Laurent Coq

Music:

Member Since: 7/10/2006
Band Website: laurentcoq.com
Band Members: All tunes are originals except Can It Be Done by Wilson 'Willie Tee' Turbinton, Haunted1 by Sophie Alour and Barcelona by Mark Turner **** 257 Church St. and Laurent's Mood are from the Blowing Trio new album The Thing To Share (Cristal Records 2007) featuring Olivier Zanot on alto sax, David El-Malek on tenor sax and special guest Laurence Allison on vocal **** The song CAN IT BE DONE is from the WEATHER REPORT album Domino Theory and was originally sung by Carl Anderson. This arrangement - featuring the Blowing Trio and the great DAVID LINX - is a tribute to the late JOE ZAWINUL who will always shine as one of the most inspiring figure of this art form **** Members on Barcelona (bonus track not featured on the album) are Jérôme Sabbagh on tenor, Brandon Owens on bass and Damion Reid on drums from the album Like A Tree In The City (Cristal Records/Sunnyside 2003) **** Members on Haunted1 are Sophie Alour on tenor sax, Yoni Zelnik on bass and Karl Jannuska on drums. The song is from Sophie's album Uncaged. I play Fender Rhodes using a ProCo Rat distortion pedal and vibrato from a Fender 65 Twin Reverb amp ****
Influences: I'm influenced by a wide range of musicians and music and will try and name a few : Thelonious S. Monk, Herbie Hanckock, Art Tatum, Earl Hines, Count Basie, Chick Corea, Horace Silver, Andrew Hill, McCoy Tyner, Bill Evans, Bruce Barth, Wynton Kelly, Brad Mehldau, Billy Strayhorn, Mary Lou Williams, Billy Childs, Mal Waldron, Larry Goldings, Kenny Barron, Lennie Tristano, Joe Zawinul, Red Garland, Duke Ellington, Cedar Walton, Sonny Clark, Ethan Iverson, Paul Bley, Bud Powell, Keith Jarrett, Tommy Flanagan, Barry Harris, Hank Jones, Randy Weston, Oscar Peterson, Edward Simon, Phineas Newborn, Kenny Drew, Ellis Marsalis, Fred Hersch, Geri Allen, Kenny Kirkland, Marcus Roberts, Mulgrew Miller, Vijay Iyer, Gonzalo Rublcaba, Hank Mobley, John Coltrane, Charie Parker, Myron Walden, Lee Konitz, Wayne Shorter, Marc Turner, Chris Cheek, Sam Rivers, Miguel Zenon, Eddie Harris, Joe Hendreson, Bill McHenry, Sonny Rollins, Cannonball Adderley, Eric Dolphy, Stan Getz, Joe Lovano, Ornette Coleman, Steve Coleman, J.D.Allen, Dexter Gordon, Art Pepper, Paul Gonzalves, Rolland Kirk, David Biney, Branford Marsalis, Kenny Garrett, Lester Young, Jackie McClean, Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, Kenny Dorham, Lee Morgan, Blue Mitchell, Woody Shaw, Thad Jones, Quincy Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Clifford Brown, Fats Navarro, Chet Baker, Clark Terry, Booker Little, Ed Blackwell, Sean Rickman, Elvin Jones, Roy Haynes, Philly Jo Jones, Art Taylor, Art Blakey, Max Roach, Joe Chambers, Brian Blade, John Hollenbeck, Jeff Tain Watts, Damion Reid, Billy Higgins, Jeff Ballard, Sam Woodyard, Eric Harland, Greg Hutchison, Paul Motion, Charlie Haden, Scott Lafaro, Ben Street, Bob Hurst, Reginal Veal, Reid Anderson, Dave Holland, Anthony Tidd, Chris McBride, Larry Grenadier, Chris Lightcap, Paul Chambers, Charles Mingus, Kurt Rosenwinkel, John Scoffield, Jim Hall, Bill Frisell, Grant Green, Ben Monder, Pat Metheny, Guillermo Klein, Rebecca Martin, Shirley Horn, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McRae, Elis Regina, Joni Mitchell, Mark Murphy, Frank Sinatra, Dina Washington, Nat King Cole, Kate Mc Garry, Billie Holliday, Bobby Hutcherson, Common, Earth Wind & Fire, The Beatles, RadioHead, Quite Sane, Bjork, Gil Evans, Maria Schneider, Mickael Brecker, Caetano Veloso, Tom Jobim, Joyce, Bebo Valdes, Maraca, Chaka Khan, Prince, Donny Hathaway, Roberta Flack, Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding, Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, Jaco Pastorius, Weather Report, Joe Zawinul, James Brown, Leo Ferre, Jacques Brel, Serge Gainsbourg, Lewis Taylor, Massive Attack, Meshel Ndegeocello, A Tribe Called Quest, Q-Tip, Common, Outkast, Nick Drake, Rufus Wainwright, Curtis Mayfield, Sly and The Family Stones, Shuggie Otis, Talvin Singh, The Fugees, The Roots, The Claudia Quintet, Take 6, Nittin Shawney, Gabriel Faure, Claude Debussy, Francis Poulenc, Maurice Ravel, Maurice Durufle, Jean Sebastien Bach, W.A.Mozart, Bartok, Igor Stravinsky, Aaron Copland, Pierre Boulez, Rachmanninoff, Glen Gould, Samson Francois,
Sounds Like: ..
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Record Label: Enja / Sunnyside / Cristal Records
Type of Label: Indie