Martial Solal + Michel Magne + Jean-Claude Vannier = Wow! Kind of a super band or super musicians getting together for one album. What we have here is the amazing talents of Martial Solal and trio (Gilbert Rovère on bass and Charles Gellonzi on drums) plus composer Michel Magne's orchestration and then with the additional genius of Jean-Claude Vannier's arrangements. First of all, when you hear the very first note on Solal's piano, you're immediately drawn to Jean-Luc Godard's "Breathless" in which Solal did the soundtrack. And not surprisingly, when one hears "Electrode," you think soundtrack music because there is something incredibly visual within the music.
Magne composed the music here, and Vannier takes that music to another planet. It is jazz, but with avant-garde leanings and sounds from Magne and Vannier, who both can be experimental on their own each recording. So what we have here is the Solal trio doing what they do, which is magic, and Magne's composition which is pushing the envelope between the medium of jazz and 20th century written score. Vannier then kicks the whole project into another soccer stadium. Recorded in 1966, it's a lively energetic album. And for those who are hung up on the sounds of early Godard (like me) will find this album amazing.
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