Rollin'＜限定盤＞

1960年生まれ、その世代で最も優れたトランぺッター/ミュージシャンの一人、エリック・トラファズのニュー・アルバム。

ジャズの世界的な第一人者であり、そのスタイルはしばしばマイルス・デイヴィスと比較されるトラファズによる映画音楽集。
映画の黄金時代に作られた偉大な音楽作品のいくつかを再訪し、彼独自のタッチを加えたもので、トラファズの音楽が見直され、新しいサウンドが加わった注目のジャズ・アルバムに仕上がっている。
ジャン=ポール・ベルモンド主演の「華麗なる大泥棒」、フェリーニ監督の「道」、主演のマリリン・モンローが映画「帰らざる河」の中で歌った"One SilverDollar",「ファントマ」,「死刑台のエレベーター」、ロジャー・ムーアとトニー・カーティス主演によるTVドラマ「ダンディ2 華麗な冒険」、イヴ・モンタンとロミー・シュナイダーが主演の「夕なぎ」など、映画ファンとしての思い出の作品、子供時代や10代の頃に暗い映画館に座ったときの思い出の作品の数々を探し出し、映画が照らし出すセルロイドへのジャズによる賛辞として企画したというが映画と共に映画音楽を作ったニーノ・ロータ、ジョン・バリー、エンニオ・モリコーネ、マイルス、ミシェル・マーニュなどへのトリビュートにもなっている。

〈パーソネル〉Erik Truffaz(tp) Alexis Anerilles(p,key)Matthis Pascaud(g)Marcello Giuliani(b)Raphael Chassin(ds,per)

Trumpeter Erik Truffazs releases inspire excitement, debate, and concert attendance in Europe and Asia. Back in 2020, film director Marie-France Briere approached him about collaborating with her and composing music for a documentary film (Les iles de Napoleon). Following post-production and its entry on the competition circuit, Briere requested the trumpeters quartet play a concert of themes from French cinema to close the Angouleme film festival. The band enjoyed the process and gig so much, trumpeter/producer Truffaz approached Blue Note -- his longtime label -- about releasing two albums of themes. Rollin is the inaugural release, Clap is due at the end of the year. Bassist and co-producer Marcelo Giuliani and Truffaz -- the only remaining member of the trumpeters quartet -- chose Rollins personnel together: percussionist Raphael Chassin, keyboardist Alexis Anerile, and guitarist Mathis Pascaud. Also included here are two vocal selections, "One Silver Dollar" sung by Camelia Jordana and "Cesar et Rosalie" delivered by actress and partner Sandrine Bonnaire. It opens with a tender, impressionistic read of Nino Rotas title theme "La Strada." With finger-plucked electric guitar strings introducing the changes, Truffaz, slowly offers the melody with minimal embellishment. The electric piano colors the space between as a minimal bass drones in the backdrop. "Route de Nuit" was composed by Michel Magne for George Lautners comedy Les Tontons Flingueurs. The original tune is a I-IV-V surf boogie progression. Truffazs band keeps the bluesy changes, but otherwise turns it inside-out to become a wooly, distorted, funky, guitar-and-trumpet-driven fusion jam. Magne also composed the dark, carnivalesque "Theme de Fantomas," rendered with pathos, counterpoint, noisy electric pianos and guitars, and a swinging snare and hi-hat shuffle. "One Silver Dollar" (sung by Marilyn Monroe in Otto Premingers 1954 western River of No Return opposite Robert Mitchum) is delivered by Jordana with the same deadpan eros as the original. Pascauds tremolo bar work is exceptional, and that goes double on John Barrys theme from the Persuaders TV series. Bonnaires appears on the theme from "Cesar et Rosalie" was composed by Phillipe Sarde. Truffaz uses a stone mute in the intro before a rippling piano introduces the progression. Bonnaire enters halfway through, speaking dryly yet passionately from the script. There is a version of "Ascenseur Pour Lechafaud," the theme from Luis Bunuels film of the same name -- Miles Davis and his band composed and recorded the music while watching the rushes. Truffazs take is reverent but more mysterious. His trumpet is the narrator, probing and questioning amid the gorgeous yet tentative melody while Aneriles electric piano hovers in the margin, adorned by guitar and bass. Also beautifully and unexpectedly rendered is Ennio Morricones title theme "Le Casse" (The Burglars). The lyric interplay between Pascaud and Giuliani behind Truffazs elegant horn is resonant. Rollin furthers Truffazs well-established reputation as an innovator; his quartet manages to imbue each of these selections with bracing new elements yet remains completely faithful to their sources. ~ Thom Jurek