Laurent Courthaliac - All My Life, A Musical Tribute to Woody Allen (2016) [Hi-Res]

After having released two albums in a trio format and one album of standards with Elizabeth Kontomanou, Laurent Courthaliac envisioned this recording in a more orchestral shape. He placed his piano at the center of an eight-piece orchestra, an ideal configuration to combine precise arrangements with the soloists’ inspiration, in order to bring to each chart the swing and the energy of improvisation.

Relying on an impressive line-up of bebop musicians from Paris and New York, Laurent Courthaliac remodels the story of his love for cinema, setting up a musical scene for well-known and overlooked melodies.

Narrating once again his love for Bud Powell and Duke Ellington, Laurent Courthaliac’s piano stands out of these subtly orchestrated sceneries with both assertiveness and elegance.

Fabien Mary, trumpet
Bastien Ballaz, trombone
Dmitry Baevsky, alto saxophone
David Sauzay, tenor saxophone
Xavier Richardeau, baritone saxophone
Laurent Courthaliac, piano
Clovis Nicolas, double bass
Pete Van Nostrand, drums
Jon Boutellier (Amazing Keystone Big Band)

Tracklist:
01. Laurent Courthaliac - He Loves and She Loves (4:08)
02. Laurent Courthaliac - Strike Up the Band (2:56)
03. Laurent Courthaliac - All My Life (4:34)
04. Laurent Courthaliac - Ev'ryone Says 'I Love You' (5:06)
05. Laurent Courthaliac - Looking at You (2:24)
06. Laurent Courthaliac - But Not For Me (5:33)
07. Laurent Courthaliac - You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me (3:51)
08. Laurent Courthaliac - I've Got a Crush on You (4:48)
09. Laurent Courthaliac - Just You, Just Me (5:24)
10. Laurent Courthaliac - Embraceable You (5:18)