featuring Joe Lovano
4. In a sentimental mood (Duke Ellington / arr. Bert Joris) featuring Joe Lovano
5. Ré (Arnould Massart) featuring John Ruocco
6. Easy fucksong (Bert Joris)
7. Rough Business (Jean Warland)
8. Ana Maria (Wayne Shorter / arr. Michel Herr)
7. Rough Stuff (Jean Warland)

Musicians :

Félix Simtaine - drums, leader
Michel Herr - piano, musical director
Joe Lovano - tenor saxophone (on # 3 & 4)
John Ruocco - tenor saxophone (on # 5)
Eric Verhaeghe, Serge Plume, Bert Joris, Richard Rousselet - trumpet & flugelhorn
Peter Vandendriessche - alto sax
Erwin Vann, Kurt Van Herck - tenor sax
Johan Vandendriessche - baritone sax
Marc Godfroid, Paul Bourdiaudhy - trombone
Jean-Pol Danhier - trombone, tuba
Philippe Aerts - double bass
Jean-Pierre Catoul - violin (on track 2 only)

Recorded in November 1986 at Igloo studio, Brussels. Released in 1987. CD (Igloo IGL 044).
This CD has also been released in Canada (Amplitude JACD-4002).

It was reissued in May 2012 in the "Igloo Jazz Classics" series, with a black and white wrap-around cover in which the original cd is inserted. Available via the Igloo website and as a download on the iTunes Store.
See also the photo galleries of Act Big Band .

for Pentaprism (Michel Herr / lead sheet, pdf).



			Extremes Act big band & guests Tracks : 1. Pentaprism (Michel Herr) 2. Omnitonic (Francy Boland) 3. Extremes (Michel Herr) featuring Joe Lovano 4. In a sentimental mood (Duke Ellington / arr. Bert Joris) featuring Joe Lovano 5. Ré (Arnould Massart) featuring John Ruocco 6. Easy fucksong (Bert Joris) 7. Rough Business (Jean Warland) 8. Ana Maria (Wayne Shorter / arr. Michel Herr) 7. Rough Stuff (Jean Warland) Musicians : Félix Simtaine - drums, leader Michel Herr - piano, musical director Joe Lovano - tenor saxophone (on # 3 & 4) John Ruocco - tenor saxophone (on # 5) Eric Verhaeghe, Serge Plume, Bert Joris, Richard Rousselet - trumpet & flugelhorn Peter Vandendriessche - alto sax Erwin Vann, Kurt Van Herck - tenor sax Johan Vandendriessche - baritone sax Marc Godfroid, Paul Bourdiaudhy - trombone Jean-Pol Danhier - trombone, tuba Philippe Aerts - double bass Jean-Pierre Catoul - violin (on track 2 only) Recorded in November 1986 at Igloo studio, Brussels. Released in 1987. CD (Igloo IGL 044). This CD has also been released in Canada (Amplitude JACD-4002). It was reissued in May 2012 in the "Igloo Jazz Classics" series, with a black and white wrap-around cover in which the original cd is inserted. Available via the Igloo website and as a download on the iTunes Store. See also the photo galleries of Act Big Band . for Pentaprism (Michel Herr / lead sheet, pdf).
					The press / La presse "Fondé en 1978 (et en sommeil, semble-t-il, depuis 2011), l'Act Big Band, véritable institution en Belgique, a connu la consécration officielle en recevant en 1986 l'aide du "Conseil de la Musique de la Communauté Française de Belgique" lui permettant de commander quatre oeuvres à Francy Boland, Michel Herr, Arnould Massart et Jean Warland et, aussi, d'inviter Joe Lovano et John Ruocco pour les enregistrer. Remastérisé il y a peu, ce disque est une superbe réussite. Aux arrangements tirés au cordeau, les solistes ajoutent leur grain de folie et de génie personnels. Le résultat est passionnant, preuve que la formule magique du big band (doit-on dire "classique" ?) est également maîtrisée de ce côté-ci de l'Atlantique. Dommage qu'elle ne soit pas plus souvent (et plus durablement) appliquée." Daniel Chauvet, Jazz Hot 674, hiver 2015-2016. "Ecoutez la cohésion de l'ensemble, assurée par le leader et batteur Félix Simtaine, et les arrangements du pianiste Michel Herr ! Les riffs hardis de Easy fucksong; les harmonies impavides de Pentaprism; les poursuites sur Extrêmes; les pointes lyriques d'In a Sentimental Mood... tout le répertoire ferait swinguer une tortue des Galapagos. L'écouter, c'est revenir à la raison par le trajet le plus court." Bruno Pfeiffer , Libération.fr, jazz blogs.