The standards of the ’20s featured in this collection were written by the greatest composers of the time (Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Richard Rodgers…) and illustrated over time by the reference versions left by performers of the calibre of Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan or Frank Sinatra.
Geraldine Laurent, Noé Huchard, François and Louis Moutin have brilliantly met the challenge of bringing this repertoire up to date with a highly personalized reading of these jazz classics.
Just listen to them explore the melodies of the Great American Songbook with a sense of the right note, revealing their intimate knowledge of the spirit of this music, which they have brought to life with a host of delightful discoveries. Witness Louis Moutin‘s rhythmic drive on After You’ve Gone, the original treatment of Mean to Me, Noé Huchard‘s stride sequences on Honeysuckle Rose that allude to Fats Waller, and the sonic blend that finely restores the original climate of East St Louis Toodle Oo.
Added to this are the perfectly controlled improvisations, full of surprises, of Géraldine Laurent (Mack The Knife) and Noé Huchard (Blue Skies), and a constant complicity and spontaneity so well expressed by the way François Moutin‘s double bass interjects itself into the theme of Ain’t Misbehavin’.
An exemplary way of revealing the timeless charm of the great jazz tradition.
LineUp:
Géraldine Laurent: alto saxophone
Louis Moutin: drums
François Moutin: doublebass
Noé Huchard: piano
The Hookup – Twenties is produced by Giovanni Mirabassi for his label StarProd/Jazz Eleven
Released on February 28, 2025, the album is a “Hit COULEURS JAZZ” it is also in t he”BEST of The Month” selection for February, 2025. (watch here).
A few date :
March 21, Festival Jazz à l’Étage in Saint Malo
April 9, New Morning, Paris
June 27, Niort Jazz Festival
July 5, TSF Jazz Chantilly Festival
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