Gramophone All-Stars - Simbiosi - CD

Jamaican music and jazz grooves is the sound of Simbiosi, the second album from The Gramophone Allstars from Barcelona. TGA we founded by saxophone player Genís Bou, who combines musical talent and young musicians. The great female singer Judit Neddermann and the double bass player Vic Moliner, are two young musicians with a notable projection in the jazz scene in Catalunya and Spain. Also featured on this album are some other great musical talents like Joan Díaz and Jon Robles, recognized musicians from the Spanish jazz scene. Simbiosi blends, with elegance and sophisticated arrangements, TGA's own compositions, some soul covers and, mostly, jazz standards versions. However, there is also room for improvisation. After one year and a half of hard work, the band has recorded a studio album playing live, all together, as the jazz band's tradition. Raised as a tribute to the vinyl, Simbiosi is divided in two different quot;sidesquot; which have a different personality, separated by and short improvised interlude. The first quot;sidequot;, Aromes Jamaicanes (Jamaican Flavor), is TGA's Jamaican face, the music they are devoted to since they started as a band, while the second side, Atmosferes Jazzisitiques (Jazzy Atmospheres), represents a personal part, more singular, with a lot of jazz harmonies, refined arrangements and wicked solos, without losing the Jamaican feel.