Courvoisier • Rothenberg • Sartorius - Lockdown (2021)

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. -- 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/