Out now: RISE by Samuel Dubois feat. Courtney Pine
Ten years playing pan in Courtney Pine’s band. Now Courtney plays on Sam’s record. RISE, a 140bpm jazz-soca single from award-winning Ebony Steelband arranger Samuel Dubois, is out now on Urban Trout Records.
Ten years playing pan in Courtney Pine’s band. Now Courtney plays on Sam’s record.
RISE is out now.
For more than ten years, Samuel Dubois has stood next to Courtney Pine on stage. Tours, BBC sessions, Jools Holland. Sam on steel pan, Courtney on sax, night after night.
RISE is the first time Sam asked Courtney to play on his own music. Courtney said yes.
What came out is 140bpm of jazz-soca. Pan and sax trading lines over drums, congas and bass that don’t let up. It’s a carnival record with a jazz heart, made by two musicians who know each other inside out.
Sam isn’t only a sideman. He’s an award-winning arranger with Ebony Steelband, and RISE is the sound of him stepping out front with his own music.
We recorded it in the UK with Ila Rio on drums, Jose Joyette on congas and Nick Fyffe on bass. The cover is a painting by Dioman.
“Sam has spent years making other people’s music shine. This time it’s his name on the front, and he brought Courtney with him. Producing this one was a joy.”
Aron Ottignon, producer
Samuel Dubois: steel pan, composition
Courtney Pine: saxophone
Ila Rio: drums
Jose Joyette: congas
Nick Fyffe: bass
Arranged and produced by Aron Ottignon
Mixed and mastered by Clinton McCreery
Artwork by Dioman, design by Aron Ottignon
Urban Trout Records, UTR024