Frank Woeste

Pocket Rhapsody II Frank Woeste

Music composed, arranged and produced by Frank Woeste. Featuring Eric Vloeimans, Robinson Khoury, Julien Herné, Stéphane Galland.

Pocket Rhapsody". The album title encapsulates a rhapsodic, free and personal approach to music, which Woeste has taken considerably further in "Pocket Rhapsody II". There is a whole cornucopia of timbres, a big emotional range, compositions encompassing different aesthetics including pop and rock, but always with a clear sense of where we are. We hear more of the beguiling sounds that Woeste can conjure from the Fender Rhodes and various synthesizers, and there's a joyous surprise: a choir of children. The other players in the line-up also signal a new direction. Whereas the first album was an 'American affair' with guitarist Ben Monder and drummer Justin Brown, the follow-up features Woeste's French band, which also toured the project. The Dutch trumpeter Eric Vloeimans makes a wonderfully lyrical contribution.