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But before we get onto that, Mr. Somogyi’s reputation as a bass player has caught the attention of many and he has a fan base both sides of the Atlantic. The band had recently appeared at Ronnie Scott gigs with trumpet virtuoso Eddie Henderson. I suggested that it must have been hard to get Henderson over here, not really” he said “I just phoned him up and he said he’d love to.” Henderson is now 65 but started out with an early lesson from Louis Armstrong and as a teenager told Miles Davis that he didn’t play right! Back to Ambulance, they were the first group to have a residency at the Snape Maltings in Aldeburgh (more famous for the Aldeburgh Festival) which led to some intense writing and performing such as ‘Captain Courageous’ with an introduction of sampled stone crunching of walking up the beach. The experience must have helped form the band feeling as Arnie is not the most in your face bandleader and that certainly comes over on the CD. That said, he cuts a funky bass solo on his joint composition with Wayne Shorter on ‘Thumb Screw / Tom Thumb’. And what about that weird stuff? I think there’s room for some more laptop and electronic effects as they are essentially a modern acoustic jazz group. ‘Loose Connection’ by Lapthorn is definitely in the Headhunters’ area. Not as club as you’d find at Shiftless Shuffle but their live set includes a version of Herbie Hancock’s ‘One Finger Snap’. Arnie Somogyi’s Ambulance have moved on since they first appeared at Ronnie Scott’s in its pre-refurbished state in 2004 and continue to get rave reviews. They are somewhere between Acoustic Ladyland and Acoustic Triangle. Perhaps they should be recalled Acoustic Ambulance? Definitely worthy originals. Reviewed: Arnie Somogyi’s Ambulence — Worthless Originals (Forged Records) Cat. No. FROCD 103 Recorded at Red Gables Studio, London Tracklisting: Links: |
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Arnie Somogyi
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SynopsisUK Bassist Arnie Somogyi recently went on tour to Brazil and took with him a BBC recorder to document his travels for Jazz Line-Up.
During his visit he met up with the Hermeto Pascoal Band and talked to Brazilian piano maestro Joao Donato, about his work and distinctive interpretation of the music.
Arnie Somogyi also returned with a selection of Brazilian Jazz Releases and demonstrates the flavour of the music currently being played in Brazil, as well as giving us a flavour of his own performance in Brazil.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00s9g6d