For the follow-up of his ECM-leader-debut La traversée, French saxophonist Matthieu Bordenave expands his trio of German pianist Florian Weber and Swiss bassist Patrice Moret with the unique sensibilities of drummer James Maddren, whose unrelenting pulse adds deft counterpoint to the group’s already idiosyncratic sound. Besides the soulfully angular rendering of John Coltrane’s “Compassion”, the quartet tackles eight Bordenave-originals that bridge the gap between chamber-jazz dynamics and post-…
Piano trio album by Kit Downes (piano) with Petter Eldh (double bass) and James Maddren (drums): five pieces by Downes, five by Eldh and a Hendrix cover. Recorded May-June 2021 at Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano, produced by Manfred Eicher.