PLEIN SOLEIL

This « Chapter 5 » by saxophonist and composer Don Billiez is a real invitation “ In Full sun “ with 12 new original compositions where tenor, alto and soprano saxophones, skilled musicians, singers and even rappers, are all storytellers. The saxophone playing always jubilant, the intense and exciting structures of the music truly relates to the Instrumental French Touch of the seventies. By mixing afro-soul music, blues, rock and french pop, the artist creates an amazing « Solar Nu-Jazz » as he likes to name it. As a sideman, Don Billiez played his saxophone with great figures of music like Nino Ferrer , Touré Kunda ,  Alain Bashung,  Paul Personne and so many others, for more than 20 years. This fifth album as a leader seems to be his true masterpiece, making his voice sound as loud as these famous artists he used to share music with.

Produced – mixed – mastered by Arthur Billès

Don Billiez : saxophone Tenor, Soprano – Arthur Billès : drums, bass, guitars – Emmanuel Soulignac : bass – up bass – Sébastien Lhermitte : percussions – Franck Lamiot : orgue Hammond, piano, synth – Cyril Peron Dehghan : guitar – Thierry Cartier : Guitar – Philippe Anicaux : trompet, tuba, trombone – Christophe Allemand : baryton sax, flute – Paul Lazar : violin

Featuring vocal : Dimone, David Carion,  Marteen