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With Flute Passion -- Hommage a Claude Bolling (ACD2 2432), flautist Nadia Labrie pays tribute to one of France's most iconic jazz composers and pianists. Accompanied by a remarkable ensemble of musicians, she presents the complete works for flute and jazz piano trio by Claude Bolling (1930-2020), including the Suite No. 1, Suite No. 2, and the Picnic Suite for flute, guitar, and jazz trio. This triple album is part of the Flute Passion series and marks a significant milestone in Nadia Labrie's artistic journey. Fifty years after their historic creation by Jean-Pierre Rampal and Claude Bolling, she becomes the first flutist in half a century to revisit and record all these legendary works. Inspired by the renowned collaboration between Rampal and Bolling, Labrie steps out of her classical comfort zone to explore the richness and freedom of jazz. Extensively touring in 2026, Nadia Labrie delivers a vibrant, contemporary homage to Claude Bolling's inventive spirit--a true pioneer of the dialogue between jazz and classical music--whose Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio (1973) became a timeless classic, remaining on international charts for years.
