- LP
Greg Foat & Gigi Masin
Dolphin
Strut
- Cat No: STRUT311LP
- 2024-04-10
リプレス！自身のBlue Crystal Recordsを拠点に、ATHENS OF THE NORTH、JAZZMAN、STRUTといった名レーベルからも信頼される現行ブリテイッシュ・ジャズシーンを引き立てるピアニスト、コンポーザーGreg Foatと、イタリアの伝説的な電子音楽家Gigi Masinとのコラヴォレーション。
Track List
Recorded remotely during 2021-2022 the album took shape in the form of mutual compositions, gradually developed and embellished online. Final recording sessions took place at the majestic Chale Abbey Studios on the Isle Of Wight with Moses Boyd (drums), Tom Herbert (bass) and Siobhan Cosgrove (flute, clarinet) adding elements to several pieces. Tracks include the reflective, wistful single ‘Viento Calido’ and drifting ambient piece ‘Sabena’, a beautiful tribute to Gigi’s wife who sadly passed away during 2022.
Greg Foat has recorded prolifically in recent years including acclaimed albums Symphonie Pacifique (2020) and
The Mage (2019). Best known for his 1986 ambient masterpiece Wind and as a member of Gaussian Curve, Gigi Masin has enjoyed a revival in recent years through his Calypso album on R&S’s Apollo label and renewed touring. Dolphin represents Greg and Gigi’s first landmark recording collaboration together. “I first heard Gigi’s album Wind in 2016,” remembers Greg. “I was living in Miami and I heard it playing one Summer evening. Since then, it has always been in my mind to be able to record together.”
Greg Foat has recorded prolifically in recent years including acclaimed albums Symphonie Pacifique (2020) and
The Mage (2019). Best known for his 1986 ambient masterpiece Wind and as a member of Gaussian Curve, Gigi Masin has enjoyed a revival in recent years through his Calypso album on R&S’s Apollo label and renewed touring. Dolphin represents Greg and Gigi’s first landmark recording collaboration together. “I first heard Gigi’s album Wind in 2016,” remembers Greg. “I was living in Miami and I heard it playing one Summer evening. Since then, it has always been in my mind to be able to record together.”
アンビエントの先駆者として再評価され、近年Gaussian Curveや、R&S.Apolloからのアルバム『Calypso』といったリリースでも成功を収めているレジェンドGigi MasinとGreg Foatのコラヴォレーション。
2021年から2022年にかけて、オンラインをとおして互いに作曲を交換しながら徐々に発展させ、最終的なレコーディング・セッションは、ワイト島のChale Abbey Studiosで行われた、モーゼス・ボイド（ドラムス）、トム・ハーバート（ベース）、シボーン・コスグローブ（フルート、クラリネット）らが参加。収録曲には、内省的で切ないシングル曲「Viento Calido」や、漂うようなアンビエント曲「Sabena」など、昨年他界したジジの奥さんへの美しいトリビュートとなっている。 (サイトウ)