Vander, Christian - Concert Rennes 2002 CD
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SZ - ACEL 050
Eric Prost : tenor & soprano sax
Emmanuel Borghi : piano
Emmanuel Grimonprez : double bass
Christian Vander : drums
Back in the early 90s, I went to the Montreal Jazz Festival while on holiday in Quebec. It just so happened that the Christian Vander trio was playing; this is way, way before Magma reformed and I was so excited that I was going to get to see one of my musical heroes. And they 100% delivered.
This is 1000% pure ‘classic quartet’ Coltrane worship by four fantastic musicians! There isn’t a hint of zeuhl here, but if you wanna hear CV play in a style that’s complimentary but quite different for what he’s known for, this is a great release.
I realize that this is a jazz album that will mostly sell to rock people who are fans of Magma, but by any stretch of the imagination, this is excellent; if buying this because you love Magma gets you interested in Impulse-era John Coltrane, and you go exploring from there, I guess that isn't any worse than my being 16 and buying an Eric Dolphy record because I adored The Mothers of Invention and wanted to hear what the dedicatee of the Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue actually sounded like!
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