About
Jazz trumpeter, composer and author Jeremy Pelt has certainly never shied away from themed albums so one might expect something cinematic from the enigmatically-titled Soundtrack. However, as Pelt himself explains, "I've certainly done plenty of concept albums, but in this case there's nothing I'm on a soapbox about. It's been a tough time for all of us, so let's not worry about sending messages for a minute. Here we are, playing some songs and having some fun." Having fun the band may be but along the way they make some compelling jazz weaving a beguiling tapestry of kaleidoscopic colors with Pelt's sultry and communicative trumpet to the fore surrounded by Chien Chien Lu's hypnotic vibraphone and pianist Victor Gould's subtle splashes of the Fender Rhodes. The inclusion of Brittany Anjou on Moog synthesizer and the rarely-heard Mellotron may imply a real electronica aspect present on the recording but, quite to the contrary, Pelt uses them sparingly and incorporates them brilliantly into the group's tonal palette. Their appearance does occasionally bring a certain 70s independent jazz vibe to the proceedings but they far from define the sound of the group. Anne Drummond's silvery flute on two tracks adds yet another dimension to the already wide spectrum of colors on this latest album in the discography of the sometimes surprising but always inspired Jeremy Pelt.
Tracklist 10 tracks
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1 Picking Up the Pieces 06:21
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Picking Up the Pieces
- Duration
- 06:21
- Composer
- Jeremy Pelt, Victor Gould
- Performer
- Jeremy Pelt, Vicente Archer, Victor Gould, Allan Mednard, Chien Chien Lu
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2 Soundtrack 05:59
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Soundtrack
- Duration
- 05:59
- Composer
- Jeremy Pelt
- Performer
- Jeremy Pelt, Vicente Archer, Victor Gould, Allan Mednard, Chien Chien Lu
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3 Be the Light 06:36
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Be the Light
- Duration
- 06:36
- Composer
- Jeremy Pelt
- Performer
- Jeremy Pelt, Vicente Archer, Victor Gould, Allan Mednard, Chien Chien Lu
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4 Part I (The Light Side) 00:28
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Part I (The Light Side)
- Duration
- 00:28
- Composer
- Jeremy Pelt
- Performer
- Jeremy Pelt, Anne Drummond, Vicente Archer, Victor Gould, Allan Mednard, Chien Chien Lu
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5 Part II (The Darker Side) 03:56
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Part II (The Darker Side)
- Duration
- 03:56
- Composer
- Jeremy Pelt
- Performer
- Jeremy Pelt, Anne Drummond, Vicente Archer, Victor Gould, Brittany Anjou, Allan Mednard, Chien Chien Lu
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6 Elegy 03:17
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Elegy
- Duration
- 03:17
- Composer
- Jeremy Pelt
- Performer
- Jeremy Pelt, Vicente Archer, Victor Gould, Allan Mednard, Chien Chien Lu
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7 I'm Still Standing 03:46
- Track
- 7
- Title
- I'm Still Standing
- Duration
- 03:46
- Composer
- Jeremy Pelt
- Performer
- Jeremy Pelt, Vicente Archer, Victor Gould, Brittany Anjou, Allan Mednard, Chien Chien Lu
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8 I Love Music 04:19
- Track
- 8
- Title
- I Love Music
- Duration
- 04:19
- Composer
- Hale Smith
- Performer
- Jeremy Pelt, Vicente Archer, Victor Gould, Allan Mednard, Chien Chien Lu
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9 Shifting Images 05:26
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Shifting Images
- Duration
- 05:26
- Composer
- Jeremy Pelt
- Performer
- Jeremy Pelt, Vicente Archer, Victor Gould, Allan Mednard, Chien Chien Lu
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10 You and Me 04:10
- Track
- 10
- Title
- You and Me
- Duration
- 04:10
- Composer
- Jeremy Pelt
- Performer
- Jeremy Pelt, Vicente Archer, Victor Gould, Allan Mednard, Chien Chien Lu