Trypl (Ubuntu Music)
Trypl
Released August 21, 2020
BBC Music Magazine Greatest Jazz Albums 2020
YouTube:
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_llCIJjwaiJZRbE2hBVXcuBjDrvFPVvGJM
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/album/4NpvcfKpyhJ31HM1NPOTGy?si=uX2CGImgTy2zx2YPKxtZUw
About:
Having had the immense pleasure of doing many
recordings and gigs together as a horn section, it soon transpired that we had
all spent many of our formative years as professional musicians touring and
recording with many great salsa, boogaloo, and merengue bands, both in the UK
and around the world. This, combined with our love for the latin-jazz idiom,
the fast paced, high Impact and groovy seed for TRYPL was born.
We were lucky enough to record at the legendary Wincraft studios, Steve
Winwood’s private recording studio. It’s a beautiful location, set in the
picturesque countryside of the Cotswolds and It provided the perfect,
inspirational setting to make and record music along with some of our favourite
musician friends.
We each penned a few tracks. Some were written many weeks prior to the
recording date and others were written between recording, eating, sleeping and
drinking!
We hope you enjoy this album as much as we enjoyed making it.
Trevor, Ryan and Paul
Track Listing:
1. BoJo (Paul Booth) 07:10
2. Nodge (Trevor Mires) 03:49
3. Bailar Toda La Noche (Ryan Quigley) 07:28
4. El Viaje Al Sur (Paul Booth) 06:08
5. Scallywag (Alex Wilson) 06:26
6. Pasado Olvidado (Ryan Quigley) 06:06
7. Tres Palabras (Osvaldo Farres) 07:01
8. Sacudido No Revuelto (Paul Booth) 05:36
9. Here We Go (Trevor Mires) 05:48
Personnel:
Ryan Quigley: trumpet
Trevor Mires: trombone
Paul Booth: saxophones, flute, bass clarinet
Alex Wilson: piano
Dimitris Christopoulos: bass
Edwin Sanz: percussion
Tristan Banks: drums (1, 3, 5, 9)
Davide Giovannini: drums (2, 4, 6-8)
Recorded 2017, at Wincraft Studios, The Cotswolds,
England
Engineer: James Towler
Mixed & Mastered by Louis Dowdeswell
Produced by TRYPL
Executive Producer: Martin Hummel
Review:
By and large, I’m not a big fan of Latin-jazz, but TRYPL may well have converted me with this self-titled debut CD. The front-line players have worked together as a horn-section on numerous recordings and gigs with many salsa and merengue bands, so this album seemed like an idea waiting to be realised, although it’s taken three years to appear – kudos to the ever- enterprising Ubuntu label for issuing it now. It’s certainly been worth the wait. Tight ensembles, driving rhythms and exuberant, gripping solos with a dash of soul add up to a welcome tonic in these testing times.
All but one track (Osvaldo Farres’s graceful ballad ‘Tres Palabras’, which features poignant contributions by Booth, Quigley and Mires) were composed by members of the band and complement each other nicely. My usual problem with Latin-jazz is that the plethora of percussion can sound like someone running riot in a restaurant kitchen, but here Sanz and the drummers (alternately Banks and Giovannini) work together tastefully yet still excitingly. Wilson and Christopoulos admirably complete the line-up with fine solos as well as providing sterling support.
Barry Witherden (BBC Music Magazine)
