Chet Baker, Jean-Louis Rassinfosse, Philip Catherine – Signature (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 49:50 minutes | 495 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Red records
Deluxe CD presentation with extensive booklet – remastered from the original tapes. 1985 was perhaps the best year of the last phase of Chet Baker’s career and his recordings with Philip Catherine and Jean-Louis Rassinfosse are clear proof of this. These, in general, are of great artistic standing and show that the trio, born almost extemporaneously, had turned into a real group, in which the musicians conversed with each other, but also had ample spaces to express themselves as soloists. A trio without piano and drums in which the lyricism of Baker’s trumpet, Catherine’s nervous guitar phrasing, as well as the solidity of Rassinfosse’s constant rhythmic drive, ensured the music a surprising balance based on contrasts.
Recorded September 14, 1985 during the 12th Foggia Jazz Festival.
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Philip Catherine – 75 (Live at Flagey) (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:18:43 minutes | 852 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Outnote Records
Philip Catherine is one of those musicians who, throughout a prolific career, has developed a unique and authentic sound. He only needs to play a single note to be instantly recognised. He is certainly one of the greats of Belgian and European jazz. The relationship between Philip and Flagey began almost twenty years ago. It was therefore only natural that the institution should organise a concert to celebrate his seventy-fifth birthday. Given carte blanche, he decided to propose a surprising line-up: two pianists, two drummers, a trumpet player, and of course a guitar, played by himself. The selection of pieces is just as original: he revisits the numbers that appeared on his very first recording, as well as more recent works and some cover versions. Listening to the album, one is struck by the youthful spirit that immediately makes us forget the generation to which he belongs. Here is Philip Catherine in all his authenticity, endearing, unpretentious, generous, witty and inspiring. A past master in the art of refined emotion.
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Philip Catherine, Paulo Morello & Sven Faller – Pourqoi (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 51:08 minutes | 410 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Yellowbird Records
Philip Catherine – guitar; Paulo Morello – guitar; Sven Faller – bass
“Pourquoi” is a composition by Philip Catherine lending its name to the second studio encounter with his guitar confrere Paul Morello and Sven Faller on bass. A “Pourquoi” which – yes, you read this right – is doing quite well without the question mark – a word- and title play through which the jazz guitar doyen Philip Catherine (b. 1942 is outing himself as a witty prankster and a joker in life and on stage; a living, young- at-heart jazz legend, turning eighty in 2022; a great musician, appreciated as a national hero in Belgium, the small country with the great jazz scene.
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Philip Catherine – September Man (1974/2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 41:02 minutes | 913 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner (France)
Philip Catherine is a Belgian jazz guitarist. He has been on the forefront of the European jazz scene since the sixties. His lond career includes work with many great artists like Chet Baker, Stéphane Grappelli, Charles Mingus, Dexter Gordon, Larry Coryell, Tom Harrell; his unique approach and sound, his dedication to music have been important and influential. “September Man” is his second solo album, released in 1974 via Atlantic label.
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Larry Coryell & Philip Catherine – Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XI: The Last Call (Live) (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 47:57 minutes | 509 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © ACT Music
The two guitar icons Larry Coryell and Philip Catherine have a long history and a close musical affinity, despite their different influences on this and the other side of the Atlantic. Recorded on January 27, 2017 as part of the “Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic” series, “The Last Call” is the last recording of Larry Coryell, who passed away four weeks later on February 19, 2017. And an echo of a very special relationship between two very great guitarists, full of creative compatibility, enthusiasm and deep mutual understanding.
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Philip Catherine, Paulo Morello & Sven Faller – Pourqoi (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 51:08 minutes | 410 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Yellowbird Records
Philip Catherine – guitar; Paulo Morello – guitar; Sven Faller – bass
“Pourquoi” is a composition by Philip Catherine lending its name to the second studio encounter with his guitar confrere Paul Morello and Sven Faller on bass. A “Pourquoi” which – yes, you read this right – is doing quite well without the question mark – a word- and title play through which the jazz guitar doyen Philip Catherine (b. 1942 is outing himself as a witty prankster and a joker in life and on stage; a living, young- at-heart jazz legend, turning eighty in 2022; a great musician, appreciated as a national hero in Belgium, the small country with the great jazz scene.
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Philip Catherine & Martin Wind – New Folks (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 57:14 minutes | 528 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: PrestoClassical | Artwork: Front Cover | © ACT
Belgian jazz guitar legend Philip Catherine and German bassist Martin Wind come from different generations but share a common love for melodic jazz with swing roots. On this album, the two musicians complement each other perfectly: Catherine’s playing is technically unique and never seems to stop revealing new lyrical guitar sounds, but it is not merely his technique and dexterity that set him apart. What makes him unique is his acoustic guitar sound and an improvisational style based not on other guitarists, but on some of the great horn players in jazz. Wind’s bass is always strong yet elegant and lush on this collection of standards and originals.
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Philip Catherine – Guitars (1975/2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time – 39:56 minutes | 855 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks | Artwork: Front Cover | © WM France
Philip Catherine is a Belgian jazz guitarist. He has been on the forefront of the European jazz scene since the sixties. His lond career includes work with many great artists like Chet Baker, Stéphane Grappelli, Charles Mingus, Dexter Gordon, Larry Coryell, Tom Harrell; his unique approach and sound, his dedication to music have been important and influential. “Guitars” is his third studio album, as leader, released in 1975 via Atlantic label.
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