clxii. MINTZER, Bob (1953- )
from Off the Beaten Tracks Vol. 1.
A live date at Duc des Lombards jazz club in July 2009.
Tune by Folmer.
There are two different quintets on this date. The one listed above (Nicolas Folmer Quartet Meets Bob Mintzer; six tracks) and Bob Mintzer Quartet Meets Nicolas Folmer (two tracks).
Duc des Lombards jazz club
razed shortly after my last visit there (1971)
onion soup (Au Pied de Cochons)
There are two different quintets on this date. The one listed above (Nicolas Folmer Quartet Meets Bob Mintzer; six tracks) and Bob Mintzer Quartet Meets Nicolas Folmer (two tracks).
Duc des Lombards jazz club
Right on the corner of Rue des Lombards and the Boulevard de Sébastopol, right near Les Halles near Au Pied de Cochon, where I had the best onion soup in my life:
razed shortly after my last visit there (1971)
onion soup (Au Pied de Cochons)
But I digress ...
... something else is cookin' here, it ain't necessarily the food.
A nifty A section, all derived from the initial five-note theme. The bridge expands into long whole-note tones before returning to the A section ...
... then Bob launches into a solo, steadily gaining intensity. A pause for the B section, then off he goes ...
... then it's Folmer's turn. He plays with such intelligence -- giving himself space with silence in between some long, flowing licks. The interplay with his rhythm section is fantastic.
A tight written-out section near the end, giving Henocq some space to punch, is beautifully scored.
**
Jean-Michel Proust (who must be related to the writer!) says it all ...
"La présence d'un des plus grand ténors de sa génération à ses côtés, Bob Mintzer, l'adoube dans la famille des géants en acceptant cette invitation et cet enregistrement."
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