Courvoisier • Rothenberg • Sartorius
Lockdown
2021 - Clean Feed Records: CF560CD
https://cleanfeed-records.com/product/lockdown/
https://cleanfeedrecords.bandcamp.com/album/lockdown
* Sylvie Courvoisier : piano
* Ned Rothenberg : alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, shakuhachi
* Julian Sartorius : drums, percussion
https://www.sylviecourvoisier.com/
https://www.nedrothenberg.com/
https://www.juliansartorius.com/
Recorded by Wolfgang Zwiauer and Felix Wolf at The Zoo Studio,
Bern, Switzerland, on October 28 & 29, 2020.
Reviews
By Matthew Banash
https://www.freejazzblog.org/2021/07/clean-feed-20-reviews-part-1-of-2.html
Sylvie Courvoisier and Ned Rothenberg have recorded before (see Clean Feed’s In
Cahoots from 2017) but this is the initial offering from a trio that includes
drummer Julian Sartorius. It is a notable album in or out of context with
Covid-19 pandemic. It speaks to the times but transcends them as well. The
release is engaging and provocative while maintaining a steady but
unpredictable tones, arrangement, and rhythms.
“La Cigale '' opens with a maelstrom and it's like getting a bunch of records
in one with the focus being that sweet Piano/ Sax/ Drums trio. Ah, the
timelessness of freedom. Courvoisier uses all the piano as Sartorius uses all
his kit and Rothenberg knows just what to pull out of his trick bag “After
Lunch” has an in-the-moment vibe that conjures images of modern dance between
my ears. It is emotive without being bombastic. “Popcorn” has a light but real
strut, preen and honking. After a while, your kind of do not care who is doing
what and just let the sounds morph into something unified. They coax music from
their instruments that stirs the soul and keeps your ears on a swivel and a
smile on your face.
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By Grego Applegate Edwards
https://gapplegatemusicreview.blogspot.com/2021/06/sylvie-courvoisier-ned-rothenberg.html
by mehmetkrljic (hu)
https://cvecezla.wordpress.com/2021/04/25/jazz-nedeljom-courvoisier-rothenberg-sartorius-lockdown/
Jan Granlie (dk)
https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/courvoisier-rothenberg-sartorius/
