Poetic ballads for piano, cello, saxophone and accordion, taking inspiration from the Russian film-maker (and nodding to Bach, Pergolesi and Shostakovich).
His lovely, lyrical jazz trumpet-playing blended with the Corsican polyphony of A Filetta, and the bandoneon of Daniele Di Bonaventura, in the tradition of Miles’ take on Rodrigues’ Concierto de Aranjuez.
Farsi love songs, including a tribute to Norma Winstone, from the German-Iranian singer Cymin Samawatie.
Gorgeous, direct duets, love songs, close in spirit to The Melody At Night With You.
With Chris Potter and Jason Moran.
Duets by trumpet, or French horn, and guitar.
With new cohorts from Finland and Denmark — electric bass and guitar bringing a new tension and urgency — this is by turns fierce and hard, swinging and sparse, lyrical and mournful.
‘The quintessence of experience of sorts. It has some free playing, some reflection, and we also played Komeda’s Kattorna. Among my records this is the one I listened to the most after recording.’
With Barbaros Erkose, clarinet; Lassad Hosni, bendir, darbouka.
John Surman, bass clarinet and soprano saxophone; Dave Holland, double-bass.
With David Finck and Joey Barton, and Joe Lovano guesting.
With Lyle Mays and Nana Vasconcelos.
Piano / cello duets.