Jean Paul Bourelly - Trance Atlantic (Boom Bop II) (Jazz/Funk/Fusion/World - 2001)

Jean-Paul Bourelly ‎– Trance Atlantic (Boom Bop II)



Released: 2001

1 Awakening
2 The Spirit Wheel
3 Cool Papa N'Diaye
4 Fatima
5 Blowin' Omni
6 Pluto Lounge
7 Thierno De Conakry
8 The Scent Of The Healer
9 Harmofunkalodica
10 Trance Atlantic
11 Myth And Diffusion
12 Traffic
13 Freedom Delta

Alto Saxophone, Flute – Henry Threadgill (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7)
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Vincent Henry (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 7, 12)
Bass – Melvin Gibbs (tracks: 10, 13)
Cornet – Olu Dara (tracks: 2 to 7)
Double Bass – Reggie Workman (tracks: 4, 6)
Double Bass [Contra Boom Bass] – Orbert "Big Royale" Talamachus (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12)
Drums – Dennis Chambers (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 12)
Drums, Electronic Drums [Korg Wave Drum] – Will Calhoun (tracks: 4, 5, 10, 13)
Guitar, Performer [Sonic Treatments], Edited By – Jean-Paul Bourelly (tracks: 2 to 7, 9, 10, 12, 13)
Keyboards, Programmed By – Carl Bourelly (tracks: 1 to 12)
Trombone – Joseph Bowie (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7)
Vocals – Abdourahmane Diop (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 10)

Notes
"As the title might indicate, this release represents an extension to his previous outing, Boom Bop. Known for his jazz-rock or jazz fusion electric guitar-based stylizations, Jean-Paul Bourelly'. here is heavily entrenched in super-charged funk, jazz, and worldbeat motifs. Bourelly augments a cornucopia of scathing licks with peppery, funk/jazz/rock-type grooves amid strong support from saxophonist/flutist Henry Threadgill, bassist Reggie Workman, and others.
The guitarist dances, darts, and weaves in and out of a set brimming with punchy horn charts, extended note choruses, and climactically driven soloing. Abdourahmane Diop's vocals sit atop rumbling African rhythms on four tracks, while all-world drummers Will Calhoun and Dennis Chambers provide the booming undercurrents throughout.
At times, Bourelly's modus operandi shows elements of Miles Davis' early-'70s electric years — where the band utilizes space and heavy-handed beats to establish flourishing grooves. Nonetheless, this project signifies a thoroughly compelling direction for Bourelly."
-All Music Guide

"With the release of Trance-Atlantic (Boom Bop II), Jean-Paul Bourelly again shows us all that he is not only today’s guitar-playing acid-funk archetype, but a bold conceptualist bravely and pointedly mixing disparate elements to create a genre all his own."
-Phil DiPietro, All About Jazz

Recorded, mixed & mastered 1997 - 2001.
Recorded and assembled in New York (Power Play/Planet Sound).
Mixed at Pink Ball Studios, Berlin.

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