The Claude Bolling Suites for Flute & Jazz Piano Trio No. 1 and 2

Track Listings
Disc: 1

1. Bolling Suite No. 1 Baroque and Blue

2. Sentimentale

3. Javanaise

4. Fugace

5. Irlandaise

6. Versatile

7. Veloce

Disc: 2

1. Espie'gle

2. Amoureuse

3. Entr'amis

4. Vagabonde

5. Pastorale

6. Affectueuse (with alto flute)

7. Intime

8. Jazzy

Editorial Reviews
Claude Bolling, march 17, 2004
Claude Bolling wrote "Dear Laurel Zucker,Your recording is beautiful, musician partners are excellent and your flute playing superb!!"

Album Description
This 2CD set of jazz flute and piano trio is the finest rendition of this gorgeous Claude Bolling Suites No. 1 and 2 to date. This is a must buy for any classical or jazz lover or performer!!

Tracks:

Baroque And Blue
Sentimentale
Javanaise
Fugace
Irlandaise
Versatile
Veloce
Espiegle
Amoureuse
Jazzy

Customer Reviews:

A Trip to the 70s.......2004-01-25

Proust had his madeleine dunked in chamomile tea, I have the Jazz Suites of Claude Bolling. I hadn't heard this music in probably twenty-five years, but when I heard the first track here, 'Baroque and Blue,' I was transported back to the 1970s when the world was young. The first jazz suite was on the Billboard best-seller list for, get this, almost ten years. And one heard it everywhere. I was so struck by the combination of jazz and baroque music that I picked out the first couple of pieces on the piano for my own amusement. The original recording featured pianist/composer Bolling and flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal, the latter up to then a strictly classical artist. The recording was a great favorite with jazz and classical fans alike. One heard it at parties, on the radio, whistled on the street, in nightspots.

This new recording of the two suites--actually Suite 1 was recorded in 1997 and Suite 2 in 1999--features an all-Sicilian cast of musicians (Giovanni Roselli, flute and Alberto Alibrandi, piano, and friends) was recorded in Catania. It is in sparkling modern sound--the one way it outshines its illustrious predecessor--and is nicely played, although there are some places, especially in fugal or canonic passages, where the articulation of the flutist and the pianist are at odds, one playing staccato, the other semi-legato. The ensemble is tight, the fast passages played with real élan, the slower episodes with feeling.

I'm glad I have this version, because sadly my original Bolling-Rampal version is on LP. I know, though, that the original versions have never been out of print and have long since been transferred to CD; I just don't happen to own them. Also, I think the Bolling/Rampal version requires two CDs. I don't think Roselli and gang have much new to add, but they turn in a creditable set of performances here, and there is the budget price to consider.

TT=57:30

Scott Morrison

The Claude Bolling Suites for Flute & Jazz Piano Trio No. 1 and 2

Average customer rating:

Six Stars for Bolling I and II
The Best of Bolling !

The Claude Bolling Suites for Flute & Jazz Piano Trio No. 1 and 2
Laurel Zuker
Manufacturer: Cantilena Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Bolling Suite No. 1 Baroque and Blue
Sentimentale
Javanaise
Fugace
Irlandaise
Versatile
Veloce

Tracks:

Espie'gle
Amoureuse
Entr'amis
Vagabonde
Pastorale
Affectueuse (with alto flute)
Intime
Jazzy

Album Description

This 2CD set of jazz flute and piano trio is the finest rendition of this gorgeous Claude Bolling Suites No. 1 and 2 to date. This is a must buy for any classical or jazz lover or performer!!

Customer Reviews:

Six Stars for Bolling I and II.......2004-12-23

After listening to the two Bolling Suites for flute and jazz piano trio I am hooked. This was my first purchase of Laurel Zucker and Joe Gilman and they are the best in their field. I own Claude Bolling and Rampal's Bolling Suite I CD and Laurel zucker and Joe Gilman treat this music completely differently. I am almost embarrased to admit that I prefer Joe Gilman's improvising and the Laurel Zucker flute sound to the older Rampal LP.

The Best of Bolling !.......2004-05-19

After reading Claude Bolling's "superb" review of this two CD recording I was still not ready for just how great Laurel Zucker and Joe Gilman's performance is! The recording quality from Skywalker is great so what are you waiting for. Buy this Cd set!

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