David El Malek TravellingSUN039 / 2023

Credits

David El Malek ts
Alex Tassel tp
Pierre de Bethmann piano

Recorded in June and December 2019 by Jonathan Marcoz at Peninsula Studio (Sarzeau, France)
Mixed by Jonathan Marcoz at Peninsula studio
Mastered by Raphaël Jonin at studio J Raph ing
Directed by David El Malek
Graphic design by Guillaume Saix
Photos by Jean-Baptiste Millot

Listen

01 - If I could(Matt Caspi)
02 - Touch the Dream(Shalom Hanoch)
03 - Covenant of Love(Matt Caspi)
04 - Pépée(Léo Ferré)
05 - Uri(Archinoam Nini)
06 - The Sundreamers(Alexander Argov)
07 - Send in the Clowns(Steven Sondheim)
08 - My Second Childhood(Matt Caspi)
09 - House in the Prairie(Shmuel Kraus)

David El Malek pursues his inner cartography in a strikingly pure record, where the sound of each instrument is a rustling garden of harmonics. This album is like a moment suspended in the frenzy of the world, it is a hymn to silence".

Sophie Alour

Leader

Agapé
2025, ALEA

Credo
2024, ALEA

Essais / Volume 5
2023, ALEA

Chaud-Froid
2022, Paradis Improvisé

Essais / Volumes 1 à 4
2020, ALEA

Essais / Volume 4
2020, ALEA

Essais / Volume 3
2020, ALEA

Todhe Todhe
2019, ALEA

Solo @ Barloyd's
2018, Jazz & People

Shifters
2018, ALEA

Essais / Volume 2
2018, ALEA

Exo
2016, ALEA

Essais / Volume 1
2015, ALEA

Sisyphe
2014, ALEA

Go
2012, ALEA

Cubique
2009, ALEA

Oui
2007, ALEA

Complexe
2005, ALEA

Ilium
2003, ALEA

Co-Leader

PianoForte
2024, ArtWork Records

Five
2011, Plus Loin

On Tour (Live)
2001, Blue Note

Time
1999, Blue Note

Second Rhythm
1998, Blue Note

Prysm
1995, Blue Note

Other CDs

2024
	Chick Corea's Three Quartets Revisited	Christophe dal Sasso	Jazz & People
	CarnaJazz des Animaux	Christophe dal Sasso	Klarthe Records
2023
	Zeitgeist	Laurent Cugny Tentet	Frémeaux & Associés
	Travelling	David El Malek	Sunset Records
2021
	Africa Brass Revisited	Christophe dal Sasso	Jazz & People
	Sacred Heart	Rick Margitza	Le Coq Records
2020
	Les Tableaux d'une Exposition	Stan Laferrière	Frémeaux & Associés
	Así de simple	Joel Hierrezuelo	Continuo Jazz
2019
	Incurve life	Meta	()
	The Palmer Suite	Christophe dal Sasso	Jazz & People
	Elastic Borders	Etienne Manchon	Troisième Face
2018
	Drummerz	Franck Vaillant / Thisisatrio	Shreds
	Obscurity of Light	Rémy Gauche	()
	Copper	Romain Pilon	Jazz & People
2017
	Resilience	Sébastien Joulie	Fresh Sound New Talent
2016
	Les Nébuleuses	Christophe dal Sasso	Jazz & People
	Flash Pig	Flash Pig	Nome
	Interferences	Baptiste Herbin	Just Looking
2015
	Lego	Michael Felberbaum	Fresh Sound New Talent
	R comme René	Jean-Loup Longnon Big Band	JLL
2014
	Keys	Mélanie Dahan	Plus Loin
	Bleu Archipel 2	Thomas Savy	Plus Loin
2013
	The sweetness of a saffron wind	Meta	Meta Music
	Thisisatrio	Franck Vaillant / Thisisatrio	Abalone
	Ressac	Christophe dal Sasso	Discograph
2012
	Brother Stoon	Baptiste Herbin	Just Looking
2011
	Suite en Celeste y Blanco	Fernando Huergo	Wherego Music
	Prétexte	Christophe dal Sasso - Prétexte	Discograph
	Toy Balloons	Sonia Cat-Berro	Chant du Monde
2010
	Par quatre chemins	Pierre Perchaud	Gemini Records
	Around Gigi	Géraldine Laurent	Dreyfus Jazz
	Lennie's Pennies	Rosario Giuliani	Dreyfus Jazz
	Soul Dancers	Moutin Réunion	Plus Loin
2009
	Smoke Signal	Greg Lyons	LyonShare
	The Big Live	Paris Jazz Big Band	Cristal
	La nuit des temps	Sébastien Jarrousse	Such Production
2008
	African tribute to Art Blakey	Stéphane Huchard	Such Production
	Exit	Denis Guivarc'h	Cristal
2007
	Sharp Turns	Moutin Réunion	Plus Loin
	Epigram	Meta	Plus Loin
2006
	Sweetsalt	Michael Felberbaum	Fresh Sound New Talent
	Archipel	Thomas Savy	Plus Loin
	with Dave Liebman - Exploration	Christophe dal Sasso - Prétexte	Plus Loin
2005
	Something like now	Moutin Réunion	Plus Loin
2004
	Polychromy	Jean-Christophe Béney	Effendi
	Classical Faces	Pierrick Pedron	Plus Loin
	Look at me now	Laika Fatien	Body & Soul
2003
	Danyel Waro - Sominnker	Olivier Ker Ourio	Cobalt
	Talking Cure	David El Malek	Cristal
2002
	Toutakoosticks	Stéphane Huchard	Blue Note
2001
	Organza	David El Malek	Cristal
	A ride with the wind	Olivier Ker Ourio	Naïve
1999
	Oté l'ancêtre	Olivier Ker Ourio	Pee Wee
	Tribal Traquenard	Stéphane Huchard	Blue Note
1998
	Bop Dreamer	Jean-Loup Longnon	Pygmalion
	Tenor Joke	Jean-Christophe Béney	CC Production
1997
	51 Below	Quoi de Neuf Docteur Big Band	Quoi de neuf docteur ?