Author: Felix Stussi

Format: Remixes included

PartNumber: dNGITIU15yjSyw54

Release Date: 19-05-2017

Details: Felix Stussi has been a fixture on the Montreal scene for close to two decades. In 2010 he put together a trio with two local stalwarts, bassist Daniel Lessard and drummer Pierre Tanguay. The band’s name, Les Malcommodes, which roughly translates as ‘the cantankerous ones’, is by no means a nuisance; in fact it’s both playful and witty, thanks to the leader’s Monkish leanings. It is this unit that underpins this new project of his. “I turned 50,” he states, “so I wanted to treat myself by casting players I like very much individually, but who have never really played together before. The most important, though, is that they all dig my new compositions and arrangements, because if they are not, how could the audience enjoy the music?” Looking at the lineup, it is indeed eclectic: the twin saxophonists, Jean Derome and Andre Leroux, are the veterans, yet their musical pursuits are vastly different; trumpeter Jacques Kuba Seguin and vocalist Sonia Johnson (singing both the pianist’s and her own lyrics) are of a younger generation; last but not least, the stellar Ray Anderson returns to Stussi’s fold, chipping in with an original and some fanciful vocal work as well.

UPC: 690579014722

EAN: 0690579014722

Model: dNGITIU15yjSyw54

Languages: English

Binding: audioCD

Item Condition: New