FLORIAN PELLISSIER QUINTET Vinyl & CDs

Review: Florian Pelissier is a jazz pianist and band leader from France who now serves up his fifth studio album. It was recorded at the legendary jazz institution, the Rudy Van Gelder Studio, and sits right up there with some of the studio's best recent project. Each piece is accessible and airy, with lilting rhythms and dancing keys backed up by fine horns and expressive sax work. Pelissier's expressive piano is a key feature on many pieces, such as the wildly intoxicating 'Life At The Vanguard' and swinging number 'Baron Samedi' which is ripe for the dance floor.