Chris Minh Doky - Cinematique (2002) 320kbps

Chris comments: "After playing with my acoustic funk band for several year, I missed playing in a more open and loose situation. I wanted to take a break from the funk band. When I joined Michael Brecker's band in 2001, it was not only a huge pleasure playing with these guys, but it also made me realize how much I missed playing straight-ahead. I started doing gigs with the trio again and it was clear from jump that my next album (this one) was going to be a jazz trio album. We began recording this album, the day after getting off the road with Joey and Tain. It was so much fun hanging out with my old friends and it was so easy. Almost all takes are first takes..." Chris offers on Cinematique special brilliant interpretations of film melodies like James Bond and Nothing To Loose. Mesmerizing and captivating is Toots, Joey and Chris intimate revival of Goldfinger. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence originally composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto is a further highlight of this album. Cinematique is an album especially for all lovers of acoustic bass.

Personnel: Chris Minh Doky - Acoustic Bass; Bireli Lagrene – Guitar; Larry Goldings – Piano; Joey Calderazzo – Piano; Makoto Ozone – Piano; Bill Stewart – Drums; Jeff "Tain" Watts – Drums; Clarence Penn – Drums; Toots Thielemans - Harmonica