Tuesday, July 04, 2006

Mark Duval Big Band - The Race Machine

ORIGINATION Music For Dancefloors: The Cream Of the Chappell Music Library Sessions
LAST LISTENED TO May
CHANCE OF WAKING TO IT as vague as ever
RATING

A shot from the library vaults again this morning, which seems oddly appropriate given that i am reading Haruki Murakami's Kafka On The Shore, which features a library prominently. The book kind, in this case. Anyway, Duval & Co start out on The Race Machine with a great bass slide intro, before launching into a fine sound library funky groove. It is mostly sax-led, with a robust horn section underscoring. However, the solos are taken by first a trumpet and then by a hammond. Judging by the length of the organ's solo, it's a good bet that this is Mr. Duval himself. It's a fine solo, moving mostly around mid-tones. It's all over in just over a minute and a half, just like all good library music: short and sweet.

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