Ferdinand Doumerc (saxophones, flute &
metallophone), Florian Demonsant (accordion, kaval), Jean-Marc Serpin (double
bass & metallophone) & Frédéric Cavallin (drums, metallophone &
glockenspiel) + Patrick Vaillant (mandolin) & Daniel Casimir (trombone).
(Review by Russell).
Pulcinella are based in Toulouse , France
The core quartet’s playing credits encompass blues,
flamenco, funk, gypsy jazz, hip-hop, jazz funk, rhythm and blues, salsa and
tango. The use of metallophone (glockenspiel, vibes) is shared between
bandleader Ferdinand Doumerc, bassist Jean-Marc
Serpin and drummer Frédéric Cavallin. Florian Desmonsant plays accordion (the rather
obvious Gallic component) and kaval (flute). Serpin’s double bass is straight
out of the jazz idiom and Cavallin’s drumming is highly accomplished (track
four Sur le pave la lune is a
particularly good example of it). Tu
parles trop (track eight) is brief, taut, not unlike John Zorn.
La Tarentelle
invites fevered Balkan dancing. Forceful rhythms buoy Doumerc’s manic tenor as Demonsant’s
accordion jibbers and jabbers, the insatiable party animal. Bestiole concludes with an atypical
piece. Envoûtement is a reflective
composition. The slow, if not funereal, tempo, skips around a glockenspiel-mandolin
nursery rhyme punctuated by Casimir’s sonorous trombone.
Pulcinella are on tour. Their first British date is on July
15 at the Jazz Café, Newcastle .
They share a double bill with Troyka. The Match & Fuse circus pitches up in
Cardiff (16) and Coventry
(17) before the Gallic Four meet up with Brass Mask in London on July 18. Bestiole awaits a release
date. Get along to one (or more!) of the gigs and ask the band about its
availability.
Russell.PS: Available via digital download.
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