Urban Sax

• INCLUDES FREE BONUS DVD

• ORIGINAL SLEEVE ARTWORK

Urban Sax is an ensemble founded by the French composer Gilbert Artman made up of massive numbers of saxophones, accompanied by percussion and sometimes voices. The group is directed by Artman and performs his compositions, which are generally repetitive and minimalist, often sounding somewhat mechanistic rather than conventionally expressive.

The group was formed in 1973, when Artman organized a concert by a group of eight saxophonists he had produced at a classical music festival in Menton, in the south of France. In subsequent years, the number of players grew to 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30, and by the early 21st century, the group consisted of 52 musicians (with saxophones ranging from the soprano to bass registers). Artman frequently integrates local musicians and dancers into his performances, and thus the ensemble can encompass as many as 200 performers.

PERSONNEL:

• TENOR SAX
• Bernard Ghiringhelli
• Antoine Duvernet
• Laurent Grangier
• Pascal Nicolle
• Pascal Barres
• Phil Dromard
• Werner Durand
• Géraldine André

• ALTOS SAX
• Christian Casaliggi
• Christian Chanet
• Jean Augeron
• Alain Potier
• Adrien Duplay
• Patrice Quentin
• Claude Bernard

• SOPRANO SAX
• Jean-Pierre Thiraut

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1 Urban Sax (Part 1) ...... 18:45

• SIDE B
• B1 Urban Sax (Part 2) ...... 18:30

• BONUS DVD
• 01 More Slowly Please
• 02 So Noisy
• 03 Termites Attack Inside My Brain
• 04 Shijingshan Ballad
• 05 Petite Valse Des Caterpillars
• 06 Manivielle
• 07 La Traversée
• 08 Terimakaci
• 09 Ou Comment Castrer Une Paire De Ciseaux
• 10 Le Marche Des Narguilés
• 11 Baalbeck Under The Stars
• 12 Bonus Urban Sax Virtual