Manu Katché – Live in Concert (2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Manu Katché – Live in Concert (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:05:56 minutes | 808 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © ACT Music

The first live album and ACT debut of the worldwide reknown drummer: A great night at the Parisian New Morning full of intensity, spirit and magic.

After a four album stint with ECM, French/Ivorian percussionist Manu Katché releases his ACT debut, recorded on an electrifying evening (in June 2014) in the famed Parisian club New Morning. Katché and his quartet played some 130 concerts last year, which gives them impressive cohesion; the sound is superbly solid, sweeping all before it. Braced by layers of Hammond organ from the subtle Jim Watson, trumpeter Luca Aquino now standing in for the excellent Nils Petter Molvaer takes flight. Inside his percussive tone threads the same, velvet lyricism dispensed by Paolo Fresu, one of his former teachers. The twin voices of Tore Brunborg, tenor and soprano saxophones close to Jan Garbarek, conduct a perfect dialogue with the elegant arabesques from the trumpet. Jim Watson, whose heavy responsibility is to provide all the bass parts with his Hammond B3, shows himself to be just as inspired as when behind a grand piano. His rare solos are compact, stripped to the essentials, and far from any hollow virtuosity: they bring welcome breathing-space. The skilled mix of discreet, electronic contributions with a dominant, acoustic sound constitutes one of this group’s major strengths. Listening carefully, you notice that these musicians cleverly mix an extreme rigour into their creative liberties in order that everything will remain possible. It’s obvious that they listen to each other attentively: they show respect for each other, never seeking to assert themselves, even less gain the upper hand. With the concert over, in the midst of the crowd on their (regretful) way out of the New Morning, one can feel that the magic of this genuinely special night will take a long time to evaporate.

Tracklist:
1-01. Manu Katché – Pieces of Emotion (Live) (06:16)
1-02. Manu Katché – Shine and Blue (Live) (05:12)
1-03. Manu Katché – Song for Her (Live) (07:44)
1-04. Manu Katché – Loving You (Live) (02:48)
1-05. Manu Katché – Clubbing (Live) (09:45)
1-06. Manu Katché – Springtime Dancing (Live) (05:17)
1-07. Manu Katché – Walking By Your Side (Live) (06:54)
1-08. Manu Katché – Beats and Bounce (Live) (07:55)
1-09. Manu Katché – Drum Solo (Live) (04:56)
1-10. Manu Katché – Snapshot (Live) (09:03)

Personnel:
Manu Katché – drums
Luca Aquino – trumpet
Tore Brunborg – saxophone
Jim Watson – piano & Hammond organ

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