Jean-Jacques Toussaint - Jazz Rock/Fusion / Avant?
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Topic: Jean-Jacques Toussaint - Jazz Rock/Fusion / Avant?
Posted By: rushfan4
Subject: Jean-Jacques Toussaint - Jazz Rock/Fusion / Avant?
Date Posted: June 30 2009 at 10:23
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We received a request to evaluate Jean-Jacques TOUSSAINT for inclusion on PA. He is on the Musea Label and recently released a new album called Travelling. He was the keyboardist for the band Tiemko, which are included here on PA.
Here is the information that he sent regarding the new album.
Jean-Jacques TOUSSAINT was TIEMKO's keyboards player, a french band that created an original brand of music in the late Eighties and early Nineties, influenced by Progressive rock bands such as KING CRIMSON, but also by classical and contemporary music, jazz-rock and experimental music. For the recording of the explicit "Travelling - From Tiemko To Travelling" (Musea, 2009), the artist featured numerous musicians like guitarist Rémy CHAUVIDAN (TIEMKO), drummer François VERLY (Jac La GRECA), and others on accordion, trumpet, saxophone, violin or cello. This chamber orchestra played thirteen instrumental pieces with very diverse instrumentation, length, atmospheres and musical inspirations. It goes from jazz to Progressive rock and experimental music, including classical influences, and even, here or there, electro hints. Versatile keyboards, suggestive melodies and harmonies which sometimes recall the almighty TIEMKO... A brilliant piece of work !
Here is a link to his website where you can listen to clips from Travelling:
http://jeanjacques.toussain.free.fr/pages/travelling.php - http://jeanjacques.toussain.free.fr/pages/travelling.php
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Posted By: Easy Money
Date Posted: June 30 2009 at 17:32
| ^ I'll give a yes vote to Toussaint. What an oddly eclectic band, hard to believe all those songs were by the same band. |
Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: June 30 2009 at 18:44
You're absolutely right, this is as eclectic as it gets and this is how it's presented in their description on their myspace, from contemporary music to progressive rock (and everything in between, including electronic) http://www.myspace.com/jeanjacquestoussaint - http://www.myspace.com/jeanjacquestoussaint Don't think this fits in JRF. Not sure Eclectic covers this type as well, at least by their definition, I think. This album is a mix of styles, but each song has its style, there is no mixing in the songs themselves. Hmmm.... maybe Avant? Not sure about that... Anyway, I really like the music! ------------- http://hangingsounds.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - Hanging Sounds http://www.progarchives.com/ProgRockShopping.asp" rel="nofollow - PA Index of prog music vendors |
Easy Money wrote:Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: August 04 2009 at 13:41
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Bump. I edited the title of the thread to also suggest avant as a category. I mentioned them to Pat in passing in the SR room, but to make it a bit more official. -------------
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Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: October 12 2009 at 17:27
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Has he been approved/added? I lost track of this. ------------- http://hangingsounds.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - Hanging Sounds http://www.progarchives.com/ProgRockShopping.asp" rel="nofollow - PA Index of prog music vendors |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 12 2009 at 17:28
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Unfortunately, I don't know if anything happened with this suggestion. -------------
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 12 2009 at 19:17
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Unfortunately, we don't have a very effective systematic process in place for tracking bands and the evaluation process or for following movements between teams so many do fall through he cracks in terms of approval (not to mention that many that are approved don't get added, and I know I've been guilty there with suggestions of mine). I like what I'm hearing at myspace http://www.myspace.com/jeanjacquestoussaint - ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: Easy Money
Date Posted: October 12 2009 at 22:03
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You guys need to send a PM to Dick Heath and Alucard, if you get one more yes from either of them to go with my yes vote, they're in. ------------- Help the victims of the russian invasion: http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28523&PID=130446&title=various-ways-you-can-help-ukraine#130446 |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: October 12 2009 at 22:06
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I vaguely remember that we didn't think this was right for RIO/Avant. |
Posted By: Alucard
Date Posted: October 14 2009 at 14:06
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some interesting moments, quite a mix of genres, RIO, Avant Jazz, BTW the second track is a carbon copy of Mahavishnus 1000 Island Park, too much programmed sound for my taste (awfull synth sounds,sounds sometimes like some cheesy Z-movie horror flic soundtrack
Yes for me, but where? he has an overall symphonic approach (in the Wendy Carlos way) so why not symphonic....
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Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: March 02 2011 at 08:21
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Bump. So I guess this went no where, too bad. Could this be resurrected and re-evaluated now? ------------- http://hangingsounds.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - Hanging Sounds http://www.progarchives.com/ProgRockShopping.asp" rel="nofollow - PA Index of prog music vendors |
Posted By: Easy Money
Date Posted: March 02 2011 at 08:23
| You got my yes vote Assaf, thats all I can do. Did you try sending a PM to Dick? |
Posted By: Easy Money
Date Posted: March 02 2011 at 08:25
| Actually when I re-read the posts, he got a yes from me and Martin, but Martin is suggesting they go somewhere besides JR-F. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: March 02 2011 at 19:39
| Definitely Eclectic. I'll notify the team. |
Posted By: jayem
Date Posted: October 29 2012 at 07:26
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Dear administrators, http://jeanjacques.toussain.free.fr/pages/reves.htm" rel="nofollow - http://jeanjacques.toussain.free.fr/pages/reves.htm |