Thierry Maillard Trio - Beyond the Ocean (2013)

We discovered the virtuoso of the piano Thierry Maillard in 1998 with his album Paris-New York recorded in New York with John Patitucci and Dennis Chambers. He has an amazing technique with great tunes and a skilled way to compose his music and that confirmed Thierry Maillard as a real maestro of jazz and one of the best French musicians. With Yoann Schmidt on drums (Birelli Lagrenne, Sylvain Luc, Jean-Pierre Como…) and Matyas Szandaï, a double bass player from Hungary (Gabor Gado, Chris Potter, Hamid Drake, Flavio Boltro), the trio has found a perfect harmony performing with great energy the demanding compositions of Thierry Maillard. The romantic writing and the love of ballads have led Thierry to create music that evokes an imaginary folklore with traditional inspirations being modern at the same time. The violin of Debora Seffer, the duduk of Didier Malherbe, and the oud of Djemai Abdenour on many tracks have contributed to make a colorful album giving the audience a pure moment of happiness!

Tracklist:

1. Keops
2. Etretat Le Donjon
3. Beyond the Ocean
4. Budapest
5. Le Jardin des Rves
6. Icon
7. La Cote Sauvage
8. La Ligne Transatlantique
9. Ireland Song
10. The Secrets
11. Le Petit Hotel au Grand Large
12. La Valle des Reines
13. Anyway
14. Without You

Personnel:

Thierry Maillard - piano
Matyas Szanda - double bass
Yoann Schmidt - drums
& guests
Didier Malherbe - duduk (3,9, 12)
Debora Seffer - violin (3), voice (9, 12)
Djemai Abdenour - oud (2, 9, 12)