The Blue Land

A delicate tightrope is trodden between tonal and abstract [making] for an intriguing, collectively expressive set of chamber ensemble pieces. — Jazzwise, March 2024 More…

Release Date: 5th Apr 2024
Catalogue No: 5899301
Label: ECM

Side A

1. La Porte Entrouverte

2. The Blue Land

3. Compassion

4. Cyrus

5. Refraction

Side B

1. Distance

2. Three Four

3. Timbre

4. Three Peaks

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For the follow-up of his ECM-leader-debut La traversee, French saxophonist Matthieu Bordenave expands his trio of German pianist Florian Weber and French bassist Patrice Moret with the unique sensibilities of drummer James Maddren, whose unrelenting pulse adds deft counterpoint to the group's already idiosyncratic sound. Beyond 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.

Matthieu Bordenave: tenor saxophone

Florian Weber: piano

Patrice Moret: double bass

James Maddren: drums

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March 2024

A delicate tightrope is trodden between tonal and abstract [making] for an intriguing, collectively expressive set of chamber ensemble pieces.

…Bordenave expands his trio with the unique sensibilities of drummer James Maddren, whose deft touch and unrelenting pulse adds a perfect counterpoint to the group's already idiosyncratic sound.

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