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Matthieu Bordenave, Florian Weber, Patrice Moret, James Maddren

The Blue Land (LP)

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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-swing designs. Weber and Bordenave’s oblique approach to their instruments – Bordenave can be heard on both tenor and soprano sax – coalesce seamlessly, spinning unanticipated lines over a highly interactive rhythm section. The Blue Land was recorded in Pernes-Les-Fontaines in 2022, and produced by Manfred Eicher.
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Cat. number: ECM 2783, 589 9301
Year: 2024

Format

Recorded October 2022

Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines

An ECM Production

℗ © 2024 ECM Records GmbH, München [on O-card back; on tray card]

℗ © 2024 ECM Records GmbH [in booklet]

℗ 2024 ECM Records GmbH [on disc]

Printed in Germany

Release notes

Recorded October 2022 Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines An ECM Production ℗ © 2024 ECM Records GmbH Made in EU

Tracklist
A1La Porte Entrouverte5:43
A2The Blue Land5:21
A3Compassion5:32
A4Cyrus3:41
A5Refraction4:42
B1Distance4:01
B2Three Four6:04
B3Timbre4:41
B4Three Peaks4:16
Credits
Fidel Sclavo
Cover
Sascha Kleis
Design
Patrice Moret
Double Bass
James Maddren
Drums
Gérard de Haro
Engineer
Sam Harfouche
Photography By [Liner Photos]
Florian Weber
Piano
Manfred Eicher
Producer [Produced By]
Matthieu Bordenave
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone