Phil Collins - A Hot Night In Paris
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Free Music Review: Fun, Solid Big Band CD
Hit: 5 Stars
This CD rocks. No vocals at all, just good, solid big band music. The fun thing--and the thing that separates this from any other big band CD--is that it's CONTEMPORARY big band. Sort of a cross between swing, contemporary jazz, and a little lite FM, it's something that can't easily be described, you just have to hear it. Many of these are tunes either written or performed by Collins as a vocalist, but arranged for big band. (And might I add that the arrangements are incredible!) But there is a Miles Davis piece ("Milestones") and one or two by alto saxophonist Gerald Albright, the lead sax, who is probably responsible for much of the contemporary jazz sound. Albright easily steals the show, putting in solo after amazing solo, most notably a slick, hip-hopping turn on "Sussudio," a sparkling romantic lead on "Against All Odds," and as the bopping lead in the spicy, percolating mambo "Chips & Salsa." Written by Albright and originally on his 'Giving Myself to You' CD, this is one of the best songs; the beat gets under your skin and makes you move whether you feel like it or not!
Other great numbers include wonderfully Sinatra-esque arrangements of Phil's "That's All" and "I Don't Care Anymore," the sly, slinky "Invisible Touch," and a wild twelve-minute-plus tour-de-force of the Average White Band's "Picking Up the Pieces." And even though there's only ten songs, there's no shortage of music--all the tracks play rather long, the shortest being just under five minutes.
Phil really achieved his goal of showing just how good a jazz drummer he is, providing solid foundations for everyone to build on. He also accomplished making this into a CD that you can't stop playing. Perfect for a fun get-together or driving on a summer night with the windows down, even non-jazz fans will love this.
Free Music Review: Phil's Hot Big Band
Hit: 5 Stars
...As a longtime Phil Collins fan for well over two decades now, I've gotten used to the constant idiotic bad reviews of Phil's singing & songwriting abilities that have plagued him since 1985's "No Jacket Required" album, which are stupid enough. But to put down Phil's talent as a *drummer* is absolute bull---t! Phil Collins is without a doubt one of the greatest drummers in the world. NO ONE on God's given Earth plays drums like Phil Collins. He is a master, a pro, and he has a unique drumming sound that's entirely his own. He KNOWS his way around that drumkit. If you can't hear the brilliance of Phil's drumming on "A Hot Night In Paris," or on ANY album that Phil has drummed on throughout his career for that matter, then you are obviously, 100%, frigging DEAF! Now that I've gotten that off my chest....Phil Collins has always had great affection for jazz music, and, in 1999, he did a brief tour with his own jazz band, playing certain jazz classics, as well as jazz arrangements of some of his solo & Genesis material. No singing, just some major kick-butt jazz playing. His big band's stop in Paris is well-documented on "A Hot Night In Paris," as Phil & company put excellent jazz rave-up spins on Phil favorites like "Sussudio," "I Don't Care Anymore," Genesis hits "That's All," "Invisible Touch," and their 1976 prog-rock warhorse, "Los Endos," and a phenomenal, mindblowing, 12-minute blast through the old Average White Band classic, "Pick Up The Pieces." Phil & his big band are simply sensational on this recording---I wish I could've been at the concert myself! If you're a diehard Phil Collins fan, then "A Hot Night In Paris" is a definite must-have. Rock on, Phil!Free Music Review: Big time!
Hit: 5 Stars
If you hate Phil Collins, it's obvious that you'll hate anything he'll do. So, you'll hate this album too. And if you love Phil, you'll love this album too...
I like so much this record because there are the both Phil Collins personality: the jazzy one, who loves the big bands issues and experiments with funky and soul and progressive rock, and the hit-maker machine, who can sell you whatever he records. He is not Count Basie neither Glenn Miller; he is Phil Collins and he doesn't pretend to be another one. So, if you want to hear a 40's big band, this is not your option.
The Phil Collins Big Band sounds like... The Phil Collins Big Band. Absolutely 90's, with songs taken from the pop & rock world, with easygoing arrangements... Music for a big good time. You can hear some excellent musicians in this album: Daryl Stuermer (guitar), Oleta Adams (piano), Gerald Albright (saxophone), and Luis Conte (percussion). And, obviously, Phil Collins in drums and percussion.
The review above says: "The only thing missing from this CD, recorded live in Paris and Montreux, is the clinking of cocktail glasses". I thinks that's OK. I am a little bit bored to hear about songs and musicians sooooo suffered, talking about them pains and suicidal tendencies... I like their music too, but I enjoy so much the brightest side of the live... and "A Hot Night in Paris" is the perfect vehicle for it.
Free Music Review: "White Fly" ("Mosca Branca")
Hit: 5 Stars
ENGLISH: "This album is simply INDISPENSABLE!!!
The Phil Collins Big Band was really A BIG BAND!
They got mix JAZZ with a LATIN SWING and the musicians are abnormally sensational.
PHIL COLLINS is fantastic on DRUMS.
GERALD ALBRIGHT put "house on fire" with his ALTO SAX. (This man plays TOO MUCH! part of KENNY G team...)
HARRY KIM show us WHAT IS A TRUMPET in his solos...
... ALL METAL PLAYERS ARE WONDERFUL!
- Well, if you love the REAL GOOD MUSIC, or you HAVE this album, or you MUST HAVE it..."
PORTUGUESE: "Esse album é simplesmente INDISPENSÁVEL!!!
A Phill Collins Big Band foi realmente uma GRANDE BANDA!
Eles conseguiram mesclar JAZZ com um SWINGUE LATINO e os instrumentistas são "fora do normal".
PHIL COLLINS está fantástico na BATERIA.
GERALD ALBRIGHT arrebenta com seu SAX ALTO. (Esse cara toca DEMAIS... do time do KENNY G... sabe tudo...)
HARRY KIM mostra o que é um PISTÃO nos seus solos...
TODA A BANDA DE METAIS ESTÁ MARAVILHOSA!
Bom, se você AMA A BOA MÚSICA de verdade, ou você TEM esse album, ou DEVERIA TÊ-LO..."
Free Music Review: Applause for Phil in the Jazz world
Hit: 5 Stars
On this cd, Phil Collins goes back to his roots as a jazz drummer. While a few Phil fans may be disappointed that there are no vocals, or that the standards don't sound quite like the originals, I doubt that was Phil's point, to put out another cd of hits. Here he branches out, playing tunes by Miles Davis and Phil's saxophonist Gerald Albright. This is definitely a cd to be enjoyed for the pure talent of the musicians. As a jazz musician and composer myself, I think the arrangements were downplayed a little, so the non-jazz familiar audience would enjoy them more, but the excitement and talent of the players more than makes up for it. The solo horns on the Phil standards to me sound as expressive as any voice could be--who needs words for everything when horns can say the same thing? But a very well done cd, excellent musicians, and Phil gets to show off in the genre he started out in. Not every drummer can bridge the gap between pop and jazz, especially big band jazz, so easily. Three cheers for Phil and his most excellent big band, which can be enjoyed equally by jazz and pop fans alike.