The Shape Of Jazz To Come at Jazz à La Villette Festival at Philharmonie De Paris

Led by Ornette Coleman's son on drums and accompanied by the Orchestre Ostinato, a top-flight sextet takes The Shape of Jazz to Come - one of the cornerstones of modern jazz - to new horizons.When it was released in November 1959, The Shape of Jazz to Come - the third album by American saxophonist Ornette Coleman - struck a chord with critics perhaps unprepared for the beginnings of free jazz. Recorded as a quartet with Charlie Haden on double bass, Don Cherry on trumpet and Billy Higgins on drums, the album favors improvised variations and melodies. Regarded as both a masterpiece and a turning point in the history of the genre, The Shape of Jazz to Come is now revisited by an adventurous ensemble of musicians who respect its spirit more than its letter. Accompanied by the Orchestre Ostinato, who reinject a little tonality into these untamed pieces, the all-star sextet led by drummer Denardo Coleman - who has long played alongside his father - prefers the vertigo of improvisation to reproduction. As worthy heirs to the master, trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire and saxophonist Isaiah Collier breathe their sense of abstraction and electrifying energy into this lively, elusive music....

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Led by Ornette Coleman's son on drums and accompanied by the Orchestre Ostinato, a top-flight sextet takes The Shape of Jazz to Come - one of the cornerstones of modern jazz - to new horizons.When it was released in November 1959, The Shape of Jazz to Come - the third album by American saxophonist Ornette Coleman - struck a chord with critics perhaps unprepared for the beginnings of free jazz. Recorded as a quartet with Charlie Haden on double bass, Don Cherry on trumpet and Billy Higgins on drums, the album favors improvised variations and melodies. Regarded as both a masterpiece and a turning point in the history of the genre, The Shape of Jazz to Come is now revisited by an adventurous ensemble of musicians who respect its spirit more than its letter. Accompanied by the Orchestre Ostinato, who reinject a little tonality into these untamed pieces, the all-star sextet led by drummer Denardo Coleman - who has long played alongside his father - prefers the vertigo of improvisation to reproduction. As worthy heirs to the master, trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire and saxophonist Isaiah Collier breathe their sense of abstraction and electrifying energy into this lively, elusive music.

Emmené par le fils d’Ornette Coleman à la batterie et accompagné par l’Orchestre Ostinato, un sextet de haute volée s’empare de The Shape of Jazz to Come – l’une des pierres angulaires du jazz moderne – pour l’emmener vers de nouveaux horizons.Quand il est publié en novembre 1959, The Shape of Jazz to Come – troisième album du saxophoniste américain Ornette Coleman – partage une critique peut-être pas préparée aux prémices du free jazz. Enregistré en quartet avec Charlie Haden à la contrebasse, Don Cherry à la trompette et Billy Higgins à la batterie, l’album privilégie les variations et mélodies improvisées. Considéré depuis comme un chef d’œuvre mais aussi comme un tournant dans l’histoire du genre, The Shape of Jazz to Come est aujourd’hui revisité par un ensemble de musiciens aventureux qui en respecte l’esprit davantage que la lettre. Accompagné de l’Orchestre Ostinato qui réinjecte un peu de tonalité à ces morceaux restés sauvages, le sextet all stars conduit par le batteur Denardo Coleman – qui a longtemps joué aux côtés de son père – préfère les vertiges de l’improvisation à la reproduction. En dignes héritiers du maître, le trompettiste Ambrose Akinmusire et le saxophoniste Isaiah Collier insufflent leur sens de l’abstraction et leur énergie électrisante à cette musique si vivante et insaisissable.

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