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Soukoun

by Frédérique Trunk

3 tracks

31:44

1	Waha Jadida	13:59
2	Nomade	8:45
3	Where You There	9:00

Album description

This album was recorded in New York in 1999, by the group Myriade with Frédérique Trunk piano, Ramzi Moufarej piano, Bassam Saba nay & oud, Jonas Tauber cello and Todd Isler percussion.

There are more tracks on the CD but the ones included here are my compositions, "Nomade" was a collaboration with lebanese pianist Ramzi Moufarej. To hear the whole album go to http://www.frederiquemusic.com/disco.htm

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Reviews on Soukoun

10/03/10

26/12/09

The music on this album is beautiful, delicate, expressive, well composed, warm, slightly exotic with some eastern tang, and an overall abundance of delight.

"Waha Jadida" - This piece has a beautiful exotic temperament, with the questing piano traveling along with some lovely indulgent string. The sublime feeling was of a gentle horseback trip down a less traveled road with beautiful sights and wonders to be seen and other senses to be intrigued. At the end we travel back, home, weary but contented and the warm breezes at our backs.

"Nomade" - More traveling music. The nomad has the feet that want to move, the questing heart and the yearning for new sights and sounds. The beautiful quiet percussive ending of this piece, changing tempo, capturing the listener's interest was especially striking.

"Where You There" - The very quiet intro of this jazzy piece includes a piano and wind, which gains in momentum and intensity, adding strings and percussion. Beautifully composed and performed.

Overall an excellent album, delightfully spiced with jazzy and eclectic flavors, yet calming and intriguing.

HarryHaecker

Thoughtful music, well played and deeply felt

21/09/09

This music opens my ear to new possibilities. It was engineered well: I hear all instruments with perfect clarity and balance. The sound takes my spirit to places I would love to visit while I'm still in my body :) The instrumentation is just sparse enough to allow cool breezes to flow through my thoughts. I look forward to hearing more, Frédérique Trunk. I would gladly pay to hear you and your band in person. Please come to San Francisco.

fcahoon

On par with the best ECM artists

21/09/09

This is a mezmerizing medititative world jazz sound, played by musicians of amazing talent.

They are certainly in the same stellar regions of musicianship shared by the best artists on the ECM label, such as Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, and Anouar Brahem.

I only wish there was more!