Recorded at Studio Ferber (Paris) by Alban Sautour February 12, 2023. Mixed by Alban Sautour. Mastering by Raphaël Jonin at studio J Raph ing (Cordes-sur-Ciel).
Piano Steinway modèle D n° 619018, tuned by Bastien Herbin. Synth Korg Prologue.
Artwork by Tim Miltat. Photos by Didier Péron and Dominique Pelletier.
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AGAPE, perhaps the most beautiful form of love, according to the idea that ancient Greece bequeathed to the world.
Perhaps this precious sentiment, so beneficial to music, was also dominant throughout this second day of recording at the Ferber studio in the depths of winter 2023. The quartet continued to build on the momentum of the first day, from which we already knew that a debut album had been born - CREDO, released in January 2024.
With the renewed energy of the following day, everyone tried to explore even further all the potential felt the day before, letting themselves be carried away by the dialogue between instruments, including the keyboard, and the simple joy of being and being able to play. And so, almost by surprise, in this mythical studio whose spirit and history seemed to carry the band with every step, the outlines of a new album appeared.
The result was five new compositions (plus a coda), each made up of more or less expected forms, more or less tame melodic lines, more or less complex harmonies and rhythms... as much a reflection of hard work as of the joys of the moment, again and again.
Ten years after GO, one day after CREDO, AGAPE offers the music of a quartet that continues on its way, as united by the love of a culture more than a century old as by the faith in a possible future, together above all.
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 ? |