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Wintsch, Michel/Hemingway/Oest
Altri Suoni
Jazz | Aug 2002

Reviews

Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2002-09-22
Piano-led trio doing laid-back, restrained jazz with lots of space for improvised color. Very "jazz" sounding, even as they start to stray from the original composition. Mostly quiet but energetic, with some louder segments (such as track 1).

Includes a couple of interesting covers (Jacques Brel on tracks 2 and 4, e.g.)

1*- Fast-hammered piano. At 10 mins., might be a bit too long
2- Slow, dark and eerie - then blossoms loudly.
3- Slow step with splashes of drums
4- Very slow Jacques Brel song
5- Sparse loveliness
6*- Sparkling mid/fast piece in three phases
7*- Cool little jazz stride
8*- Gospel-sounding intro, cool fast piano in the middle segment
9- Dark low quivering sounds, the only tuneless track on here.

Recent airplay

La Foule
Memory SelectNov 08, 2002
Path of Rain
Memory SelectNov 01, 2002
Le Play Pays
Memory SelectOct 18, 2002
Walking in
No Cover, No MinimumOct 01, 2002
Isablue
Morning GLorySep 28, 2002

Charting

2002-09-23 — 2002-11-25 Jazz
Week EndingAirplays
Nov 10 1
Nov 3 1
Oct 20 1
Oct 6 1
Sep 29 2

Track listing

1. Offret
2. Le Play Pays
3. Isablue
4. Ne Me Quittes Pas
5. Path of Rain
6. La Foule
7. Walking in
8. Et Maintenant
9. 2 Pm