Kartet

Kartet – The Bay Window (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 58:10 minutes | 1,09 GB | Genre: Jazz
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The Bay Window from veteran French jazz ensemble Kartet includes a radical reworking of Thelonious Monk’s 1958 classic Misterioso with a trancey, moonlit dream logic. The whole album, recorded and mixed in Paris, is a sensuous deep listening experience with a unique weave of forms and colours; prepared piano meshes with sinuous alto sax lines anchored by complex timekeeping.

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Kartet – Grand Laps (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 55:27 minutes | 1,00 GB | Genre: Jazz
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It took Kartet seven years to release the follow-up to the acclaimed The Bay Window, but then this is a group that’s been pacing itself for the long haul. Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2014 with Grand Laps, Kartet retains its unique sound and approach while introducing some new elements: Belgian drummer Stéphane Galland joins the band while Guillaume Orti’s alto sax is supplemented by C melody and F mezzo-soprano saxes.

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