Philippe Laudet Quartet: Terrestre Extra

Philippe Laudet, trumpet Flugelhorn; Grégoire Aguilar, piano, Fender Rhodes; Serge Oustiakine, choral, bass; Pierre Thuries, drums

Philippe Laudet is a man of many talents: he is a composer, a fine trumpet player and a reknown big band director.
This time, with a lighter traditional quartet Jazz band (piano, bass, drum and trumpet), he wants to explore all kind of influences (strong beats, waltz, bossa nova, soul, swing and hard bop...) as if an Alien had captured fragments of the Earth sounds and wanted to condense them in a unique album. It's fresh, beautiful, sometimes dark and powerful but it will remind any listener the fact that music is a pure human artefact and a wonderful way to share and to love.

Price: $25.98