Christophe Dal Sasso - Ressac (2013)

After adapting works from the French classical repertoire with Lionel Belmondo and putting together bespoke scores for artists such as saxophone player David Liebman, Brazilian popular singer Milton Nascimento and violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, French composer, arranger and flautist Christophe Dal Sasso sets off on a new musical adventure of his own. Based on a performance that brings together on the same stage a writer/actor, a classical pianist and an orchestra led by jazzmen, Ressac can be viewed as the culmination of a personal journey. In devising the project, Christophe Dal Sasso s goal was to build bridges between various means of artistic expression, and notably to bridge the gap between the verbal alchemy of poetry with texts written and performed by David Belmondo and the magic properties of music, whose evocative power remains a mystery. And so a gesture, a movement of transit begins to stand out at the heart of this 11-piece ensemble. It relates to the shift from what is written to what is improvised, the private to the collective, the composer to the soloist, the words spoken to the notes played.

Tracklist:

01. Nuits Sans Sommeil (Texte)
02. Terre De Naissance
03. Nuit Sans Sommeil
04. Pluie De Cendre (Prélude)
05. Transit
06. Ressac
07. Ressac (Texte)
08. Perdition
09. Casa Battlo (Prélude)
10. Gaudi
11. Flots
12. Mer D'Huile
13. Recherche
14. Perdition (Texte)
15. Mer D'Huile (Prélude)

Personnel:

Christophe Dal Sasso - flutes, composition, arrangements;
David El-Malek - tenor saxophone, tambourin;
Pierre de Bethmann - Fender rhodes, wood block;
Thomas Savy - bass clarinet;
Elisa Bellanger - piano;
Manuel Marches - double bass;
Franck Agulhon - drums;
Jacques Tellitocci - percussions, vibraphone;
Cécile Hardouin - bassoon;
Camille Lebréquier - cor;
David Belmondo – voice (1, 7, 14).