The Fabiano Orchestra was the Brainchild of Jean-François Fabiano who hailed from Quebec in Canada. At fourteen the young drummer-percussionist creates his first band "BIJOU", which later will accompany Serge Gainsbourg on tour and in the studio. Since then, he has performed among others with Patrick Juvet, Larry Coryell, The Headhunters of Herbie Hancock. In the 1970s he moved to the French Island of Guadeloupe and founded the Fabiano Orchestra where he assembled a glittering array of musicians to record this one off Gem. Back in Québec in the 1980s, he becomes the conductor of Robert Charlebois. He has recorded 5 further studio albums but this is a as rare a prize album as it gets to lovers and collectors of Fusion..superb album! ...see discogs and amazon for the price...Scary!!...My LP is worn so glad i backed most of them up as this is an essential album!. First bought to my attention in the Jazz/Funk clubs i used to frequent (too old now!...lol!)
AMM
The Tasters!
Line Up
Jean-François Fabiano - Drums,Gong,Kalimba,Percussion,Mixed By,Producer,Arranged By
Hannibal Marvin Peterson - Trumpet
Germain Cece - Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
Gabi Moustache - Bongos
Marceau Sabine - Calabash
Charlie Lamotte - Congas
Guilherme Franco - Congas,Berimbau,Percussion
Jean-François Fabiano - Drums,Gong,Kalimba,Percussion,Mixed By,Producer,Arranged By
Kenny Tyler - Drums,Tabla,Shenai
Guito Jean Jacques - Electric Bass
T.M. Stevens - Electric Bass
Alain Bellaïche - Electric Guitar
Alvin Lawrence - Electric Guitar
Calvin Bell - Electric Guitar
Gilbert Coco - Electric Guitar
Eric Fontes - Electric Piano
Steve Robbins - Electric Piano,Synthesizer,Clavinet
Clifford Jordan - Flute
Steve McCall - Gong,Percussion
Bill Frizzell - Guitar(Solo)
Hector Osie - Organ
Christian Mathurin - Percussion
Michel Halley - Percussion
Vélo - Percussion
Bruce Carrington - Piano(Acoustic),Percussion,Synthesizer
Carter Jefferson - Soprano Saxophone,Tenor Saxophone
Chambers Stowe - Timbales,Percussion
Bunny Brissett-Fabiano - Vocals
14 comments:
Hannibal Marvin Peterson is a fantastic musician in his own right. He also has written a few jazz operas, one of which that I was fortunate to have seen performed. This is a new one to me, but the preview is fantastic. Looking forward to this one. Thanks, AMM!
This looks very interesting, completely new artist on my radar!
Many thanks for the review AMM
BigD
Thanks AMM for expanding my horizons.
Hey AMM, this is totally new to me. The tasters are fantastic. I am going to have to look up more of his work. Excellent review!!!
Great Review Thank you AMM
thank you for another rare fusion new to me very much
this one is new to. I've never seen such a big line up in a band.Thanks for the review AMM
New to me some great tasters there to get you in the mood Thanks for the review excellent as usual thanks AMM
Cheers Pedro
A great fusion record which I am glad to own. Thanks for review, P.
Thanks looking forward to it all new to me
thanks AMM for more interestin fusion
Reb
Wonderful, thanks very much for this review!!!
Another new to me, thanks for allowing us to venture into this new music. Thank you AMM.
This sounds interesting,thanks
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