Thierry Maillard Trio - The Alchemist (2014)

A dose of jazz, classical dose, a dose of world music, strings placed as brass, rhythmic hell … For this 11th album, Thierry Maillard back surrounded valuable Yoann Schmidt on drums and Matyas Szandai the bass. He invited a 12-string orchestra, for which he subtly blends classical writing strings to write rhythmic jazz places like brass in the manner of a big band, allowing an emotional journey melodic. To spice up the adventure, pianist invited artists like Didier Malherbe to duduk or Djemai Abdenour oud among others…

Tracklist:

1. A New Day (feat. Miwa Rosso) (06:03)
2. Beyond the Ocean 2 (07:58)
3. For Bela (feat. Didier Malherbe & Miwa Rosso) (05:44)
4. La danse des Vikings (2) [feat. Niel Gersetenberg & Dorothé Cornec] (06:46)
5. Chichén itzà intro (feat. Didier Malherbe) (02:26)
6. Chichén itzà (feat. Didier Malherbe & Minino Garay) (04:18)
7. Idée fixe (feat. Miwa Rosso) (04:45)
8. It's Over (feat. François Salque, Didier Malherbe, Dorothé Cornec & Bruno Bongarçon) (07:25)
9. Montréal (05:05)
10. Psycho tic (feat. Niel Gersetenberd & Dorothé Cornec) (05:29)
11. Albatros (feat. Djemai Abedenour) (09:35)
12. The Alchemist (03:53)

Personnel:

Thierry Maillard // Piano, compositions ,orchestration & direction d’orchestre
Yoann Schmidt // Batterie
Matyas Szandai // Contrebasse

Didier Malherbe // doudouk (8), flûte
Bawu (3), flûte traversière (5 & 6)
Minino Garay // percussions (6)
Niel Gerstenberg // whistle (4, 9 & 10)
Dorothé Cornec // harpe (4, 8 & 10)
Djemai Abedenour // oud (11)
Bruno Bongarçon // guitare (8)
Miwa Rosso // violoncelle (1, 3 & 7)
Akemi Fillon – Anne Gravoin // violons
Marianne Lagarde – Jacques Gandard // violons
Ana Millet – Laetitia Ringeval // violons
Lise Orivel – Jean-Marc Apap – Christophe Briquet // altos
François Salque – Miwa Rosso – J
ean-Baptiste Goraïeb // violoncelles