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PACIFIC

by alban darche

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Five 02:55
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Bess 02:49
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Fugue n°1 01:59
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Kenny 05:03
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One question 03:20
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Pacific 1 03:45
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Pacific 3 06:17
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Sam 05:36

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Steve Argüelles . drums
Jozef Dumoulin . piano, fender rhodes
Samuel Blaser . trombone
Geoffroy Tamisier . trumpet
Alban Darche . alto saxophone, compositions

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released May 31, 2016

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"Pacific: striving for peace, having no aggressive nature."
This definition could have been enough to inspire a group name to me. I also chose « Pacific » because it reminds me of the West-coast. And West-coast jazz is of paramount importance to me, as much for its exploration of sound -the group sound and its individual tones- as for the colors in the writing.

My Pacific is a tribute to some of my heroes, whose presence comes
to bear continually on my work. The list includes Lenny Tristano, Lee
Konitz, Paul Desmond, and Gil Evans.
Evans was not on the list of musicians who originally motivated my project, but he cropped up when I started writing the very first notes.
Not only could I hear colours similar to the ones he used, but most of all the shadow of his collaboration with Miles Davis felt more present the more I wrote, so much so that it ended up enveloping this nascent music completely.

This is about creating personal and original music which contains in its architecture the quirks that are my trademark but which is consciously under the influence of the heritage that forged me. Under its influence, yes, but still free and inventive, always looking for a new sound.



Recorded and mixed by Olivier Ménard and studio Corner Box, Rocheservière (France) on January 12-13 2015.
Masterised by Pierre Vandewaeter at studio Lakanal, Montpellier (France).

Pictures by Annabelle Tiaffay – Graphic design by Silvain Joblin.

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Album after album, through an ever increasing number of line-ups and experiences, Alban Darche has been building a highly original, free-spirited and coherent body of work. He’s the ingenious composer and leader of several bands that bring together some of the most talented French and international soloists. ... more

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