On the French Riviera STH2467-1LP Blended together each song creates

Blended together each song creates a larger piece that covers the mind walls from top to bottom

I wanted to create something playful but also quite earthy and organic that connected to the sounds in nature

While sonically distinctly different than its predecessor

It is Escreet’s ninth album as a leader but his first at the helm of a trio

each joint layered into the next

On the French Riviera STH2467-1LP Blended together each song createsCulled from sessions recorded live in France and at a New York studio, Dizzy on the French Riviera marked Dizzy Gillespies first incursion into the realm of bossa nova (he had already been a pioneering force in the development of Latin jazz). The album features backing by small groups ranging from quintets to septets, and boasts such stars as pianist Lalo Schifrin (who arranged all of the music here), and saxophonist Charlie Ventura. By 1962 (and