Baptiste Trotignon, Greg Hutchinson, Matt Penmann – Brexit Music (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 53:13 minutes | 1,05 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © naïve
“Brexit Music” is not a political album. But there is a taste for British mockery in the title, which came to the artist’s mind long after the repertoire was conceived: in the end, art should survive all social fads. The French pianist and his acoustic jazz trio wanted a fresh, playful sound, groove and a bit of humor.
Covering a popular song is common practice for jazz musicians, yet the idea of an entire album centered solely around British pop music was not a given: it was a challenge to stay alive without the lyrics. So often the plain material of these songs remained, even if most of them were an exciting and joyful part of Trotignon’s teenage years.
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