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Strange Experience Review"Strange Experience" is Moncef Genoud's 3rd album for Japanese label Polystar Jazz Library. Recorded in Tokyo in 2004 with his Swiss Trio composed of Thierry Hochstätter and Frédéric Folmer, it is an eclectic collection of some of his most visited compositions along with three standards, including a surprising rendition of Serge Gainsbourg's French pop classic "La Javanaise".
"African Song" is an energetic tune with two very distinct parts. Moncef comes out of the starting blocks firing, aptly followed by Thierry on drums and Frédéric on his trademark electric upright bass. After a calming break on "Le Teck", the group gets right back to the swing of things on Thelonious Monk's "I Mean You", on which Thierry challenges the listener to follow his syncopated, offsetting cadences. "Strange Experience", the title track, is just that. A very open, slow and bluesy tune, it catches Moncef laying down lightening-quick solos over the contrasting, simple drums and bass lines. The trio then engages in a very original cover of "La Javanaise", the famous and exotic song lending itself surprisingly well to jazz improvisation. "It's You" is an old composition by Moncef, which he decides to open by using the piano as a percussion instrument. The infectious bass line quickly follows, and the three amigos take a extended trip down memory lane, before ending it with a raw, note-free form, the same way it had started. "New Anatole" is a frivolous, playful tune, which catches all three musicians in a happy-go-lucky mood. On "Cristal", a joint Moncef-Thierry composition, the piano intro announces the soulful nature of the song. The A part is a hopeful, almost World-music sounding melody, which contrasts with the more melancholic B part. "Mixed Of Keys" has a modern, almost urban flavor, reinforced by Thierry's funky drum patterns and the 4-note bass line of the theme. To close this set, Moncef revisits John Coltrane's "Naima", succeeding in preserving the softness and depth of the classic ballad.Strange Experience Overview

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