Artist.......: Erik Truffaz
Album........: Arkhangelsk
Label........: Emi
Genre........: Jazz
Catnr........: n/a
Source.......: WEB
Rip.date.....: Jan-14-2008
Str.date.....: 000-00-2007
Quality......: 320/44,1Hz/Full Stereo
Url..........: www.eriktruffaz.com
track title time
01. bleed a river deep 05:32
02. je t'aime, moi non plus 04:27
03. tic toc 06:11
Runtime 16:10 min
Size 37,1 MB
Release Notes:
Erik Truffaz received an early introduction into the world
of a professional musician, thanks to his
saxophone-playing dad. When he was ten years old, the
French trumpeter began performing in his father's dance
band. As he grew older, Truffaz performed with other bands
in the region until he was 16 and heard Kind of Blue by
Miles Davis. The great jazz trumpeter's music inspired him
to learn more, and he set off for Switzerland's Geneva
Conservatoire, where he became a student.
Truffaz's repertoire expanded to works by Mozart and
Verdi, and he performed as part of Orchestre de Suisse
Romande. He also played in cover bands before establishing
a group called Orange. The band concentrated on Truffaz's
compositions. Among its members was Marc Erbetta, a
drummer who continued to play with Truffaz as the
trumpeter evolved.
Truffaz's jazz fusion artistry led France's Jury du
Concours National de la Defense to bestow upon him the
1991 Prix Special, that country's coveted jazz award.
Within three years, he became a leader with the release of
Nina Valeria. In 1991, he made the first of his three
appearances on the stage of the Montreux Jazz Festival.
For two years beginning in 1994, he toured Europe, Russia,
and Brazil, thanks to funds bestowed by the ProHelvetia
Foundation. In 2000, Truffaz signed with Blue Note records
and released The Mask, a straight ahead jazz session with
Miles Davis similarities. By his second Revisite and third
Mantis discs, however, Truffaz began to stretch the
boundries of contemporary jazz by incorporating
drum'n'bass and hip-hop rhythms, establishing himself as a
cutting edge artist in his own right. In 2003, both Walk
of the Giant Turtle and Bending New Corners were issued on
Blue Note. Saloua from 2005 expanded his interest in
hip-hop by adding some rap.
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