Se il volume precedente era costruito attorno alla voce di
Kate Sugden, questo - il quinto - vede invece protagonista
Gerard Black, componente anch'egli del
National Jazz Trio Of Scotland: e in suo onore
Bill Wells convoca addirittura Gerswhin e Shakespeare.
A masterclass in nuance, interpretation and the purifying power of the human voice,
Standards Vol. V represents another captivating chapter in the career of a singular figure in contemporary music. For his fifth album as the mischievously named National Jazz Trio Of Scotland, the prolific jazz outsider Bill Wells posits yet another collaborator in the diffuse light cast by his tender chord shifts and understated arrangements. Where
Standards Vol. IV spun around the vocal talents of Kate Sugden with contributions from Gerard Black and Aby Vulliamy, the voice on
Standards Vol. V is that of Black, whose other musical activities include the band Babe, François And The Atlas Mountains, Rozi Plain and Charlotte Gainsbourg.
Recorded in bursts over an eight-year period in Loathsome Reels, aka the kitchen in Wells’ Glasgow flat,
Standards Vol. V is the multi-instrumentalist and composer’s third long-player in 12 months, following
Remixes For Seksound (Seksound, October 2018) under his own name and
The Sensory Illusions (Karaoke Kalk, January 2019), the eponymous debut from his duo with tuba player Danielle Price.
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https://karaokekalk.de/standards-vol-v-karaoke-kalk-113
https://thenationaljazztrioofscotland.bandcamp.com/standards-vol-v
