{"title":"Adonis Rose, New Orleans Jazz Orchestra and Cyrille Aimee","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"petite-fleur","title":"Petite Fleur","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe celebrated New Orleans Jazz Orchestra examines the profound relationship of its hometown to the nation of France with the release of \u003ci\u003ePetite Fleur\u003c\/i\u003e on Storyville Records. The second album under the artistic directorship of drummer Adonis Rose features ten songs, nine of them standards associated with French and New Orleans musicians. The tenth tune is an original by Cyrille Aimée, the acclaimed jazz vocalist who was born and raised in France but now lives and works in The Big Easy itself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAimée is the NOJO's collaborator and vocalist on the album. It was the singer who initiated the collaboration, telling Rose that she would like to work with the 18-piece big band and asking if he had any ideas for a project. \"I said, 'Well, okay, musically, how can I tell a story here?'\" Rose recalls. \"I thought about the long, shared history of those two places, and that became the concept. A narrative about the musical relationship between New Orleans and France.\" The title tune, a standard by early jazz clarinet legend Sidney Bechet, epitomizes the concept: A composition by a New Orleans artist living in France, performed by a New Orleans band with a French vocalist. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComposers from both sides of the Atlantic, from Michel Legrand to Jelly Roll Morton, get similar treatment. So do various New Orleanian styles, from a stomp (\"Get the Bucket\") to a second line (\"Down\") to Fats Domino-style rock 'n' roll (\"I Don't Hurt Anymore\"). In addition to being its spotlight vocalist, Aimée is also \u003ci\u003ePetite Fleur's\u003c\/i\u003e featured soloist, applying her razor-sharp scat singing to \"In the Land of Beginning Again,\" \"On a Clear Day,\" and \"Undecided.\" She is in good company, with superlative instrumental improvisations from soprano saxophonist Ricardo Pascal (\"Petite Fleur\"), tenor saxophonist Ed Peterson (\"Get the Bucket\"), and, on Aimée's \"Down,\" a fierce trumpet duel between Ashlin Parker and John Michael Bradford. However, it's really the orchestra itselfas well as the parallel lands of New Orleans and Francethat earns top billing alongside Aimée.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storyville Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50409472065867,"sku":"1136457","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/b157147d-b30c-4431-9722-b62d7de725d6_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726614891"},{"product_id":"songs-the-music-of-allen-toussaint","title":"Songs - The Music of Allen Toussaint","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew Orleans is a musical melting pot that has been cooking up music royalty for nearly over a century. The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, now in its seventeenth year, is dedicated to preserving the tradition of New Orleans music and culture while exploring the works of artists that might be considered slightly outside the realm of jazz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e’Songs: The Music of Allen Toussaint’ is the fourth studio recording by the Orchestra and the first under new music director Adonis Rose. Toussaint, one of New Orleans most well-known composers, wrote the classic tunes “Java”, “Southern Nights” and “Working in a Coal Mine”, which all get fresh large ensemble interpretations on this new disc. Other tunes associated with Toussaint, but not necessarily written by him, such as the classic “Tequila”, are also on the playlist. A raucous and swinging tribute to a true American music original performed by his home town ensemble.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracks: Southern Nights \/ It’s Raining \/ Working in the Coal Mine \/ Ruler of MyHeart \/ Java \/ Gert Town \/ With You in Mind \/ Zimple Street \/ Tequila\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storyville Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50526726095179,"sku":"1072709","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a8629038-84d8-4c70-9fbe-14613fd0370c_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728047429"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/adonis-rose-new-orleans-jazz-orchestra-and-cyrille-aimee.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}