Bolling: Suites for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio in Bloomington, MN

French composer and pianist
Claude Bolling
earned considerable acclaim for his 1970s series of semi-
classical
jazz
suites of which the two flute pieces included here are probably the best known. Originally written for the flutist
Jean-Pierre Rampal
, they are performed admirably here by
the Roselli Quartet
, with
Giovanni Roselli
handling the flute duties. Bouncy and light, meditatively bright and interesting, but a bit too loose for
, and yet not quite
,
Bolling
's suites occupy an intriguing middle ground, suggesting possibilities perhaps more than anything else. ~ Steve Leggett