Plume a encore frappé ! Le saxophoniste débarqué dans le game du jazz français sans prévenir est de retour avec « Holding On », album de la libération post-Covid et album de la confirmation de son talent. Animé par une urgence intacte, le saxophoniste tient bon et signe un disque de rage et d’espoir, de conviction et d’engagement, une lumière dans l’incertitude et la noirceur des temps, porté par le drumming d’un maitre de la batterie chauffé à blanc, Gregory Hutchinson.
Plume strikes again! The French-American saxophonist who landed in the French jazz game without warning is back with "Holding On", an album from the post-Covid liberation and an album confirming his talent. Driven by an intact urgency, the saxophonist holds firm and signs a record of passion and hope, conviction and commitment, a light in the uncertainty and the darkness of times, carried by the exhilarating drumming of a master of the drums, Gregory Hutchinson.
credits
released October 21, 2022
All compositions by Plume, except #1 composed by John Coltrane, arranged by Plume.
Plume, alto saxophone
Leonardo Montana, piano
Géraud Portal, double bass
Gregory Hutchinson, drums
+ Matt Chalk, alto saxophone on track 9.
Recorded at Studio Sextan, Malakoff, by Vincent Mahey.
Mixed and mastered by David Darlington, New York City.
Photography by Eric Garault.
Graphic design by Olivier Linden.
"Tout sauf un poids plume du jazz" — Télérama
"Le son de groupe, la précision rythmique, des solos enlevés, tout y est chez Plume qui sait s’ancrer dans ce langage, cette culture, pour y naviguer avec virtuosité." — "Indispensable" Jazz News
"Plume est un vrai as du sax, un volubile voltigeur de l’alto, qui carbure à l’urgence lyrique et fascine par son extrême élégance" — Jazz Magazine
"Plume s’inscrit dans la lignée des souffleurs exigeants qui ont des choses à raconter et n’économisent pas leur souffle. Mélodique en diable, aussi lyrique qu’un océan qui pousse ses rouleaux dans l’inconnu" — "Oui" Culture Jazz
"Featuring drummer extraordinaire Gregory Hutchinson, the album cooks with vibrant sounds and energy. The compositions are creative with elements of the past mixed in with a unique new sound for the future such as in the title track." — Jazz Buffalo, "25 Favorite Jazz Albums Of 2022"
Pianist Laurent Coq teamed up with saxophonist Sam Sadigursky on this project inspired by 4 poets: William Carlos Williams, D.H. Lawrence, Blaise Cendrars and Eugène Guillevic. jazz&people
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This album captivated me quickly. The listener can hear the high energy of New York through their instrumentation and I love It! One example of this I throughly enjoy is their implementation of accelerando (speeding up the tempo) throughout songs. If you enjoy contemporary jazz this album is worth your attention. Wes Wood