David Dalle
Thursday June 18th, 2020 with David Dalle
A guest playlist with recent releases from Tony Daye; Tony Allen's last recording, a fabulous excursion into jazz and more.

Tony Daye returns with a playlist curated from recent favourites of his. A really fantastic playlist. He is dedicating this set to Janis Lockwood. We will also hear from Tony Allen's final recorded album (his recently released album "Rejoice" with Hugh Masekela was recorded in 2010) from 2017. "The Source", his journey into American Jazz with all original compositions with his longtime collaborator Yann Jankielewicz. The album was recorded in Paris with a number of French Jazz musicians and Cameroonian guitarist Indy Dibongue. I would say the influence of Charles Mingus' larger ensemble pieces is most prominent. And like Mingus, it features deliciously rich textures from a large brass contingent, including Yann Jankielewicz on soprano sax, Nicolas Giraud on trumpet and flugelhorn, Jean Jacques Elangue on tenor sax, Remi Sciuto on baritone and alto sax, Daniel Zimmermann on trombone and tuba. It also features Mathias Allamane on bass, Jean Philippe Dary on piano and organ, Vincent Taurelle on clavinet. Most of the compositions favour a specific instrument and all feature the incredible percussion from Tony Allen. A simply fabulous album!