Sept. 30, 2001


Igloo Igl 044 ('87)
ACT BIG BAND & GUESTS

EXTREMES

ACT BIG BAND AND GUESTS JOE LOVANO AND JOHN RUOCCO

Félix SIMTAINE, drums, leader
Michel HERR, piano, composer, musical director
Philippe AERTS, bass
Joe LOVANO, tenor sax on tracks 3, 4
John RUOCCO, tenor sax on track 5
Eric VERHAEGHE, Serge PLUM, Richard ROUSSELET, Bert JORIS : tp
Paul BOURDIAUDHY, Marc GODFROID : tb; Jean-Pol DANHIER : tb/tuba
Peter VANDENDRIESSCHE, Erwin VANN, Kurt VAN HERCK, Johan VANDENDRIESSCHE : saxes
Jean-Pierre CATOUL, violin, on track 2 only.
  1. Pentaprism (Michel Herr)
  2. Omnitonic (Francy Boland)
  3. Extremes (Michel Herr)
  4. In a sentimental mood (Duke Ellington/arrt Bert Joris)
  5. Ré (Arnould Massart)
  6. Easy Fucksong (Bert Joris)
  7. Rough Business (Jean Warland)
  8. Ana Maria (Wayne Shorter/arrt Michel Herr)
  9. Rough Stuff (Jean Warland)

ACT BIG BAND, a real institution on the Belgian jazz scene, invites two American guests : saxophonists Joe LOVANO and John RUOCCO. The repertoire is mainly composed of music written by prominent Belgian composers/arrangers. Four pieces have especially been written for this album : "Omnitonic" (by Francy BOLAND), the CD's title track "Extremes" (by the band's musical director Michel HERR), "Ré" (by Arnould MASSART) and "Rough Business" (by Jean WARLAND).
This CD has also been released in Canada, on the Amplitude label JACD-4002.

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