Locomotora Negra, La

Featuring: Ricard Gili, Ferran Cailà, Miquel Donat, Isidre Delgado (tp), Marc Trepat, Victor González (tb), Oscar Font (tb, cl, harmonica, vcl), Lluis Trepat (as, cl), Albert Gassull (as), Tomás González (ts), Toni Gili (ss, ts), Angel Molas (bars, cl), Tofol Trepat

Celebrating their 35th anniversary in 2006, the La Locomotora Negra orchestra put together a new show with a repertoire that featured a selection of popular songs from the most famous movie soundtracks. All in all, the central idea behind the project was to give a personal vision of a few of the melodies - made famous by jazz - that have become everyday listening for many generations over the last seventy years.

"La Locomotora Negra 35 Anys/35 mm", was the title of a show that featured, among others, North American singer Kathy Autrey, tap dancers Guillem Alonso and Roser Font, and the Barcelona Jazz Cats - a group of Lindy Hop dancers.
This CD includes most of the tunes featured in the show. Cinema and jazz music were born at the same time and, while growing in parallel, they have met along the way on many an occasion, too. Cinema has borrowed from jazz for its scripts, characters, moods, and memorable soundtracks. In turn, the repertoire of jazz has been fed by a long list of compositions that originated in movie soundtracks, some of which have become standard platforms for the improvisations of many jazz soloists. So, here are some of the meeting points we wanted to revisit when we prepared this CD...

Tracklisting:

1. All God’s Children Got Rhythm
2. The Pink Panther
3. Hello Dolly!
4. Laura
5. The Bare Necessities
6. The Continental
7. Miss Celie’s Blues
8. Maple Leaf Rag
9. On Broadway
10. Moon River
11. Shoes With Wings On
12. Over The Rainbow
13. Singin’ In The Rain
14. As Time Goes By
15. I Wanna Be Like You
16. The James Bond Theme
17. The Flintstones

Recorded Barcelona 2007

Personnel: Ricard Gili, Ferran Cailà, Miquel Donat, Isidre Delgado (tp), Marc Trepat, Victor González (tb), Oscar Font (tb, cl, harmonica, vcl), Lluis Trepat (as, cl), Albert Gassull (as), Tomás González (ts), Toni Gili (ss, ts), Angel Molas (bars, cl), Tofol Trepat (p), Albert Romaní (g), Jordi Casanovas (b), Carles Gili (d).

Featuring: Kathy Autrey (vcl), Guillem Alonso & Roser Font (tap-dancers)