ANDREA VICARI'S SUBURBAN GORILLAS

SUBURBAN GORILLAS

"go out and get this album because it's rich in good things... a brilliant young british talent"
Humphrey Lyttleton BBC Radio 2

Andrea Vicari recorded her debut album in 1994 with an eleven piece jazz orchestra, "Suburban Gorillas" financed by the prestigious "Peter Whittingham Award and the Arts Council of Great Britain. The album was promoted on a nationwide tour of Britain sponsored by the 'Jazz Services' organization. Dates included Birmingham Jazz Festival; Brecon Jazz Festival, and at Newcastle festival the band recorded a live broadcast for BBC Radio Newcastle. The idea behind the band was to get the widest range of sounds and rhythms possible from a relatively small group of musicians, complimented by the use of midi technology.

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"This is one of the most impressive recording debuts to come from the recent crop of young British jazz musicians. The writing and playing are superlatively assured, and the music covers a vast spectrum, from the elegiac "Awakenings", to the African-inspired "Maibouye", the brittle satire of "Pin Stripe Woman", and the tour de force of "L'Orchestre des Fous", a ten minute outing in 5/4 timewhich swings beautifully" IAN CARR

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THE FRENCH SUITE

Center piece of the 'Suburban Gorillas' album was the ambitious "French Suite", an Arts Council Commission which lead to the birth of the 'Suburban Gorillas' band. All the movements have an explicit eastern flavour, emphasized by the virtuoso Iranian tabla playing of Rony Barrak, used to express the diverse influences behind the culture in the south of France.

Dance Vendange

A Pagan dance in 7/4 submits to the serenity of Christian Mysticism as signified by the call of the bell-like piano.

L'Orchestre des Fous

The harvest celebration. The Influence of Absinthe on the village musicians.

SVERR

Culture clash. European harmonies in the introduction swept aside by the propulsive Arabic rhythm. The final section resolves the confrontation with ideas from both cultures juxtaposed.

	OTHER TRACKS
	Pegasus	Samba and Salsa combined
	Fly So High	Commissioned by 'Jazz Umbrella'
	Awakenings	A simple ballad. (also on "Charybdis")
	In Africa Maibouye	A celebration of freedom.
	Pin Stripe Woman	An explosive funky groove .
	Southern Comfort	Lazy summer days.
	Whispering Whales	An experiment in sound.

MUSICIANS	CREDITS
Martin Dunsdon: flute / soprano & tenorsax Leigh Etherington: alto sax / soprano sax Mornington Lockett: tenor sax / percussion Simon Da Silva: trumpet / flugel horn Malcolm Earle Smith: trombone Andrea Vicari: piano / keyboards Hilary Cameron: keyboards / vocals Mark Ridout: guitar Dorian Lockett: double bass / bass guitar Simon Pearson: drums / percussion Rony Barrak: darbouka	Recorded at The Premises Studio, 201-203 Hackney Road, London E2 on 24 track Alessis ADAT using B&W 801 Matrix Speakers. Producer : Austin Ince Engineers: Dill Katz & Marcus Van Hoorn Mastered by : Mike Mower for Henry Productions Executive Producer for 33 Records: Paul Jolly Photography : David Harrison Make-up : Kayte Hughes Album Design : Rodney Edwards Piano provided by Steinway and Sons COPYRIGHT © 1994 Andrea Vicari (PRS/MCPS) All compositions and arrangements by Andrea Vicari.
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