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The Loneliest Flower in the Village

  • Cat No: JMANCD133
  • Release: 2023-01-27
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Digital 1800 JPY

ヒップホップ、ブルース、ファンク、ダウンテンポ、ソウル、サイケ、エキゾチック等、多岐にわたる音楽要素を折衷して2000年代初頭よりUKジャズ・シーンを牽引してきた鬼才BenLamdin率いるNostalgia 77が復活。Jazzmanからの待望新作アルバムをリリース。南アフリカ、宇宙に思いを馳せたスピリチュアル・エキゾチックジャズ名作の誕生。実に素晴らしい。推薦盤。CDも入荷いたしました。

南アフリカを代表するピアニスト、Chris McGregor「Dakar」、同じくDollar Brand(Abdullah Ibrahim)「Ishmael」(sample1)のカバーで幕を開け、リリカルで静謐なバンド・メンバーによるオリジナル曲、チルアウト悠久メディテーショナルなスピリチュアルジャズ名演が続き、ラストはSun Ra「Love in Outer Space」のスペイシー・モダンな名カバー(sample3)を収録。(CDにはこの6曲プラス3曲が追加された全9曲を収録。) (コンピューマ) (CDのコメントから参照)

Track List

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For the past 20 years Nostalgia 77 has become a catch all for the musical life of Benedic Lamdin. His schizophrenic offerings range from songwriting sessions, soundtracks, excursions into Soul and in this case Jazz. The Loneliest Flower in the Village is an album that sees Lamdin reunited with longtime collaborator and arranger Riaan Vosloo and experienced veterans from a host of Nostalgia 77 projects.

'It had been a long time since we'd gigged or recorded so the idea was as much a little reunion in the studio as any grand plan to record an album' says Lamdin. 'The idea wasn't to do anything new (the material is both a few originals and a few covers), more just hear these players and their easy familiarity with each other after the disruption of Covid'.

Playing a clutch of originals by Riaan Vosloo and James Allsopp and covers by long term influences from South Africa such as Chris MacGregor and Abdullah Ibrahim, the emphasis is on strong melodies and open reaches for the soloists. The title track draws upon the song written by South African bassist Johnny Dyani and the result is spectacular; British jazz at heart but awash with references to South Africa and its strong jazz heritage.

'I'm pleased to say that I think this record is the best account of how the band (playing in this lineup since about 2010 ) sounds live. Full of energy and ranging from serene to firing on all cylinders.'

In the studio Lamdin is a regular behind the desk mixing and recording for a host of UK artists. Recent recording credits include:

Kokoroko
Fazer
Jamie Cullum
Gregory Porter
Jeb Loy Nichols
Beth Rowely
Mark Kavuma
Alexander Hawkins
Shabaka Hutchins
Ezra Collective
Tom Skinner
Seed Ensemble
John Edwards / Mark Saunders
Last Poets
Matthew Halsall / Dwight Trible
Keith Tippett / Julie Tippett

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