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St. Germain - Tourist (2000) [Remastered 2012] FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time - 60:26 minutes | 1,37 GB Official Digital Download - Source: Qobuz.com | Front cover Since the advent of acid jazz in the mid-'80s, the many electronic-jazz hybrids to come down the pipe have steadily grown more mature, closer to a balanced fusion that borrows the spontaneity and emphasis on group interaction of classic jazz while still emphasizing the groove and elastic sound of electronic music. For his second album, French producer Ludovic Navarre expanded the possibilities of his template for jazzy house by recruiting a sextet of musicians to solo over his earthy productions. The opener "Rose Rouge" is an immediate highlight, as an understated Marlena Shaw vocal sample ("I want you to get together/put your hands together one time"), trance-state piano lines, and a ride-on-the-rhythm drum program frames solos by trumpeter Pascal Ohse and baritone Claudio de Qeiroz. For "Montego Bay Spleen," Navarre pairs an angular guitar solo by Ernest Ranglin with a deep-groove dub track, complete with phased effects and echoey percussion. "Land Of..." moves from a Hammond- and horn-led soul-jazz stomp into Caribbean territory, marked by more hints of dub and the expressive Latin percussion of Carneiro. Occasionally, Navarre's programming (sampled or otherwise) grows a bit repetitious -- even for dance fans, to say nothing of the jazzbo crowd attracted by the album's Blue Note tag. Though it is just another step on the way to a perfect blend of jazz and electronic, Tourist is an excellent one. Tracklist: 01 - Rose Rouge 02 - Montego Bay Spleen 03 - So Flute 04 - Land of... 05 - Latin Note 06 - Sure Thing 07 - Pont des Arts 08 - La goutte d'or 09 - What You Think About... Personnel: Ludovic Navarre - Writer, producer, conductor, sound engineer Pascal Ohsé - Trumpet Edouard Labor - Saxophones, Flute Alexandre Destrez - Keyboards Idrissa Diop - Talking drum Edmundo Carneiro - Percussion Claudio De Qeiroz - Baritone saxophone Ernest Ranglin - guitar for 'Montego Bay Spleen'
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