Release Date: 25 September 2020
Label: ECM
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 602508829284
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Release Date: 25 September 2020
Label: ECM
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 602508829284
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Description
French saxophonist Matthieu Bordenave's first leader date for ECM introduces a new project with German pianist Florian Weber and Swiss bassist Patrice Moret.
On La traversee - The Crossing - Bordenave explores musical ground between contemporary composition and jazz, subtly influenced by the innovations of the Jimmy Giuffre 3 with Paul Bley and Steve Swallow, who "opened new territory that remains relevant for improvisers today."
The recording of La traversee, he explains, was guided by an approach to trio playing, "in which melodic lines interweave and blossom in the nuances of tones, as each musician follows his intuition."
Bordenave leads the way with his highly distinctive saxophone sound, recently characterised by Down Beat as "light yet textured and authoritative", establishing that this is music in which space will play an important role. La traversee was recorded at Studios La Buissonne in Pernes-les-Fontaines in the South of France last autumn, and produced by Manfred Eicher.
Tracklisting
Norma Winstone & Kit Downes
Oded Tzur
Kenny Wheeler, Lee Konitz, Dave Holland & Bill Frisell
Fred Hersch
John Taylor, Norma Winstone & Kenny Wheeler
Keith Jarrett & Jan Garbarek
Jan Garbarek Quartet
John Surman
Matthieu Bordenave