Louis Sclavis – Asian Fields Variations (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Louis Sclavis – Asian Fields Variations (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 45:33 minutes | 767 MB | Genre: Jazz
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Asian Fields Variations marks the first time that clarinettist Louis Sclavis, violinist Dominique Pifarély and cellist Vincent Courtois, long-time colleagues, have recorded as a trio. Sclavis summoned the project into existence, but this is a democratic group of creative equals: “I proposed that we make a real collective, and each of us composes for the programme”. All three are major figures in contemporary French creative music: this is a new group with a lot of history. Sclavis and Pifarély have played together in diverse contexts for 35 years, Sclavis and Courtois for 20 years, but they retain the capacity to surprise each other – and their listeners – as improvisers. Alertness and freshness are key qualities here. “We’re always drawing also on a lot of different playing experiences. And those experiences are reflected in what we write, and what we play. We’re continually bringing new things to the project, and we keep going deeper”.

Tracklist:
1-1. Louis Sclavis / Dominique Pifarely / Vincent Courtois – Mont Myon (07:57)
1-2. Louis Sclavis / Dominique Pifarely / Vincent Courtois – Done And Done (02:01)
1-3. Louis Sclavis / Dominique Pifarely / Vincent Courtois – Pensée furtive (01:11)
1-4. Louis Sclavis / Dominique Pifarely / Vincent Courtois – Figure absente (02:57)
1-5. Louis Sclavis / Dominique Pifarely / Vincent Courtois – Asian Fields (06:48)
1-6. Louis Sclavis / Dominique Pifarely / Vincent Courtois – Digression (01:25)
1-7. Louis Sclavis / Dominique Pifarely / Vincent Courtois – Fifteen Weeks (04:36)
1-8. Louis Sclavis / Dominique Pifarely / Vincent Courtois – Les nuits (02:47)
1-9. Louis Sclavis / Dominique Pifarely / Vincent Courtois – Cèdre (06:59)
1-10. Louis Sclavis / Dominique Pifarely / Vincent Courtois – Sous le masque (03:30)
1-11. Louis Sclavis / Dominique Pifarely / Vincent Courtois – La carrière (05:17)

Personnel:
Louis Sclavis – clarinets
Dominique Pifarély – violin
Vincent Courtois – violoncello

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