Album
Dreamin'
Gabriele di Franco: Guitar, and composer of "Blues for F" (track 5)
Album reviews
"Het spel van onverwachte stops, ritme-overgangen en dynamiek blijft boeien tot de laatste noot. Dit mag terecht hedendaagse bigbandmuziek genoemd worden die perspectieven biedt aan een mix van stijlen. Een erg knappe plaat."
Marc Van de Walle (NL)
About the album
When you let your thoughts run free, you get a broad view on what is possible with a big band. Original compositions germinate, and then a new generation of composers emerges who, together with the top of the latest generation of Belgian jazz musicians, shine their light on the future of big band music, in its absolute essence, as if in a common dream.
Dreamin' is the debut album of Q-Some Big Band with original works from their own ranks. Manten Van Gils, Gabriele di Franco, Robbe Willems and Pierre-Antoine Savoyat; the Q-Some Composer Hub.
Q-Some Big Band is a contemporary jazz orchestra made up of young, talented musicians. Through the Q-Some Composer Hub they explore the richness of sound and colour that a modern big band has to offer. With their invariably refreshing arrangements, innovative programs and unexpected musical collaborations, this orchestra goes beyond the limits, in which the passion for the profession, the warmth within the band and especially bigger dreams are clearly audible.
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Track list
- Prototype Robbe Willems
- Square Planet Manten Van Gils
- Raw, part I Manten Van Gils
- Raw, part II Manten Van Gils
- Blues for F Gabriele di Franco, with Dunja Mees on vocals
- Playful Manten Van Gils
- A Girl named Eddie Manten Van Gils
- Flugled Manten Van Gils
- For Klaus Pierre-Antoine Savoyat
- Powerful People Manten Van Gils
- Soft Viking Manten Van Gils
Credits
Artistic direction
Manten Van Gils, Lode Mertens
Saxes
Dieter Vaganée, Arthur Hirtz, Marjan Van Rompay, Tobias Volckaert, Tom Cautaerts
Trombones
Manten Van Gils, Kristof Decoster, Roel Vanacker, Els Verbruggen
Trumpets
Ruben Vanacker, Jany Van Lul, Thadeus Jolie, Marthe Van Droogenbroeck, Pierre-Antoine Savoyat
Rhythm section
Gabriele di Franco (guitar), Robbe Willems, Wim Ramon, Brecht Adriaenssens. Vocals on track 5: Dunja Mees
Production
Recording engineer: Koen Herman. Mixing: Koen Heirman, Manten Van Gils. Mastering: Frederik Dejongh. Recorded September 2019 at DAFT, mixed at Record Office, mastered at Jerboa Mastering
Artwork
Ward Van Rompay. Cover design: Manten Van Gils. © Caramel Records 2020