Andy Emler .Piano, direction, compositions LAURENT BLONDIAU .Trumpet, Fluegelhorn Laurent Dehors .Tenor Saxophones and soprano, clarinets Thomas de Pourquery .Alto saxophone and vocal Philippe Sellam .Alto saxophone François THUILLIER .tuba CLAUDE TCHAMITCHIAN .Bass Eric Echampard .Drums François Verly .marimbas, tablas, percussions ELISE CARON .guest
description E total – or how to create freedom in a limited context. On this album, the excellent MegaOctet of Andy Emler (whose awards include Victoires du jazz 2008, 2010 and Django d’Or 2006, 2008, 2010, to name but a few) give a perfect demonstration of truly virtuoso music, firstly by its soloists (amongst the best instrumentalists on the European scene) and secondly, by its composition, crafted and erudite yet accessible to every ear.
The composer’s musical influences are rich and varied, mostly coming from all the different genres of 20th century music, and contribute to a very special, surprising and jubi- latory aesthetic that Andy calls, “a living European music from the beginning of the cen- tury...” E total – the starting point for all the pieces has been the note E, and the result is an art of contrasts and musical pleasure without any modulation.
Recorded and mixed at Studios La Buissonne, november 2011 and january 2012 by Gérard de Haro and Nicolas Baillard.
Steinway piano prepared and tuned by Alain Massonneau.
