Daunik Lazro

SilentKnowledge · December-24th-2005, 08:50 PM

Greetings,

I have been gaining interest in this particular French saxophonist. I only own his early collaboration with Michel Doneda entitled: General Gramophon.

Though, I am rather curious in his improvised work. I would be most grateful of suggestions! Thank you.

Regards,

Alexander

Dennis Gonzalez · December-24th-2005, 09:08 PM

I remember being intrigued years ago by his hatHut release (one of their first) The Entrance Gates of Tschee Park. I've seen his name here and there over the years, but I can't tell you much, except that I liked the LP.

al j · December-24th-2005, 09:11 PM

Madly You. Amazing record.

http://www.bagatellen.com/archives/reviews/000052.html

LeMo · December-25th-2005, 02:39 PM

Two of his most amazing records are :

-Daunik Lazro Quintet (Joe McPhee/ Didier Levallet/ Paul Rogers/ Christian Rollet): "Dourou" (1996)

- Daunik Lazro/ Jean Bolcato/ Christian Rollet: "A.H.O. And His Orchestra" (1997)

Both on "Bleu Regard"

SilentKnowledge · December-25th-2005, 04:09 PM

Greetings,

Thank you all for the suggestions! I'll keep them in mind.

Regards,

Alexander

Oger · December-26th-2005, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by SilentKnowledge

Greetings,

Though, I am rather curious in his improvised work. I would be most grateful of suggestions! Thank you.

I first heard Daunik Lazro in the mid 1970s.
I always considered him as a very great saxophonist.

I've produced two CDs of him on Potlatch label : "Hauts Plateaux" with Carlos Zingaro and "Madly You" with Paul Lovens, Joelle Leandre and Carlos Zingaro.

I highly recommend his solo album "Zong book" on Emouvance label :
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/emouvance2/g...e/emv1013.html

And two others on Vandoeuvre label :
http://centremalraux.com/redirect.php?unevar=2
one with Kristoff K.Roll "Le petit bruit d'à côté du coeur du monde"
the other one is "Aerolithes"

All these CDs are available on Cadence and Verge mailorders.

Jacques Oger

SilentKnowledge · December-26th-2005, 01:49 PM

Greetings,

Thank you all for your contributions. Yesterday, I ordered: Zong Book & A.H.O and His Orchestra.

Regards,

Alexander

Frisco · December-27th-2005, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Oger

I've produced two CDs of him on Potlatch label : "Hauts Plateaux" with Carlos Zingaro and "Madly You" with Paul Lovens, Joelle Leandre and Carlos Zingaro.

"Madly You" is definitely my favorite. Recently, I found a very excellent date titled 'Pereferia" on the Basta/In Situ label. Lazro on alto and baritone saxes, Carlos Zingaro on acoustic and electro-acoustic violin, Sakis Papadimitrou on piano, and Jean Bolcato on contrabass and voice.

Dan G · December-27th-2005, 10:01 PM

Its a real shame that in all the incarnations of HatHut/Art/ology, that The Entrance Gates to Tshee Park and Lazro's other HatHut record, Sweet Zee, have never made it to CD. Both are very good, but the latter one is spectacular. It's a double disc set, with one record of Lazro, Toshinori Kondo, Tristan Honsinger and JJ Avenel; the second disc is split, one side of Lazro, Carlos Zingaro and Raymond Boni, the other a real treat with Lazro, George Lewis, and Joelle Leandre.

One of my other favorite items in Lazro's too small discography is his duet with Joe McPhee on in situ, called Elan/Impulse. Really nice record.

I'm also pretty high on Hauts Plateaux, though Madly You hasn't really connected with me yet. Nor did Dourou, at all.

Alexander, I hope you report back on Zong Book. I just got it fairly recently, and on the one listen so far it doesn't make my cut as one of the great solo sax records.

SilentKnowledge · December-31st-2005, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan G

Alexander, I hope you report back on Zong Book. I just got it fairly recently, and on the one listen so far it doesn't make my cut as one of the great solo sax records.

Greetings,

Here are the Daunik Lazro recordings that I now own:

Zong Book-As Dan G stated, it may not be one of the greatest solo saxophone albums, but it is surely wonderful. I am absolutely mesmerized by his circular breathing on the baritone. It is often very lyrical, especially on the pieces such as Zong from Evananjor and Monotonic 2. His alto solos are a different beast. His tone his piercing, tart, stark, and occupied with harsh altissimo and multiphonics. Zong for Cathy L. is literally an exercise in altissimo! His cover of Ayler's In Heart Only is most striking and beautiful. It is a very fine album.

And His Orchestra-This is a trio recording with fellow French colleagues Jean Bolcato on bass and voice and Christian Rollet on drums & percussion. This recording provides an excellent balance between compositions & improvisation. The first piece, Hornet begins as a funk piece,(the theme is reminiscent of Tim Berne's approach to composition!) and then as it progresses, everything deteriorates into harsh cacophony. Then it returns to its original piece. Paesaggi is the bassist's composition that begins with an extended bass solo. Within 4 minutes of the piece, Lazro enters with his baritone and Rollet is now using brushes. Their contributions are fairly sparse, with the occasional shift in dynamics. Kittle Malone is an excellent rendition. Lazro plays the familiar them with his alto, almost capturing the essence of Lacy. There is much to explore between the Rollet & Lazro as Bolcato establishes the bass pattern throughout. Hardes is an excellent, fairly swift tempo piece that features the baritone again. It is very intricate and powerful. Then, it is open to complete improvisation with Lazro completely blowing the heck out of his horn, until the theme if faithfully executed once again. Lazro uses his alto for the next three pieces that share a relative soft dynamic, but is still fairly exciting. I would definitely recommend this recording to those curious about Lazro.

I also recently acquired Dourou, Elan-Impulse, Hauts Plateaux, and Twelve Improvisations with the Fonda/Stevens Group.

Regards,

Alexander