Jean-Marc Padovani - Motian in Motion (2015)

Renowned for his successful mergers between jazz and world music, saxophonist Jean-Marc Padovani here pays tribute to the great jazz drummer Paul Motian, with whom he took the chance to play in 1996. Particular regard is shown to Motian's Armenian origins, with Didier Malherbe (from the Hadouk Trio) playing duduk (Armenian flute) and a crack French rhythm team on piano, bass and drums.

Tracklist:

01. Arabesque
02. The Sunflower
03. Look to the Black Wall
04. Birdsong
05. Shakalaka
06. Flight of the Blue Jay
07. It Is
08. Endgame

Personnel:

Jean-Marc Padovani - saxophone
Didier Malherbes - doudouk
Paul Brousseau - piano
Claude Tchamichan - contrebasse
Ramon Lopez - batterie