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Midnight in Havana

by Louis Vause

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1.
Bucaneros at O'Reillys 03:04
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2.
The Long Goodbye 03:27
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3.
James Booker's Ghost 03:06
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4.
Manrique 05:40
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5.
Piano Noir 03:48
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6.
Midnight in Havana 10:10
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7.
Velvet and Absinthe 02:48
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8.
Enter Ladies Man 03:08
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9.
Montmartre Twilight 04:09
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10.
Sketch 02:40
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MIDNIGHT IN HAVANA
LOUIS VAUSE

‘Beneath his hands come echoes of Dr John, Professor Longhair,
Fats Waller and James Booker. But there is something else too: a
rolling, swampy lilt that is all his own’
The Observer

Louis Vause’s third album, Midnight in Havana, adds further to the brew, and somehow incorporates elements as diverse as Ruben Gonzales, Ramsey Lewis, Manuel De Falla, George Gershwin - even Eric Satie. Yet the unique ‘Vause’ sound remains undiminished.
Initial rehearsals took place at the same time as Vause, drummer, Graham Fox, and Bassist,
Gareth Huw Davies were rehearsing with Graham Coxon’s Power Acoustic Ensemble, which toured to critical acclaim in late 2009, culminating in a sell-out show at The Barbican in London. Augmented by a horn section, string section, acoustic and electric guitars and percussion, recordings took place at producer, Mike Pelanconi’s (aka Prince Fatty) studio, The Ironworks, in Brighton between October and December 2010.
Orchestrated by Vause, the various combinations of musicians on each track were designed to complement the strengths of each composition so the textures on the album are a constant surprise; from piano solo (Piano Noir) through piano, bass, drums and percussion (Bucaneros at O’Reillys), to an 11 piece small orchestra on the epic that is the title track.
Intensely personal, evocative and ultimately exhilarating this is some piece of work confirming the immortal Charlie Parker’s dictum that:

‘Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If
you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn.’

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released December 15, 2013

Louis Vause - Piano
Gareth Huw Davies - Double Bass
Graham Fox - Drums
Oreste Noda - Congas and Guiro
Jenny Adejayan - Cello
Jennymay Logan - Violin
John Eacott - Trumpet
Louise Elliott - Tenor Saxophone
Mike Kearsey - Trombone and Euphonium
Patmo Sheeran - Guitars
Simon Charterton - Drums (Track 8)
Nicholas T. Niesen - handclaps and church bells (Track 6)
Tim Giles - Drums (Track 9)
Fulvio Sigurta - Trumpet (Track 9)
Risan Vosloo - Bass (Track 9)

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Louis Vause London, UK

Louis Vause, pianist and composer, was born in Edinburgh in 1958. He has released three albums under his own name and appeared and worked with a wide variety of artists including Madness, Graham Coxon, Rhoda Dakar, The Blues Kings, Ffion Regan, The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra, Wendy James, Malcolm Ross, Dave Graney, Mole and Clive Langer. For more info. tap into his website: louisvause.co.uk ... more

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