The Mallet-Horn Jazz Band - The Mallet-Horn Jazz Band (2016) [Hi-Res]

Well after the Bronze Age, a new alloy was created from the foundries of the Loire, France: romance assembled with the after beat, screams married to virtuosity and the devil’s primal song welded onto an infernal rhythm. The Mallet-Horn Jazz Band hasn’t invented a new instrument, they’ve invented a new assembly, a new sound born from instruments whose origins have faded into the age of time... a marimba, a vibraphone, a double-bass, drums and a horde of French horns led by Maestro Arkady Schilkloper. They don’t upset the jazz and big band repertoire, they revisit it, twist it, shout it, whisper it…

So, now you know about the band but it’s guaranteed that you’ve never heard sounds like this before...

A brilliantly hewn rhythm section, with the talents of Mogan Cornebert - drums and Ivan Gélugne - double-bass, embellished with two keyboards forged in metal: Benoit Lavollée and Renaud Détruit - vibraphones, bound to the claws of the French horns using such a broad spectrum of colours, nuances and tonal ranges. An extravagant line-up for standard jazz repertoire and original compositions.

Arnaud Delépine, musical director
Arkady Shilkloper, french horn
Sébastien Mitterrand, french horn
Benjamin Auger, french horn
Rodolphe genesta-Pialat, french horn
Vincent Buchenshutz, french horn
Benoit Collet, french horn
Colin Peigné, french horn
Jean-Luc Dion, french horn
Stéphane Fillet, french horn
Christophe Guillard, french horn
Armand Dubois-Gourut, french horn
David Grosjean, french horn
Nicolas Josa, french horn
Marc Michels, french horn
Benoit Lavollée, vibraphone
Renaud Detruit, marimba
Mogan Cornebert, drums
Ivan Gélugne, double bass

Tracklist:
01. The Mallet-Horn Jazz Band - Free ride (4:53)
02. The Mallet-Horn Jazz Band - Moment's notice (4:39)
03. The Mallet-Horn Jazz Band - Four (5:29)
04. The Mallet-Horn Jazz Band - In her family (6:38)
05. The Mallet-Horn Jazz Band - Cobra (5:55)
06. The Mallet-Horn Jazz Band - Yes or no (7:01)
07. The Mallet-Horn Jazz Band - Origine (4:02)
08. The Mallet-Horn Jazz Band - Crested Butte Mountain (5:38)
09. The Mallet-Horn Jazz Band - Speak no evil (6:20)
10. The Mallet-Horn Jazz Band - Afro blue (6:28)