“Is there a more graceful band at work at the moment? On a mission to celebrate the legacy of Django Reinhardt and olde New Orleans — not forgetting Duke Ellington — the American clarinettist Evan Christopher adds plenty of Jelly Roll Morton’s “Spanish tinge” to the drummerless quartet’s repertoire. Morton’s tune The Crave is one gem among many on a disc recorded on the road in the UK. The bassist Sebastien Girardot and the guitarists Dave Kelbie and David Blenkhorn are their usual debonair selves, but have no trouble turning up the heat on a glorious version of Duke’s standard The Mooche.”
Par le SUNDAY TIME
Par le SUNDAY TIME
