Paris DJs Soundsystem presents Steven Bernstein - A Trumpet's Life pt.1
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2011-08-31
I distinctly remember discovering Steven Bernstein's incredible trumpet playing and arranging through one of his bands, Sex Mob and their album Din of Inequity, which included some John Medeski featurings and hard-to-believe covers of Prince, John Barry, Paul McCartney and a few others. It was the end of the 90s and France was as lost musically as it is today, with musical ignorance reigning supreme. Things have been slowly evolving thanks to independent medias such as Paris DJs (and djouls.com before) who always had the will to defend incredible artists you've quite never heard of. So here's the first part of our introduction to this amazing musican and arranger, a 40mn eclectic jazz mix, out there and for everyone at the same time... We've also published an interview (in english or french); we can't urge you enough not to miss the Sly Stone tribute show in Paris on sept 11, opening for Medeski, Martin and Wood; we'll publish the second part of this mix in a month, right on spot for the release of the new album MTO plays Sly; and Steven Bernstein should back later this year for a third mix cooked by the man himself - how's that for an introduction?
Tracklisting :
01. 00:00 Medeski Martin and Wood - Where's Sly?
(from 'It's a Jungle In Here' album, 1993 / Gramavision)
02. 04:54 Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra - Family Affair (feat. Antony Hegarty)
(from 'MTO Plays SLY' album, 2011 / Royal Potato Family)
03. 09:41 Sex Mob - It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
(from 'Theatre and Dance' album, 2001 / promo)
04. 13:12 Sex Mob - Live And Let Die
(from 'Din Of Inequity' album, 1998 / Columbia)
05. 16:51 Steven Bernstein - Issachar
(from 'Diaspora Suite' album, 2008 / Tzadik)
06. 22:36 Steven Bernstein - Mazinka
(from 'Diaspora Soul' album, 1999 / Tzadik)
07. 26:53 Sex Mob - Kitchen
(from 'Dime Grind Palace' album, 2003 / Ropeadope)
08. 30:48 Sex Mob - Dr. Yes
(from 'Sex Mob Does Bond' album, 2001 / Ropeadope)
09. 33:47 Sex Mob - Rear View
(from 'Solid Sender' album, 1999 / Knitting Factory)
10. 36:52 Baby Loves Jazz - Ten Little Monkeys
(from 'Go Baby Go' album, 2006 / Verve)
Total time : 39mn58s
All the original cover artworks are available on the Paris DJs blog
Credits :
Selected and mixed by Djouls with the help of Nicolas Ragonneau and Grant Phabao (parisdjs.com)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork layout by Nicolas Ragonneau
Links :
Exclusive mix : Paris DJs Soundsystem presents Steven Bernstein - a Trumpet's Life pt.1
Interview : in English or in French
New album out sept 27th : MTO plays Sly
Live in Paris sept 11th : Sly Stone tribute show
Steven Bernstein's Millenial Territory Orchestra : official | flickr | myspace | parisdjs | wikipedia | youtube