Organised in 1992, Swing Feeling is today considered by the
jazz critics as one of the hottest European bands, with the following
musicians: Jérome Etcheberry or Gilles Berthenet (trumpet), Dan Vernhettes (trumpet),
Jean-Pierre Dumontier (trombone), Hugues Dieuzeide (reeds), Jacques Montebruno
(reeds), Philippe Dourneau (reeds), Philippe Milanta (piano), Enzo Mucci (bass),
François Laudet (drums)
Their repertoire proposes a promenade into the music of the
big bands of the 30s and 40s, such as Fletcher Henderson, Count Basie, Duke
Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton, Andy Kirk, Chick Webb, Erskine Hawkins, Fats Waller,
Bull Moose Jackson, Lester Young, Harry Edison, Claude Hopkins, Oscar Peterson,
Sabby Lewis, Todd Rhodes, Cab Calloway… and some original arrangements by the
band. “With Swing Feeling, we are brought back to the Savoy or any great dancing hall that welcomed by the best big jazz bands. Swing Feeling’s rhythm section has been exemplary during the whole concert, Philippe Milanta often reaching his best (especially in his punctuations and solos ‘à la Basie’) on the piano. All the soloists are excellent, with a particular mention for Jérôme Etcheberry, who brought the house down on Saint Louis Boogie, Second Balcony Jump, Yacht Club Swing, Krazy Krapers (with an exciting exchange between the trumpet and the drums that reminded me of the famous Benny Goodman’s Sing, Sing, Sing). The final tune, Bellboy Boogie ,had another exciting dialog, this time between the two trumpeters.” François Abon.
Maurice Cullaz, the late president of the French Académie du Jazz, wrote: “They are only nine, but they swing like fifteen!”
“The spirit of Kansas City and Harlem inspires this orchestra. Homogeneity, rhythmic precision and spontaneity unite these musicians of one of the best European bands.” Jazz Notes
Check out St. Louis Boogie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHazEA3V0io
CONTACT : Dan Vernhettes jazzedit@sfr.fr
