Christof Lauer & NDR Bigband – Play Sidney Bechet: Petite Fleur (2014) [ProStudioMasters FLAC 24bit/48kHz]

The idea for this album had been planted ten years earlier, taking saxophonist Christof Lauer that long to develop this project focusing on American jazz pioneer Sidney Bechet and his French-Creole-inspired compositions. Together with the NDR Bigband, Lauer looks at Bechet in an entirely new way, interpreted by someone from a free jazz background who developed his unmistakable sound playing with legends such as Stan Getz. Recorded in only four days, Petite Fleur presents these unmistakable Bechet classics in a new light thanks to Lauer’s distinctive tone and the multilayered arrangements.

“It is the authenticity, music constantly on the move, full of energy, lightness and melancholia, that I find so fascinating about Bechet. His spirit, which transforms music into wonderful images, seduced me to delve into his cosmos. Given a contemporary arrangement and played by a large band, a unique dynamic emerged that makes Bechet’s music seem timeless.” – Christof Lauer

Tracklist:
01 – Dans les rues d’Antibes
02 – Les Oignons
03 – September
04 – Petite fleur
05 – Casbah – Song of the Medina
06 – Honeysuckle Rose
07 – Si tu vois ma mere
08 – Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
09 – On the Sunny Side of the Street

Recorded at Studio 1 at NDR Hamburg, 16.09. – 20.09.2013, except September recorded by Hrólfur Vagnsson at Kehreinstudio Frankfurt.
Recording engineer: Michael Plötz. Mixed by Sven Kohlwage. Mastered by Klaus Scheuermann.

Musicians:
Christof Lauer – soprano & tenor saxophone
Hubert Nuss – piano
Patrice Héral – drums
+ NDR Bigband – Conducted by Rainer Tempel.

Download:

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