Alain Caron - Play (1998)

Front Cover	Album Info
	Artist/Composer Alain Caron Title Play Length 63:44 Discs: 1 Tracks: 10 Format HQ 192+ kbps Packaging Jewel Case Label Norac Cat. Number 2500 Style Crossover Jazz; Post-Bop Rating Recorded 1998  Comment Ruiz gra funkowe kompozycje Carona (Grand Cafe!)

Musicians	Credits
Alain Caron bass Paul Brochu drums Otmaro Ruiz keyboards Phil Dwyer sax tenor François d'Amours sax alto André Leroux sax tenor Benoît Glazer trumpet Jocelyn Couture trumpet Luc Boivin percussion	Producer Alain Caron

Track list

01 P.A.C. Man (Caron) 04:26 02 In And Out (Caron) 06:25 03 D-Code (Caron) 05:11 04 Ton Jardin (Caron) 06:00 05 Pole Position (Caron) 04:35 06 Grand Café (Caron) 08:26 07 Impressions (Coltrane) 07:52 08 Apres La Pluie (Caron) 07:16 09 B-12 (Caron) 07:17 10 Trouble (L.Stern) 06:16

Notes

AMG Review by Alex Henderson (3): Critics of funky, R&B-flavored jazz and fusion argue that electric jazz cannot swing, but in fact, electric bassist Alain Caron swings hard on the electric Play. Backed by his Montreal-based outfit Le Band, the French-Canadian improviser brings a lot of passion to this CD. A diverse effort that emphasizes Caron's own compositions, Play ranges from groove-oriented soul-jazz ("P.A.C. Man," "D-CODE") to fusion pieces that can be abstract ("In & Out," "B 12") or sentimental ("Apres la pluie," "Ton Jardin"). The only songs on the album that Caron didn't write himself are Leni Stern's cerebral "Trouble" and John Coltrane's often-recorded "Impressions," which gets an unusual funk-jazz treatment. Not outstanding but likable and broad-minded, this Canadian release made one hope that Caron would enjoy more exposure outside of Canadian jazz circles.