Red and Black Light has a different feel to it. The band has some equally f… Read Full Bio ↴Red and Black Light has a different feel to it. The band has some equally fine, but very different musicians with Eric Legnini (keyboards), François Delporte (guitar) and Stéphane Galland (drums). Here the feel is much more electro-pop. So the riffs are more repetitive, sometimes trance-like and sometimes the soloing is too. There’s definitely a clubby feel to the whole thing, even to the extent of including a Beyonce track.
My personal preference is for Kalthoum, but I’m sure the style of Red and Black Light make the whole thing much more accessible for some non-jazz listeners, and the power of Maalouf’s trumpet manages to shine through in both CDs.
So two albums of different styles, both built around the distinctive and impressive trumpet sound of Ibrahim Maalouf. Which of the two you prefer will be a matter of personal taste. It will be interesting to see which version of Ibrahim Maalouf we get at his EFG London Jazz Festival gig at the Barbican on 17th November. It won’t be dull that’s for sure.
Peter Slavid broadcasts a weekly radio show at mixcloud.com/ukjazz
My personal preference is for Kalthoum, but I’m sure the style of Red and Black Light make the whole thing much more accessible for some non-jazz listeners, and the power of Maalouf’s trumpet manages to shine through in both CDs.
So two albums of different styles, both built around the distinctive and impressive trumpet sound of Ibrahim Maalouf. Which of the two you prefer will be a matter of personal taste. It will be interesting to see which version of Ibrahim Maalouf we get at his EFG London Jazz Festival gig at the Barbican on 17th November. It won’t be dull that’s for sure.
Peter Slavid broadcasts a weekly radio show at mixcloud.com/ukjazz
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Red & Black Light
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