View basket “Milestones (Mono)” has been added to your basket. Silk and Sand Nguyên Lê Trio SKU: ACTLP9967-1 Barcode: 0614427996718 20.00 £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ACT Released Date: 31st March 2023 Buying Format: 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Since guitarist Nguyên Lê became the first exclusive ACT artist thirty years ago, he has established himself as a distinctive voice of his instrument, and as one of the most important representatives of jazz as world music without borders. The 64-year- old is one of the few whose technique, style and composition are unique and recognizable from the first note – a mastery in the true sense of the word. With ‘Silk and Sand’ Lê now returns to the format of the trio with which he once began his career as a leader on ‘Million Waves’. In the wake of a number of global fusion and rock ventures in recent years with international stars, ‘Silk and Sand’ marks a return to Lê’s roots. Here we find a more refined and quieter kind of music making, as the title implies, and also with more jazz in the mix. Lê also points out the connections with his earlier work: “On my album ‘Three Trios’ from 1996, I called two of the pieces ‘Silk’ and ‘Sand’: silk is precious and yet strong and it weaves the musicians’ interplay together; the sand of the desert haunts the musician’s dreams of other places. Twenty-six years later, these tracks are like pebbles on the path, and they are still there.” But Nguyên Lê would not be himself if he were to rely only on the ingredients of a classical jazz line-up for a new trio. He chose Moroccan percussionist Rhani Krjia for the rhythm section, a musical soulmate with whom Lê wanted to work for years, and whose subtle, colourful grooves have already enriched the music of stars such as Sting, Keziah Jones or Dominic Miller. The strong musical foundation of trio is provided by Canadian Chris Jennings, a long-time collaborator with Lê and one of the most sought-after bassists on both sides of the Atlantic. The title track, or indeed ‘Thar Desert Dawn’, exemplifies the magic between the three musicians: these melodies are full of passion and reach out into improvisations. Lê lays them down over the North African rhythms of Rhani Krija and the massive but singing bass sound of Chris Jennings. The opening album track ‘Red City’ is a wild, dynamic ride into the hustle and bustle of Asian or African cities, complete with urgent, clamorous voices. It gets rockier for ‘Onety-One’ and especially on ‘Tiger’s Dance’, and then calmer for the hymn-like ‘Moonstone’ and ‘The Waters of Ortigia’, with a melody that unfolds slowly and deliciously. The core trio with Jennings and Rhani is joined for two of the more elegiac pieces by Sylvain Barou on bansuri and duduk flutes, and by Miron Rafajlovic, who plays trumpet and flugel horn on ‘Moonstone’. The return to Lê’s beginnings as an inspiration for new ideas is made clear by another of the guests appearing on ‘Silk and Sand’: Etienne Mbappé delivers a stupendous electric bass solo on ‘Baraka’. The Cameroonian, who became widely known for his work with Joe Zawinul, John McLaughlin, Salif Keïta and others, was already a member of Lê’s first band, Ultramarine. Thus, in an irresistible and enjoyable way, Lê’s ‘Silk and Sand’ doesn’t just build bridges between Asia, Africa and Europe, and between jazz, rock and world music. Artist Nguyên Lê Trio Genre Jazz Label ACT Buying Options 1LP Format 1LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings Red City Silk & Sand Onety-One Moonstone The Waters of Ortigia Baraka Thar Desert Dawn Tiger’s Dance Becoming Water Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Jazz View Product Quick View Snarky Puppy Sylva Jazz | Ground Up Music | 1LP Released 4th November 2016 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Snarky Puppy Sylva £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Ground Up Music SKU: 4722259 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 4th November 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Benny Carter & His Orchestra Definitions Jazz | Verve/Universal | 1LP Released 24th May 2019 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Benny Carter & His Orchestra Definitions £15.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Verve/Universal SKU: 7746424 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 24th May 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Donald Byrd Ethiopian Knights Jazz | Blue Note | 180g, 1LP Released 6th September 2019 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Donald Byrd Ethiopian Knights £24.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: 7759664 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 6th September 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Stan Getz/Astrud Gilberto Live At The Berlin Jazz Festival 1966 Jazz | The Lost Recordings | 2CD Released 13th September 2023 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Stan Getz/Astrud Gilberto Live At The Berlin Jazz Festival 1966 £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: The Lost Recordings SKU: TLR 2104038 Formats: 2CD Released Date: 13th September 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Miles Davis & John Coltrane Trane’s Blues Jazz | BMG Records | 1LP Released 19th October 2018 £13.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Miles Davis & John Coltrane Trane’s Blues £13.00 Genre: Jazz Label: BMG Records SKU: 4050538423341 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 19th October 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Joe Zawinul Zawinul Jazz | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 4th August 2014 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Joe Zawinul Zawinul £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP1162 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 4th August 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ella Fitzgerald Ella At The Hollywood Bowl: The Irving Berlin Songbook Jazz | Verve | 1LP Released 24th June 2022 £22.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Ella Fitzgerald Ella At The Hollywood Bowl: The Irving Berlin Songbook £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Verve SKU: 4544730 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 24th June 2022 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Dexter Gordon North Sea Jazz Concert Series 1979 Jazz | Bertus | 180g, 1LP Released 31st May 2024 £31.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Dexter Gordon North Sea Jazz Concert Series 1979 £31.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Bertus SKU: BGDNSJ23005 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 31st May 2024 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View John Coltrane Blue Train (Mono) Jazz | Blue Note Tone Poet | 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 16th September 2022 £39.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders John Coltrane Blue Train (Mono) £39.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note Tone Poet SKU: 4548105 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 16th September 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Sonny Stitt Stitt Plays Byrd Jazz | Speakers Corner | 180g, 1LP Released 19th May 2017 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sonny Stitt Stitt Plays Byrd £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Speakers Corner SKU: SD1418 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 19th May 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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