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Michel Portal / John Surman / Barre Phillips / Stu Martin / Jean-Pierre Drouet quintet
Michel Portal (saxophone alto & clarinette basse), John Surman (saxophones soprano et baryton & clarinette basse), Barre Phillips (contrebasse), Stu Martin (drums) & Jean-Pierre Drouet (percussions)
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[EN] Michel Portal, a brilliant clarinetist, saxophonist, and performer from the contemporary classical music scene, became one of the most important figures in new European improvised music from the early 1960s. While also pursuing a career in classical music, he collaborated with the most active creators of new European jazz, as well as various foreign musicians passing through France.
This album, recorded on the Futura label in 1970, was made possible through the initiative of bassist Barre Phillips, who was then performing with the "Trio" of the fabulous baritone saxophonist John Surman at the lively Parisian jazz club, the Gill's. This album also became historic as it remains forever the first recorded trace of John Surman's famous "Trio" with Barre Phillips and Stu Martin.
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[FR] Michel Portal brillant clarinettiste, saxophoniste et interprète venu du milieu de la musique classique contemporaine, est devenu dès le début des années 1960 l'un des acteurs les plus importants des nouvelles musiques improvisées européennes.
Tout en poursuivant parallèlement une carrière dans la musique classique, il multiplie les rencontres avec les créateurs les plus actifs du nouveau jazz européen, ainsi qu'avec différents musiciens étrangers de passage en France.
Ce disque enregistré sur le label Futura en 1970 a pu ètre réalisé grace à l'initiative du contrebassiste Barre Phillips qui se produisait alors avec le "Trio" du fabuleux saxophoniste baryton John Surman dans le très agitateur jazz club parisien, le Gill's.
Cet album est devenu également historique, car il restera éternellement la première trace discographique de ce fameux "Trio" de John Surman, Barre Phillips et Stu Martin.
Michel Portal / John Surman / Barre Phillips / Stu Martin / Jean-Pierre Drouet quintet
Michel Portal (saxophone alto & clarinette basse), John Surman (saxophones soprano et baryton & clarinette basse), Barre Phillips (contrebasse), Stu Martin (drums) & Jean-Pierre Drouet (percussions)
Alors !!!
Enregistré le 27 janvier 1970 au studio Artsonor à Paris
Disponible en CD / Available in CD
Alto Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Michel Portal
Composed By – B. Phillips* (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 8), J. Surman* (tracks: 3, 6)
Design – Avoine, Gilles Coussine
Double Bass – Barre Phillips
Drums – Stu Martin
Engineer – Gilbert Préneron
Layout – Jean Buzelin
Percussion – Jean-Pierre Drouet
Photography By – Thierry Trombert
Producer – Gérard Terronès
Soprano Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – John Surman
Futura Marge is an independent French jazz label, established in 1969 by Gérard Terronès and presently overseen by
Christophe Féray. The label has its headquarters in both Paris and Lyon, France.
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Futura Marge est un label de jazz français indépendant, créé en 1969 par Gérard Terronès et dirigé par Christophe Féray. Le label est situé à Paris et à Lyon, en France.
Carroll & his team showcase their mastery, appealing to avant-garde & undisciplined music lovers, from AEOC to Sonic Youth, S. Hutchings, and R. Mazurek. A must-listen for discerning musical palates. Jazz - Futura Marge
There is an instant feeling of something unique happening here...a tension, the sustained moment, the precision of the memorable creation of silence: the engagement of the intellect made tangible through sound and space...pretentious? I don't think so.
I've been listening to this field of interaction for more years than I can recount and you get a feeling when you are listening to something on an altogether different level...a true meeting of the spirits. John Cratchley