Name: Le Pas Du Chat Noir
Brand: Anouar Brahem

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

7742663

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Black

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2019-06-07

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Signed copies: No

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Standard:20

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602577426636

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2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Anouar Brahem

Genre GB

Jazz

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Anouar Brahem is a renowned oud player and composer, born on October 20, 1957 in Halfaouine, Tunisia. With his unique musical style, he seamlessly blends Arab classical music, folk music, and jazz. His compositions are a captivating fusion of diverse influences that create an enchanting and soul-stirring experience for listeners.

ECM Records, also known as "The Creative Label," is a German independent label that was co-founded by producer Manfred Eicher, Manfred Scheffner, and Karl Egger in Munich (Pasing) in 1969. With the label code LC 2516 / LC 02516, ECM stands for Edition of Contemporary Music and focuses on jazz and Western classical music. They showcase both acoustic and electronic artists who produce eclectic versions of contemporary music.

ECM's extensive catalog features a wide range of genres, from contemporary works by renowned composers like Steve Reich, Arvo Pärt, and Philip Glass to experimental and electronic jazz from artists such as Nils Petter Molvær, Pat Metheny Group, and Jan Garbarek. Over the past 40+ years, ECM has released more than 1500 recordings that have been acclaimed for their exceptional music quality, creative production techniques, and outstanding sound.

Although an independent label, ECM titles are distributed by Universal Music Group (UMG) in the US, Japan, and throughout Europe. However, they have also collaborated with other distributors over the years. Notably during the period when Polydor distributed ECM products in Germany; [l447694] was used for pressing identified by a CP suffix on labels and runouts. Afterward,[l25946] became their primary distributor.

Released for the frst time on vinyl. The instrumentation is unique: oud, piano, accordion. Brahem’s writing for this combination is highly evocative, meticulously controlled and sparse. "Half of the magic", as he notes, "resides in the not-played, in the marvellous mingling of overtones, sounds that rise from the piano to blend with the warm tones of the oud and the breath of the accordion’s bellows.”

”Hypnotic, magnetic new album by Anouar Brahem which adds a new dimension to our knowledge of this exceptional Tunisian musician. ‘Le pas du chat noir’ gives the clearest indication yet of the work of Brahem as composer and features a spacious ‘chamber music’ that resonates with the freshness of improvisation.

Personnel: Anouar Brahem (oud), Francois Couturier (piano), Jean-Louis Matinier (accordion)

LP 1: Le pas du chat noir / De tout ton coeur / Leila au pays du carrousel / Pique-nique à Nagpur / C st ailleurs / Toi qui sais

LP 2: L’arbre qui voit / Un point bleu / Les ailes du Bourak / Rue du d part / Leila au pays du carrousel var. / Dejà la nuit