- country:Germany
- region:Marocco-Andalusian
- style(s):Arabic, Classical
- label:ECM
- artist posted by:Bremme & Hohensee GbR
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A unique blend of instrumentation – oud, piano, accordion! This chamber music like trio recorded a masterpiece record for ECM ”Le pas du chat noir” and the live concerts are as strong as this CD in their wonderful, stonishing harmonic richness. The oud here takes its place in a rich and constantly shifting context, with the two keyed instruments creating contrasting textures and environments for Brahem´s gorgeous melody lines. The pieces are
generally reflective in tone and depend for much of their impact on the sheer beauty of the sound and the intricate sonic interplay of the three instruments. It is more ”classical” than ”jazz” in both concept and sound and less overtly rooted in Arabian music. ”It is like a sad
rhapsody, full of shadowy mirages and blue echoes, the prevailing melancholy not dour and heavy but rather light and cloudy.”
Anouar Brahem, oud; Francois Couturier, piano; Jean-Louis Martinier, accordion
”Le pas du chat noir” ECM Records