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Matthieu Bordenave

The Blue Land

ECM
Release Date: January 26, 2024

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La Porte Entrouverte
1 La porte entrouverte  
2 The Blue Land  
3 Compassion  
4 Cyrus  
5 Refraction  
6 Distance  
7 Three Four  
8 Timbre  
9 Three Peaks  
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For the follow-up of his ECM-leader-debut La traversée, French saxophonist Matthieu Bordenave expands his trio of German pianist Florian Weber and French bassist Patrice Moret with the unique sensibilities of drummer James Maddren, whose unrelenting pulse adds deft counterpoint to the group’s already idiosyncratic sound. Jazzwise magazine called the saxophonist’s previous recording “a graceful river of sound. As serene and meditative as this music may be it also has bursts, or rather flickers of energy and bold, focused, fluid movement, invigorating all the atmospheric counterpoint.” The flickers of energy are amplified on The Blue Land, setting the stage for angular interplay that sees each player dealing in swift counterpoint and melodic invention.

Writing the music for the album, Matthieu “had this idea of a band sound – a global sound – with everyone developing the music together, creating an immediately recognizable sonic character”. The unique character and collective approach is evident from the searching sounds of the introductory “La Porte Entrouverte”, with each player entering the proceedings consecutively, patiently, and the textural qualities of the group’s communication carried onward to the title track for further evolution.

  • Matthieu Bordenave - The Blue Land makes JAZZIZ: The Week in Jazz
    Posted At: February 19, 2024 12:00 AM
    JAZZIZ writes…..The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz world. It’s a one-stop destination for the music news you need to know. From PR…..For the follow-up of his ECM-leader-debut La traversée, French saxophonist Matthieu Bordenave expands his trio of German pianist Florian Weber and French bassist Patrice Moret with the unique sensibilities of drummer James Maddren...
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  • Spacious, moody and meditative, Matthieu Bordenave's 'The Blue Land' spins delicate cognitive webs / All About Jazz
    Posted At: February 7, 2024 12:00 AM
    For the follow-up of his ECM-leader-debut La traversée, French saxophonist Matthieu Bordenave expands his trio of German pianist Florian Weber and French bassist Patrice Moret with the unique sensibilities of drummer James Maddren, whose unrelenting pulse adds deft counterpoint to the group’s already idiosyncratic sound. Jazzwise magazine called the saxophonist’s previous recording “a graceful river of soun...
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  • Matthieu Bordenave Quartet's 'The Blue Land' makes for an intriguing, expressive set of chamber pieces / jazzwise
    Posted At: February 3, 2024 12:00 AM
    For the follow-up of his ECM-leader-debut La traversée, French saxophonist Matthieu Bordenave expands his trio of German pianist Florian Weber and French bassist Patrice Moret with the unique sensibilities of drummer James Maddren, whose unrelenting pulse adds deft counterpoint to the group’s already idiosyncratic sound. Jazzwise magazine called the saxophonist’s previous recording “a graceful river of soun...
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  • Matthieu Bordenave - The Blue Land is a wonderful album / JAZZ VIEWS
    Posted At: January 25, 2024 12:00 AM
    A wonderful album, and it will be fascinating to hear where the saxophonist takes is music going forward.JAZZ VIEWS - Nick LeaJan writes….Upon hearing Bordenave’s La traversée release in 2020 (his debut as leader for ECM) I was immediately a fan. The music had a gentle floating aspect to it that was as calming as it was intriguing and showed a keen musical mind at work as a composer and a razor-sharp improv...
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  • The arrangements on Matthieu Bordenave's 'The Blue Land' weave from dreamy mysticism / THE BIG TAKE-OVER
    Posted At: January 22, 2024 12:00 AM
    For the follow-up of his ECM-leader-debut La traversée, French saxophonist Matthieu Bordenave expands his trio of German pianist Florian Weber and French bassist Patrice Moret with the unique sensibilities of drummer James Maddren, whose unrelenting pulse adds deft counterpoint to the group’s already idiosyncratic sound. Jazzwise magazine called the saxophonist’s previous recording “a graceful river of soun...
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