A gorgeous genre-spanning jazz-folk-Anatolian LP featuring Malian kora maestro Ballaké Sissoko, specialist improv cellist Vincent Segal, accordion virtuoso Vincent Peirani and French soprano saxophonist Émile Parisien, who echoes the great traditions of Sidney Bechet. The title means “those who stray” and all four musicians here prove their credentials of possessing experimental genre-crossing brilliance. Parisien is particularly outstanding as he opens the beautiful single Banja, and then combining with all three on opener Ta Nyé, each instrument overlapping and echoing. Izao has various flavours of Armenia, Transylvania and Turkey. Amenhotep has a Coltrane quality to it, while Dou sees each musician interpret the melody like a lullaby, La Chanson des Egarés a beautiful study in improvisation, and among cover versions lifted to a whole new level, a delightfully nimble version of Joe Zawinul’s Orient Express and the joyous Esperanza a classic tune by accordionist Marc Perrone. So much more here too, in a work of exquisite joy from first to last, a very special and unique blend of sounds, artistry, musical wit, and delicate skill. Out on the Paris-base No Format! label.
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