Ugo Lemarchand 4tet - Thalia (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

The music you are going to listen to is in the image of Ugo Lemarchand. A tidal bore. It takes you from one end of the work to the other with mixed sensations of power and softness. Voluble, sincere and fair, between vibrant standards and personal compositions, the heart which speaks for Thalia, without being overwhelmed by emotion, Ce22, who reasons like an affirmation, the intriguing One Shot, the notebook describes a long journey including All the steps appear clearly to us from the first listen. As if the doubts of the man with the pen and the saxophone vanish as the notes become anchored. No doubt you will sometimes hear the colors of John Coltrane or Joe Henderson, his first inspirations. But he certainly has his own style, attacks as percussive as they are gentle, phrasings that seek oxygen, the note that lands there, and brings everyone into agreement. Without forgetting the art of surrounding yourself, because he would happily tell you, alone, we are nothing: this disc is a den at the crossroads of great talents, Jason Brown (d) Darryl Hall (b) and of course Dado Moroni (p).” C.R. Set 2 Jacky TERRASSON (p) trio Géraud PORTAL (b) Lukmil PEREZ (d) Jacky Terrasson “made himself known at the head of a trio which left its mark a quarter of a century ago. Since then, the pianist has explored many formulas, but ultimately it is the trio that suits him best. With the French double bassist Géraud Portal and the Cuban drummer Lukmil Perez, he has reformed a triangular as he likes them, both playful and complicit, which pushes him to play on the edge and to put himself in danger in the game of improvisation. Here he celebrates the release of “53”, his new album which is also his age, almost as many years spent facing the keyboard.

Tracklist:
01. Kan
02. Beatrice
03. Giant Steps
04. One Shot
05. Thalia
06. Alone Together
07. Blues for Max / Blues for Bouba
08. Blue in Green
09. Zenata
10. Ce22


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