Release Date: 07 November 2025
Label: La Buissonne
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 3770010548560
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Description
This trio led by French cellist Vincent Courtois with its unusual instrumentation of cello, clarinet and tenor saxophone, has in its DNA all the elements of what touches us in West Coast Jazz. Chamber jazz where classical instruments such as the clarinet and the cello have a privileged place, which is not so common, but akin to Chico Hamilton's 1956 quintet with Fred Katz on cello and Buddy Colette on clarinet.
"This music is marked by a luminous relaxation where palm trees and large luminous skies hide the tears of an inner and troubled jazz. Of course, the luminaries of West Coast jazz are the inspiration behind this album; saxophonists Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz, and Art Pepper, plus a whole gallery of West Coast portraits that have marked us so much and influenced us in this permanent link between tradition, invention, and modernity. I'm thinking of course of the sublime trio Giuffre/ Bley/ Swallow." - Vincent Courtois
Vincent Courtois: cello
Robin Fincker: clarinet & tenor saxophone
Daniel Erdman: tenor saxophone
Recorded and mixed by Gerard de Haro during November and December 2024, at La Buissonne Studios, Pernes les Fontaines, France.
Tracklisting
The Magic Lantern
Vincent Courtois Trio
Jean-Marie Machado & Danzas Orchestra
Flo and The Murmurs
Vincent Courtois
Jean-Debastien Simonoviez
Winston Choi
Stephan Oliva Trio
Alban Claret & Evan Clegg
John Kameel Farah
Iskandar Widjaja
Henrik Schwarz; Paul Frick; Francesco Tristano; Matthew Herbert; Federico Albanese; Motschmann; Rus
Federico Albanese
Damian Marhulets
Steve Lodder
Toots Thielemans
