{"product_id":"2386413","title":"Orlando Le Fleming - Wandering Talk [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBassist, bandleader and composer Orlando le Fleming continues to make music that crosses genres as readily as he crosses the Atlantic - after 20 years in New York City, he's back in his native UK, forging new pathways and renewing old partnerships. His love for the acoustic tradition continues unabated alongside his deep affection for the robust, muscular electric fusion that emerged in the 1980s. The \u003cstrong\u003eRomantic Funk \u003c\/strong\u003eproject\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ewas born in New York's legendary 55 Bar to explore that legacy: now the new album \u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWandering Talk\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e builds on the acclaim generated by 2020's \u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Unfamiliar.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Following the same principles that served the project in NYC, le Fleming booked four Friday nights at London's renowned Vortex Club to workshop the music that would become the album, with a rotating cast of players which he honed down into the final line-up. Old London friends \u003cstrong\u003eTom Cawley \u003c\/strong\u003e(piano\/keys) and \u003cstrong\u003eJames Maddren \u003c\/strong\u003e(drums) completed the rhythm section: new acquaintance \u003cstrong\u003eNathaniel Facey \u003c\/strong\u003ewas picked from the ranks of the UK's brightest young saxophone players: NYC stalwart \u003cstrong\u003ePhilip Dizack \u003c\/strong\u003eflew in from the US to play trumpet. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs before, the music combines fusion's flash and fire with a contemporary sensibility: this time, Orlando's questing spirit sends his superb band forward to investigate fresh areas of creativity in dynamic and texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally a surprise - Orlando's old schoolfriend Chris Martin contributes a starkly sincere vocal performance, singing words from a poem by Persian poet Rumi, in unison with Orlando's daughter Nadia. It's a complete contrast that somehow provides a perfect coda, a closing scene for the musical drama that unfolds across the album. This latest incarnation of \u003cstrong\u003eRomantic Funk \u003c\/strong\u003edazzles with its unashamed virtuosity but there's a new depth of dynamic and meaning that pulls the listener into Orlando le Fleming's continuously evolving sound world and the Wandering Talk that inspires it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon't Dwell On It\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTragic Magic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSense of the Sacred\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarden Shearing Blues\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRepose\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlaza Real\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpots of Time\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWandering Talk\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54420537606529,"sku":"2386413","price":15.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/5065014356364.jpg?v=1750593418","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/2386413","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}