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Outre Mer
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List Price: $18.98
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Manufacturer: Telarc
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0089408364020
Format: Soundtrack
Label: Telarc
Manufacturer: Telarc
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Telarc
Release Date: 2005-07-26
Studio: Telarc
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It's no secret that Franco-American relations have been strained in recent years, but French filmmaker Klaus Tontine and New Orleans-based progressives Garage a Trois have little interest in wasting time on the perceived diplomatic stature of one nation compared to another. In that transcendent space where jazz and the cinematic arts come together, size is nothing more than a state of mind. Garage a Trois--vibraphonist/percussionist Mike Dillon, guitarist Charlie Hunter, drummer Stanton Moore, and saxophonist Skerik--have crafted a brilliant soundtrack to Tontine's Outre Mer, an understated cinematic masterpiece that spans the lifetime of a brave but solitary figure and subtly illuminates the alternating joys and sorrows of isolation, parental devotion, romantic love and other universal themes that reach out to every shore.Producer/director Klaus Tontine, a longtime fan of GAT's eclectic, cosmopolitan approach to jazz, funk and other styles, first approached the quartet in the summer of 2004, when the film--still just an idea in his head--had yet to be lensed. GAT completely embraced the concept, and crafted a compelling musical backdrop to the poignant story of Etienne de Nerval, a young man coming of age in rural France who is ostracized from society due to his diminutive stature. Reaching a maximum of only four feet, he commits every ounce of creative, intellectual and emotional energy to finding the one place in the world where he can be accepted and loved for who he is. Garage a Trois' soundtrack weaves a brilliant tapestry on a par with Tontine's stirring cinematic imagery. Like the film's resourceful protagonist, the four players aim every ounce of their own individual and collective energies at creative excellence. The resulting recording--which synthesizes a variety of world music sensibilities--never falls short.
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Summary: Interesting Jazz but awesome in concert
Comment: I attended a Garage-a-Trois show in a large bar/club and was blown away. I went not knowing what to expect (and a little put off by the name - is that a play on the phrase menage a trois?). I was only familiar with Skerik's Critters Buggin of which I only knew the radio song.
These guys are some very technically skilled musicians. Charlie Hunter can play his combination bass and guitar better than the devil can play the fiddle (he plays the bass line and guitar rhythm at the same time!).
Skerik makes some strange sounds and fascinating sounds with his horn that you probably can't learn in any formal way.
The other two fellas (I forget their names) keep the percussion side of things very groovy. I don't think there was a person in the bar that wasn't bopping and grooving to them. I don't think it's humanly possible to be at their concert and not move your body.
Unfortunately this energy wasn't captured very well on CD. It was interesting to listen but it had a hard time keeping my attention in the long run. They seem to be trying to create new permutations of timing and rhythm and melody by mixing up several influences including latin/reggae/world percussion beats, Charlie's smooth jazz guitar and bass, and Skerik's unpredictable horn playing.
There's some surprising twists and turns among long drawn out jams. I would rather attend a Garage-a-Trois concert than listen to the album at home.
I should also mention avante-gard jazz (progressive jazz?) is not a category of music I hear often (but I am always trying to listen to a wide variety of music).
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Summary: Another good GaT album
Comment: Garage a Trois is a great band, and this is a great album.
This album is as good as Emphasizer, though not in the same way. Compared to Emphasizer, this album is more uniform in feel. Emphasizer has a wide variety of sounds and reflects their live show. This album is more like a unified concept.
Mike Dillon definitely has more of a voice in this album, whereas before it was more like Charlie Hunter, Skerik, Stanton Moore, and "that other guy". Skerik is not quite as over-the-top intense in this album--this is more like the kind of Skerik you hear in Cinemathique. Charlie Hunter sounds great; with this and his other recent work he really has the whole simultaneous-bassline-and-guitar thing down. Stanton Moore is as solid as ever.
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Summary: Un-Flipping-Believable
Comment: I gotta be honest, when I first listened to this album I was dissapointed. But like any truly amazing album, it just took some decoding, listening to the songs multiple times reaaaallly helps to appreciate what these guys are doing. Essentially, GaT are four people who are amazing at what they do, and we should feel lucky that they have found a way to mesh together perfectly. Their first album, emphasizer, blew me away, but I felt it lost steam around halfway through. This album does no such thing, and what is more impressive is that this is an all acoustic album, which means skerik is using the natural sound of his sax as opposed to the various effects that he is known for. This gives the album a much more natural feel and it shows that these four are able to make amazing music without any wizardry in the production department. But dont get me wrong, this cd SOUNDS amazing. Anyway, I saw them live last night in NYC, and they blew my mind... I recommend this CD to ANYONE, and see them live if you get the RARE opportunity!!
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Summary: Deep Grooves.............
Comment: This album is much better then the last. The last album had some good tunes but this album is more whole. There is an actual style identity on this album. More jazzy almost Bob Moses resemblant in ways. Worth the purchase if you know about these guys.
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Summary: Best "a Trois" yet!
Comment: This album is an absolute masterpiece. The musicianship is, as you would expect from these guys, flawless, tight and technical without seeming contrived or forced at all. It is music that works equally well on the anterior and the posterior. I don't give out 5 stars lightly, but this one gets it, and you should too.
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