Artist.......: Francois Carrier Trio With Uri Caine
Album........: All' Alba
Label........: Justin Time
Genre........: Jazz
Catnr........: JUST 176-2
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Apr-11-2006
str.date.....: May-06-2003
quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: www.francoiscarrier.com
track title time
01. Karuna 08:59
02. Entrance 3 06:07
03. Lekh Leka 08:13
04. Enfants Du Ciel 09:17
05. L'Etang 11:45
06. Don't Mind 08:48
07. Jeu 04:08
08. As Crazy As 05:55
09. All' Alba 09:10
Runtime 72:22 min
Size 102,7 MB
Release Notes:
Francois Carrier (alto saxophone)
Pierre Cote (bass)
Michel Lambert (drums)
Uri Caine (piano)
French Canadian alto saxophonist Francois Carrier
has made a career out of being unpredictable.
All'Alba, his latest CD, is yet another pleasant
surprise. The surprise here, however, is not
Carrier melodic inventiveness, nor is it bassist
Pierre Cote and drummer Michel Lambert highly
sympathetic vibrations. In this case, the surprise
is the welcome addition of adventurous pianist Uri
Caine to Carrier usual lineup.
Carrier alto is rough and sinewy, as always. His
sheer brawn as a soloist belies the alto lighter
sound (it' interesting to compare Carrier to
someone like Paul Desmond, in whose hands the alto
sounds like a completely different instrument).
Cote sound is fat and round, resonating with
Carrier sandpaper tone. Lambert, as always, is
exceptional on drums.
But it is American citizen Caine who is the real
show here. He doesn't just support Carrier, he
engages him. To listen to the two of them circle
one another on tracks like Lekh Leka and Karuna is
incredible. In Caine, Carrier has surely met his
match. But, as Duke Ellington once noted of his
Stride heroes, these two musicians respect one
another too much to draw blood. This is a
knock-down, drag-out musical melee in which
everybody wins, especially the listener.
By Alexander M. Stern