Invisible Stream

by Raphael Imbert, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Pierre-François Blanchard, Sonny Troupe

Overview

The "invisible stream," writes saxophonist-composer Raphael Imbert, "refers to that 'unseen current' that connects people, artist, improvisers, musicians, while transcending aesthetic and cultural boundaries." It is a concept general enough to apply to many recitals, but Imbert and a trio consisting of cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras, pianist Pierre-Francois Blanchard, and percussionist Sonny Troupe realize it here with unusual depth. Imbert and Troupe, who is from Guadeloupe, both have jazz backgrounds, and Imbert's compositions draw on jazz. However, the linkages are strengthened by the presence of 19th and 20th century songs, specifically German, that tie into a nostalgic mood in Imbert's works. The mood is strongest in the opening Akim's Spirit, a tribute to a deceased mountain climber that is the only multi-movement work on the program. It is substantial enough to provide momentum running through music by composers as diverse as Ornette Coleman and Richard Wagner (who, it must be said, might not have been crazy to find himself in such surroundings). The program doesn't have an effect of novelty; rather, it weaves a spell that deepens as it proceeds, and the whole project offers an engrossing hour of chamber music that brings the careers of all involved into new territories. ~ James Manheim

Product Details

Release Date:	08/19/2022
Label:	Harmonia Mundi
UPC:	3149020944691
Rank:	185640

Tracks

1. Akim's Spirit~1. Friends
2. Akim's Spirit~2. Eagle
3. Akim's Spirit~3. Remember
4. Akim's Spirit~4. Space Opera
5. Akim's Spirit~5. Hope
6. Tannh¿¿user~Wolfram's aria from Act III: Scene 2: O du, mein holder Abendstern
7. An die Musik D. 547
8. My Klezmer Dream
9. Beauty Is a Rare Thing
10. Musique aux Images
11. Hollywooder Liederbuch~An den kleinen Radioapparat
12. So Long, Radio Voice
13. Exil
14. Des Ronds dans l'Eau

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Raphael Imbert   Primary Artist,Saxophone
Pierre-François Blanchard   Primary Artist,Piano
Jean-Guihen Queyras   Primary Artist,Cello
Sonny Troupe   Primary Artist,Drums

Technical Credits

Hanns Eisler   Composer
Richard Wagner   Composer
Franz Schubert   Composer
Ornette Coleman   Composer
Julyan Rawlings   Cover Art
Mike Sklansky   Liner Note Translation
Alban Moraud   Engineer,Artistic Director
Raymond Le Senechal   Composer
Raphael Imbert   Arranger,Composer,Liner Notes
Pierre Barouh   Composer
Alexandra Evrard   Assistant,Mastering
Irene Weber-Froboese   Liner Note Translation
Emile Atsas   Additional Music
Margaux Bellynck   Photography