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Eric Vloeimans, Will Holshouser: Two for the Road

By Vic Albani
April 10, 2024
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Eric Vloeimans, Will Holshouser: Two for the Road

Registrato dal vivo nel corso di un tour di concerti in Olanda nel 2021, Two for the Road �� il secondo album del duo formato da

Eric Vloeimans

trumpet

" data-original-title="" title="">Eric Vloeimans e

" data-original-title="" title="">Will Holshouser capace di mostrare forse pi�� che nel primo lavoro, Eric & Will, la capacit�� di scrittura espressiva, improvvisazione virtuosa e la vasta territorialit�� di influenze dei due protagonisti.

Suite jazz-folk introspettive per una figurazione strumentistica rara e difficile come quella fra tromba e fisarmonica, decisamente pi�� in ottica "europea" come appunto dalle nostre parti—insegnano i progetti di

Paolo Fresu

trumpet
b.1961

" data-original-title="" title="">Paolo Fresu con

Richard Galliano

accordion
b.1950

" data-original-title="" title="">Richard Galliano o

Daniele di Bonaventura

bandoneon
b.1966

" data-original-title="" title="">Daniele di Bonaventura Rispetto alle mediterraneit�� di Fresu & Co, i due musicisti di questa incisione lavorano sulle rispettive capacit�� di interazione dinamica che appunto le versioni "live" del loro progetto testimoniano.

In breve, ammantato da una base melanconica affascinante e ricco di un continuo rimando fra melodia e contrappunto, Two for the Road �� un lavoro decisamente eclettico quanto il precedente con, in pi��, due splendide dediche a

Louis Armstrong

trumpet and vocals
1901 - 1971

" data-original-title="" title="">Louis Armstrong e

Doc Watson

guitar

" data-original-title="" title="">Doc Watson ("To Louis" e "Deep Gap"), oltre ad una cover di un classico degli anni Settanta quale la divertente "Rainbow Connection" canzone scritta da Paul Williams e Kenneth Ascher e originariamente eseguita dal personaggio Kermit (la celebre ranocchia verde del Muppet Show) all'inizio del film dedicato ai Muppet del 1979.

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Track Listing

Tibi Gratias; Innermission 1; Deep Gap; Innermission 12; Innermission 2; Rainbow Connection; Rosebud Winter; Momu 5; Innermission 9; To Louis; Intermission 11; Children's Song.

Personnel

Eric Vloeimans

trumpet

Will Holshouser

accordion

Album information

Title: Two for the Road | Year Released: 2022 | Record Label: Challenge Records

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