Orchestre National de France/John Hollenbeck: Shut Up and Dance – review

(BeeJazz)For much of this thoughtful and ambitious double album you might be wondering where the "orchestre" is, or for that matter the dance grooves summoned by the title. But, as France's national jazz band under director/composer Daniel Yvinec showed with their Robert Wyatt tribute last year, direct routes aren't their game. This repertoire is John Hollenbeck's, the American drummer/composer famous for steering one of the most original contemporary jazz groups, the Claudia Quintet. Yvinec'...

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