Michel Benita Quartet: Looking At Sounds

Ethno Jazz/World Jazz/Modern Jazz
premiera polska: 2020-09-18
opakowanie: plastikowe etui
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multikulti.com:
Michel Benita od lat związany jest z francuską sceną jazzową. Ten urodzony w Algierii basista nagrywał z Aldo Romano, Nguyenem Le, Paolo Fresu. Dla ECM Records przygotował autorski kwartet ( Michel Benita – kontrabas oraz laptop, Matthieu Michel – flugelhorn, belgijski klawiszowiec Jozef Dumoulin oraz Philippe Garcia – perkusja). Szwajcarski flugelhornista Matthieu Michel i francuski perkusista Philippe Garcia to stali członkowie formacji Ethics, z którą wydał album "River Silver" (ECM, 2016).
Kontynuując współpracę z monachijską ECM przygotował nowy projekt, który realizuje zamysł Manfreda Eichera, zawarty w haśle "najpiękniejsze dźwięki zaraz po ciszy".
"Looking At Sounds" został nagrany w słynnym Studios La Buissonne na południu Francji w marcu 2019 roku a producentem był Steve Lake, od lat związany z ECM Records.

Editor's Info:
Algeria-born bassist Michel Benita, long a mainstay of the French jazz scene, introduces his revised quartet: Michel Benita: double bass, laptop, Matthieu Michel: flugelhorn, Jozef Dumoulin: Fender Rhodes, electronics, Philippe Garcia: drums, electronics. Swiss flugelhornist Matthieu Michel and French drummer Philippe Garcia are retained from Benita's Ethics band, and the quartet is completed by Belgian keyboardist Jozef Dumoulin. Dumoulin's swirling, floating sounds and colours - he sounds like no other Fender Rhodes player - have inspired Benita to write evocative new music for the group. The repertoire also includes a bewitching cover version of Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Inutil Paisagem", the freely improvised title track, and a touching solo bass interpretation of Jule Styne's "Never Never Land". A musician at the heart of the French jazz scene since the early 1980s, Michel Benita (born in Algiers in 1954) honed his craft in the clubs and concert halls of Paris, working with an ever-changing cast of visiting stars, local players and expatriates. The original bassist in France's Orchestre National de Jazz, he made his ECM debut as a member of Andy Sheppard's Trio Libero, in 2011, also appearing on Sheppard's Surrounded by Sea (2014) and Romaria (2017). His first disc as a leader for the label was River Silver, recorded in 2015, with his group Ethics. Benita writes most of the ensemble's material, his compositions often built around a strong melodic line, a tendency that may reflect the bassist's deep affection for folk music, which has long paralleled his commitment to jazz. 'Looking At Sounds' was recorded at Studios La Buissonne in the South of France in March 2019.

muzycy:
Michel Benita: Double Bass, Laptop
Matthieu Michel: Fluegelhorn
Jozef Dumoulin: Fender Rhodes, Electronics
Philippe Garcia: Drums, Electronics

utwory:
1. Dervish Diva (Michel Benita, Matthieu Michel)
2. Berceuse / Gwell Talenn (Kristen Nogues, Michel Benita)
3. Looking At Sounds (Michel Benita)
4. Barroco (Michel Benita)
5. Slick Team (Michel Benita)
6. Cloud To Cloud (Michel Benita, Jozef Dumoulin, Matthieu Michel, Philippe Garcia)
7. Body Language (Michel Benita)
8. Elisian / Inutil Paisagem (Michel Benita, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Louis Olivera)
9. Islander (Michel Benita)
10. Low Tide (Michel Benita)
11. Never Never Land (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green)

wydano: 2020-09-18
more info: www.ecmrecords.com
more info2: www.michelbenita.com