T'Auras Pas Ta Pomme

• Artist: L'Orkestre des Pas Perdus
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• Release Date: 1996
• Type: Instrumental
• Genre: Jazz

Review

This first CD by Montreal avant funksters L'Orkestre des Pas Perdus is a tightly coiled bundle of fast-moving energy that hardly lets up once over the course of its 12 tracks. The band charges relentlessly through most tunes as if the musicians are operating on double their typical morning caffeine dosages. Leader and trombonist Claude St-Jean obviously loves speed and forward momentum, and is also a skillful writer who packs each tune with memorable hooks. He is also an ingenious arranger who can make the band sound larger than a sextet, as trumpet, flügelhorn, trombone, alto and tenor saxophones, and piccolo slip back and forth from prominent solo spots to tightly scored supportive roles. The reed and horn players all have chops to burn; they manage to squeeze much feeling, and even soulfulness, into their compact solos. Once you've got L'Orkestre des Pas Perdus figured out after the first few tracks, there is a certain inevitability to the proceedings with few surprises hiding around the corners. Only the most dour and serious music listener, however, would not want to be taken along on this hugely entertaining ride. ~ Dave Lynch, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Tasse de The	Claude St-Jean	L'Orkestre des Pas Perdus	(3:39)
Déménagement	Claude St-Jean	L'Orkestre des Pas Perdus	(6:01)
Poisson Rouge	Claude St-Jean	L'Orkestre des Pas Perdus	(3:37)
H2so4	Claude St-Jean	L'Orkestre des Pas Perdus	(4:50)
Vestibule	Claude St-Jean	L'Orkestre des Pas Perdus	(5:02)
Vert de Gris	Claude St-Jean	L'Orkestre des Pas Perdus	(3:38)
En Fer et en Os	Claude St-Jean	L'Orkestre des Pas Perdus	(4:16)
La Salle des Pas Perdus	Claude St-Jean	L'Orkestre des Pas Perdus	(5:32)
La Marche a Marie B.	Claude St-Jean	L'Orkestre des Pas Perdus	(2:39)
Zut	Claude St-Jean	L'Orkestre des Pas Perdus	(4:56)
Jamais Trop Tard	Claude St-Jean	L'Orkestre des Pas Perdus	(4:33)
Acide Cirque	Claude St-Jean	L'Orkestre des Pas Perdus	(4:24)

Credits

Jacques Vizel (Engineer), Claude St-Jean (Producer), Jean-Denis Levasseur (Sax (Alto)), Paul Richer (Sax (Tenor)), Rémi Leclerc (Drums), Jean-Denis Levasseur (Piccolo), Jean-Denis Levasseur (Piccolo Flute), Ivanhoe Jolicoeur (Trumpet), Claude St-Jean (Trombone), Ivanhoe Jolicoeur (Flugelhorn), Jean Sabourin (Sousaphone), Jacques Vizel (Mixing), Rémi Leclerc (Assistant Producer), L'Orkestre des Pas Perdus (Group)