MANU CODJIA, GIUSEPPE MILLACI & LIEVEN VENKEN / Phases / N° cat. HR018 - UPC 5059741819773
LINE-UP Manu Codjia - guitare Giuseppe Millaci - contrebasse Lieven Venken - batterie TRACKLIST 1. Phase I 2. How My Heart Sings 3. Stingy Lulu Blues 4. Al Blade 5. Phase II 6. My One And Only Love 7. Turn Over 8. Frozen Boots 9. Phase III |
The trio formed by Manu Codjia, Lieven Venken and Giuseppe Millaci takes us into an electric and sensitive universe, brilliantly carried by a joyful group energy.
At the crossroads of jazz and rock, this album is the fruit of mixed horizons, blending the talents of three exceptional soloists;
Giuseppe Millaci, a hyperactive double-bass player of considerable talent whose productions have given new impetus to the Belgian jazz scene in recent years, confirms his prowess as a musician, composer and producer on this album.Fellow musician Lieven Venken, a multi-instrumentalist with an unstoppable rhythmic drive, exploits his ease to create a jubilant movement that blends with the electric riffs and dazzling solos of Manu Codjia, the multi award-winning chameleon guitarist (Django de la guitare 2007, 1st soloist prize at the Concours national de jazz de la Défense 1999). A penetrating masterpiece of finesse and character.
Recorded and mixed by Jonas Verrijdt at Noise Factory Studio in Namur, Belgium
Mastered by Dave Darlington at Bass Hit Studio in New York, USA
Release date: October 22, 2021
At the crossroads of jazz and rock, this album is the fruit of mixed horizons, blending the talents of three exceptional soloists;
Giuseppe Millaci, a hyperactive double-bass player of considerable talent whose productions have given new impetus to the Belgian jazz scene in recent years, confirms his prowess as a musician, composer and producer on this album.Fellow musician Lieven Venken, a multi-instrumentalist with an unstoppable rhythmic drive, exploits his ease to create a jubilant movement that blends with the electric riffs and dazzling solos of Manu Codjia, the multi award-winning chameleon guitarist (Django de la guitare 2007, 1st soloist prize at the Concours national de jazz de la Défense 1999). A penetrating masterpiece of finesse and character.
Recorded and mixed by Jonas Verrijdt at Noise Factory Studio in Namur, Belgium
Mastered by Dave Darlington at Bass Hit Studio in New York, USA
Release date: October 22, 2021