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  Gerard Kleijn Group - Le Flirt de Satie
Price: 16.-      
           
The Dutch trumpet player Gerard Kleijn and his group are flirting - flirting in earnest, and quite remarkably, with the music of Erik Satie (1866-1925). For their new cd the Gerard Kleijn Group has made an intense study of the life and works of this French composer, which has inspired them to create a unique and captivating jazz interpretation of his music. Satie had his own sound, which he created largely outside the rules of his musical contemporaries. And he was at the top of his fame at the time when jazz was being born. This cd unites the music of Satie with jazz, providing a fascinating look at the miraculous and peculiar music of Satie.

release: 11/2006

Gerard Kleijn - trumpet and flugelhorn
Frank Amsallem - piano
Paul Berner - double bass
Joost Kesselaar - drums
Samples (30 sec.)
1. Voyage en Espagne, Based on Gnossienne nr. 2 play
2. James Brown Dans les Balkans, Based on Gnossienne nr. 1 play
3. Le Jardin d'Amour, Based on Gymnopedie nr. 1
4. La Nuit Africaine, Based on Gnossienne nr. 4
5. Deuxième Impromptu
6. Batterie et Basse, Based on Gnossienne nr. 3
7. Pas de Deux, Based on Gnossienne nr. 6
8. Flow
9. Le Flirt de Satie, Based on Gnossienne nr. 5