Artist: 
Matthieu Bordenave

The Blue Land

Vinyl
€28,99

Release date: 5 April 2024

Article Number: 507114000

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.

Tracklist:

Side 1
01. La porte entrouverte
02. The Blue Land
03. Compassion
04. Cyrus
05. Refraction

Side 2
01. Distance
02. Three Four
03. Timbre
04. Three Peaks

Get into the details

Format Album
Release Date 2024
Speed 33 RPM
Size 12"

Tracklist

  1. 1. La porte entrouverte
  2. 2. The Blue Land
  3. 3. Compassion
  4. 4. Cyrus
  5. 5. Refraction