Renku

DIGIPACK EDITION

"Renku" – the kindred-spirit New York trio of saxophonist Michaël Attias, bassist John Hébert and drummer Satoshi Takeishi – was named after a collaborative, improvised form of Japanese poetry that balances freedom and precision. For "Renku", harmony lies in the personalities. Takeishi is an improviser of depth, with a singular time feel and sense of drama. Hébert possesses one of today’s most alluring sounds on double-bass. His three-minute soliloquy on Takeishi’s brooding “Soledad” serves as an intro to Attias’s “Lions of Cayuga,” the latter’s ricochet of melody characteristic of its composer.

PERSONNEL:

MICHAEL ATTIAS, alto sax
JOHN HÉBERT, double bass
SATOSHI TAKEISHI, drums

Recorded live at Greenwich Music House, Jan 31 & Feb 1, 2014

TRACKS:

01. Tapstone
02. Renku
03. The Sunflower
04. Lurch
05. Dark Net
06. Soledad
07. The Lions of Cayuga
08. 70's & 80´s Remix
09. Goodbye Rumination