Dear friends and listeners...Flyin’ High Records is proud to have the Orchestra back on the tracks with their long awaited and much anticipated debut album finally hits the stores. Scallymatic Orchestra has been a growing force on the Dutch (nu-)jazz scene ever since they started out in 2000. This album captures the spirit of eight years of playing, and contains compositions written throughout that period.Their fresh mix of jazz with soul-, funk- and 70s fusion grooves has a distinct modern sound with a slight retro touch, which may be described as The Scallymatic Sound. With catchy grooves, cool themes, enough room for improvisation and a good dose of suspense, the band convinces with both club crowds and the discerning listener. Scallymatic Orchestra plays original composition by guitarist/bandleader Mathjis Duringhof.The group’s name and the album title hardly do this one justice — as the record’s a really jazzy little effort that has plenty of niceness to offer! Most of the instrumentation is live — played by a combo that includes trumpet, saxes, flute, guitar, keyboards, bass, and percussion — and the tunes are partially club jazz numbers, and partially tracks with a straighter jazz feel — numbers that kind of take on some of the recent Schema groove, but get a little bit warmer, thanks in part to the guitar, and the lack of any rhythm programming. 4 of the album’s 11 tracks have vocals.....taste HERE.....zero (by soul seduction)
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