Latché Swing - Demo 2008
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Latche Swing is a swing jazz quintet out of Rouen, France that successfully attempts to emulate the great Gypsy Jazz sound of the Quintette du Hot Club de France which prominently featured the great guitar and violin combination of Django Rheinhardt and Stephanne Grappelli. However Latche Swing changes the instrumentation a bit by substituting the sound of soprano saxophone for violin. The personnel consists of Facundo Fernandez on soprano sax, Bertrand Tailleux on lead guitar, Remi Pacault on rhythm guitar and Nicolas Beucher on bass. “Hungaria” and “Sweet Georgia Brown” are especially nice romps in the early swing style but all the tracks are worthwhile. All musicians are exceptional too but I really like Fernandez who shows off a smidgen of Sidney Bechet in his soprano sax sound. A delightful 24 minutes of music anyway you swing it.
Demo 2008 is available from Jamendo in VBR MP3.
Very nice find! Many thanks.
Comment by Mark — December 29, 2008 @ 2:28 pm
Really like this, warmed us up on a cold Sunday morning. Keep up the good work
Comment by Gary — January 11, 2009 @ 12:32 pm
hello Marvin, Mark and Gary !
i’ve just read your comments and i’m very happy you like our music, thanks a lot for your good vibes !
Facundo Fernandez
Comment by facundo — February 4, 2009 @ 10:01 am