PIANOPHERNALIA
Released 18th November 2002.
"Forget Professor Longhair; Louis Vause is the Professor
Receding Hair of the twenty first century"-Paul
Whitehouse.
"I don't know how he does it. I can only assume he was
bitten by a mosquito carrying some kind of piano bug, a mosquito that had been
hanging out in New Orleans and the Mississippi Delta and Hollywood, gorging
itself on Jazz and Blues and Lounge music, with maybe the odd trip to Rick's
Bar in Casablanca and the salons of Europe along the way. Do they still have
salons in Europe? If not, Louis should set up his tent forthwith and teach them
a thing or two about just what a piano is capable of."-Charlie
Higson.
"An unusually lyrical stroll down the blues alley."-Clive
Davis-The Times.
"....this marvellous album.Stylish and louche."-Music
Week.
"...a wonderfully intense and virtuoso mixture of boogie-woogie,
blues and barrel-house."
-Jay Rayner-The Observer.
"Here is a man who really does understand the meaning
of the blues."
-Bobby Bone-The Morning Star.
"...and rather wonderfull it is too."-HMV
Choice.
"Pianophernalia is quite simply the best ... solo piano
album I have heard in years."
-Douglas Mcpherson-Keyboard Player.
"Gorgeous!."-FRoots.
" Recommended."-Mojo.
"...Vause's impressive debut outing..."-Don
Carnell-Jewish Chronicle.
The first review. The
Tablet :- "When an album’s dedicatees include Dr John,
Meade Lux Lewis, Professor Longhair and Jimmy Yancey, listeners can feel pretty
confident
that the music it contains will be firmly rooted in the great jazz-piano tradition,
embracing such seminal styles as stride, boogie-woogie and blues. Louis Vause
–celebrated for his work with the Higsons, Hackney Five-0 and the Madness
spin-off group the Nutty Boys – is indeed steeped in such music, but
his long-awaited debut album, will delight specialists and tyros alike courtesy
of Vause’s gift for composing immediately accessible, highly affecting,
yet subtle and delicate piano pieces.
The album has a wonderfully relaxed after-hours spontaneity to it that is
sadly lacking in much contemporary jazz, but its apparent informality belies
the artfulness that informs every bar of Vause’s naggingly memorable
music. He is joined on some tracks by ex-Loose Tubes trumpeter John Eacott
and fellow keyboard player Seamus Beaghen, but it is Vause’s controlled,
unshowy virtuosity and the telling juxtaposition of the poignancy of his
gentler themes and the exuberance of his more vigorous tunes
that make Pianophernalia such a rare treat."
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Released 9th October 2006.
copyright©John Rensten
"...wonderfully atmospheric piano playing that commands total attention. His eclectic compositions effortlessly summon up the spirit of Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Dr John... Fluid, accessible and direct, it's piano jazz for those who think they don't like jazz". -Nigel Williamson- UNCUT
"An album which creeps up on you, sinks its teeth into your sensibilities and refuses to let go ... you’llweep and smile in equal measure"
BLUES MATTERS
"Charming, lyrical and lilting"
JAZZWISE
"A feast of swamp brews, hit the floor jolly-ups and fast finger faves...
The Jamie Cullum it’s cool to like"
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