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special jazz blend (New Release 2021)

by Aldevis Tibaldi

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Recorded at Hackney Road Studios by Sean Woodlock.

    Mixed by Gareth Huw Davies at Signal Creative.

    Mastering by Peter Melichar at Summerhill Music Factory.

    Photos by Alan Comeford.

    Album design, artwork and video by Alessandro Vascotto, photo by Barbara Cecchini.

    Includes unlimited streaming of special jazz blend (New Release 2021) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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about

I would like to say it came out of the blue but then they had
been quiet for just too long. A message to ask if I would like to
check the latest cut from The Aldevis Band.

And that, my friends, is the last you will hear of any old jiving
jazz talk for this album leaves behind the 50s flavours of their
last album, ‘Twentysix Three’ as they whizz forward to the
funky soul times of the 1970s which they mix up in their own
idiosyncratic way.

They definitely have a “thing”, this band. I suppose it begins
with the music itself, all written by Aldevis. Somewhat different
from before. There are tastes of all sorts of places and times
and doffs of the cap to myriad sources; Messiaen for one. It is
lean and tight. It feels really alive.

Sterling work from Chris Gale on his gorgeous sounding kit and
Eric Rupert on electric bass. The both of them pinning down
some very tasty toe-tappers. Stops and starts, a dynamic range
that lifts and swirls the spirit. Chris has a way of making things
sound easy...I suspect they are not. It is a consummate
performance. And those fills! Eric, who is new to the outfit,
must have been born in a school for prodigious funksters; he
dives in and out of his home territory but is always on. He
always grooves. The bubbling undercurrent that also draws the
ear.

The Rhodes is a great addition. Beautifully played by Gabriel
Keen; he sits, waits and supports with his extremely deep
inventiveness and then weaves his way superbly through his
solos and all the while there is something just a little bit
dangerous underlying it.

Actually that is so for all of them. It buzzes with the electricity
of an un-over-rehearsed band and quite apart from the
delicious nature of the whole it is this element that really leapt
out and captivated me. You know when a band has a tune that
they have played for days on end and it eventually
homogenises into something safe and lacklustre? Well there is
none of that here. Listening to these tracks feels as though I
have just watched the bandleader walk in, place the charts on
the stands, nod to the engineer who signals that the record
button has been pressed and away they go; hanging on, minds
and fingers working tirelessly as they feel and find their way. It
is the very essence of jazz.

Part of this experiment is the extremely funky guitar of Carl Orr
adding yet another flavour to the mix. It is a welcome addition
as he adds chops and more to take the band to new places. It is
incredible the difference that that makes. And then a Lowrey
teased into beautiful life by Rory More. Isn’t it strange how just
the sound of an instrument can evoke so much? Rory fits in so
well; suggesting and pulling and adding icing to an already wellnourished cake.

And then there is Aldevis. He is a deeply able musician and I
hope he won’t mind me writing this but none of what he does
sounds ‘clever’. It sounds fresh. Very immediate. Extremely
listenable. Tuneful with a profound sense of harmony and
harmonic invention. I have no doubt that if you analysed it,
huge thought will have gone into its construction so if you are
an intellectual jazzer, knock yourself out. And if you are like me
and you like a good tune built on some seriously
sinewy foundations then give it a spin. Or a click. Stick it on,
it’ll make you feel good.

This is a very different animal from the last album. The album
oozes the mastery that musicians who don’t just understand
their instruments but understand ensemble playing. Support,
embellish, hold back, blossom. Forget electric cars, these days
the Aldevis Tibaldi band are also electrically powered and their
electrons will take you further than a Tesla.

Maybe this is the magic ointment that we all need for these
unusual times.

Julian Stewart Lindsay

credits

released February 14, 2021

all compositions by Aldevis Tibaldi

Aldevis Tibaldi
saxophones, clarinets, flute

Gabriel Keen
electric piano

Eric Rupert
bass

Chris Gale
drums

Additional Musicians:

Carl Orr
guitar
Rory More
hammond organ, lowrey organ

Produced by
Chris Gale & Aldevis Tibaldi

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Aldevis Tibaldi London, UK

“I was heavily influenced by the 70s fusion scene and great bands such as Steps Ahead, Weather Report, and Miles Davis,” he explains. “Then you have legendary soul and funk of James Brown, Prince, The Meters, The MGs – I worked closely with Al Green's keyboardist Michael Perry Allen from STAX records. You’ll also find a touch of Brazilian Bossa Nova, and even Makossa from Cameroon.” ... more

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