Suite africaine

by Romano, Sclavis, Texier & Le Querrec

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Label Bleu
  • Country: France
  • Length: 58:35
  • Community rating: 3.94/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Conceived as a musical companion to the photography of Guy Le Querrec during an extensive African tour, this collaborative effort unites three titans of European jazz. The entirely acoustic album flows as a continuous suite, masterfully balancing intricate post-bop chamber composition with highly evocative free jazz improvisation.

Genres

Descriptors: suite, acoustic, improvisation, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Hauts Plateaux (4:40)
  2. Bois Crois茅s (2:01)
  3. Soweto Sorrow (4:02)
  4. Ggaba (4:10)
  5. Windhoek Suite (7:51)
  6. Pingouin (1:53)
  7. Guy Danse (3:53)
  8. Water Buffalo (5:28)
  9. Sur Le Lac (6:02)
  10. Impala (1:49)
  11. P'Tit M么me (2:00)
  12. Soul Is Free (5:17)
  13. Girafe (1:58)
  14. Ombrelles (1:45)
  15. Bob De Klipton (5:46)

Credits

  • Romano, Sclavis, Texier - primary artist
  • Louis Sclavis - clarinet, soprano saxophone, written-by
  • Henri Texier - double bass, written-by
  • Aldo Romano - drums, written-by, membranophone

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