Simon Goubert – Haïti, 1991 (Full Album)
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Tracklist:
1 Take Five (Written-By – Paul Desmond) 14:43
2 Riverbop (Written-By – Steve Grossman) 6:37
3 Naïma (Written-By – John Coltrane) 6:28
4 Haïti (Written-By – Simon Goubert) 21:39
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Credits:
Acoustic Bass – Stéphane Persiani
Alto Saxophone – Jean-Michel Couchet
Drums – Simon Goubert
Photography By – Georges Besnier
Piano – Laurent Fickelson
Recorded By – Francis Linon
Sleeve – Christian Vander, Georges Besnier, Simon Goubert
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Steve Grossman
Notes
Enregistré au Studio Uniweria Zekt par Francis Linon les 10 et 11 février 1991
Pochette réalisée par Simon Goubert, Christian Vander, Georges Besnier et Studio Double Express
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The Album:
As a pianist, Simon GOUBERT knows melody. As a drummer, he knows what he has to do. On Paul DESMONDs TAKE FIVE, which opens the album, Simon GOUBERT lets the musicians introduce the theme gently before giving them a breadth and range of expression rarely heard on this classic of classics. Following that RIVERBOP, composed by Steve GROSSMAN, wicked and dramatic, leads to the beautiful sigh of NAIMA, reminiscent of the work of John COLTRANE, the inspiration for part of Simon GOUBERTs music. The playing evidences a natural and easy interplay between the musicians. Finally, the long composition HAITI, resembling as much as anything a spiritual quest, reveals its secrets. Simon GOUBERTs music breathes, and unfolds itself with remarkable passion, replete with emotion and poetry.
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The Artist:
Born in Rennes in 1960 he began studying the piano at the age of 3. He discovered the drums on the 4th February 1970, when Kenny Clarke played a concert in his home town.
He studied percussion, first at the Conservatory in Rennes, then, from the beginning of 1976 with Sylvio GUALDA at the Conservatory in VERSAILLES. He studied harmony, and won his spurs as a percussionist playing with ORTF's l'Ensemble Polyphonique, conducted by Charles RAVIER.
However he also spent his nights in jazz clubs, notably RIVERBOP, where he was able to sit in, thanks to Aldo ROMANO, Jacques THOLLOT, Bernard LUBAT and Christian VANDER.
In 1979 - 80 he played in the quartet lead by guitarist Philip PETIT, along with Emmanuel BEX and Dominique LEMERLE.
In 1981 he formed his first group, with Dominique LEMERLE and Eric BARRET. The year following, he founded, along with Arrigo LORENZI and the pianist Jean Claude LUBIN, the group SPIRAL, which played in the pure Coltrane tradition. Between 1982 and 1987 he also played keyboards in Christian VANDER's OFFERING, which he rejoined in 1992, to work with Les Voix de MAGMA.
With his growing reputation he was often called to accompany such notables as Steve GROSSMAN, Michel GRAILLIER, Alby CULLAZ, Francis LOCKWOOD, Kim PARKER, Sonny FORTUNE, Andy LAVERNE, René URTREGER, Alain JEAN-MARIE, Michel BENITA, Rick MARGITZA, Christian ESCOUDE, Riccardo DEL FRA etc.
1 Take Five (Written-By – Paul Desmond) 14:43
2 Riverbop (Written-By – Steve Grossman) 6:37
3 Naïma (Written-By – John Coltrane) 6:28
4 Haïti (Written-By – Simon Goubert) 21:39
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Credits:
Acoustic Bass – Stéphane Persiani
Alto Saxophone – Jean-Michel Couchet
Drums – Simon Goubert
Photography By – Georges Besnier
Piano – Laurent Fickelson
Recorded By – Francis Linon
Sleeve – Christian Vander, Georges Besnier, Simon Goubert
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Steve Grossman
Notes
Enregistré au Studio Uniweria Zekt par Francis Linon les 10 et 11 février 1991
Pochette réalisée par Simon Goubert, Christian Vander, Georges Besnier et Studio Double Express
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Album:
As a pianist, Simon GOUBERT knows melody. As a drummer, he knows what he has to do. On Paul DESMONDs TAKE FIVE, which opens the album, Simon GOUBERT lets the musicians introduce the theme gently before giving them a breadth and range of expression rarely heard on this classic of classics. Following that RIVERBOP, composed by Steve GROSSMAN, wicked and dramatic, leads to the beautiful sigh of NAIMA, reminiscent of the work of John COLTRANE, the inspiration for part of Simon GOUBERTs music. The playing evidences a natural and easy interplay between the musicians. Finally, the long composition HAITI, resembling as much as anything a spiritual quest, reveals its secrets. Simon GOUBERTs music breathes, and unfolds itself with remarkable passion, replete with emotion and poetry.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Artist:
Born in Rennes in 1960 he began studying the piano at the age of 3. He discovered the drums on the 4th February 1970, when Kenny Clarke played a concert in his home town.
He studied percussion, first at the Conservatory in Rennes, then, from the beginning of 1976 with Sylvio GUALDA at the Conservatory in VERSAILLES. He studied harmony, and won his spurs as a percussionist playing with ORTF's l'Ensemble Polyphonique, conducted by Charles RAVIER.
However he also spent his nights in jazz clubs, notably RIVERBOP, where he was able to sit in, thanks to Aldo ROMANO, Jacques THOLLOT, Bernard LUBAT and Christian VANDER.
In 1979 - 80 he played in the quartet lead by guitarist Philip PETIT, along with Emmanuel BEX and Dominique LEMERLE.
In 1981 he formed his first group, with Dominique LEMERLE and Eric BARRET. The year following, he founded, along with Arrigo LORENZI and the pianist Jean Claude LUBIN, the group SPIRAL, which played in the pure Coltrane tradition. Between 1982 and 1987 he also played keyboards in Christian VANDER's OFFERING, which he rejoined in 1992, to work with Les Voix de MAGMA.
With his growing reputation he was often called to accompany such notables as Steve GROSSMAN, Michel GRAILLIER, Alby CULLAZ, Francis LOCKWOOD, Kim PARKER, Sonny FORTUNE, Andy LAVERNE, René URTREGER, Alain JEAN-MARIE, Michel BENITA, Rick MARGITZA, Christian ESCOUDE, Riccardo DEL FRA etc.