The band is hot and cheeky, a wild thing, kind of a brass band dixie mix. […] This band is about rhythm and sheer for-the-hell-of-it playing, yet it is a very disciplined band. They play apart together.
Another entertaining adventure… a treat for any jazz fan
L’Orkestre des pas perdus is a six-piece brass ensemble founded in 1993, and “Maison douce maison” is their second album for Ambiances Magnétiques. Claude Saint-Jean, trombone player, composed and arranged this lively urban music.
Quite varied in style, the music on this disc can be listened to while driving a car or say, renovating a house: funk to paint the bedrooms and marching band-ska-house to dance in the living room, Arabic-like to move your belly and a somewhat scary piece for the kids. Boasting a fair intake of jazz and musique actuelle, this is what we could deem a fearless fanfare.