Firebirds, by Bill Carrothers / Vincent Courtois

Firebirds

by Bill Carrothers / Vincent Courtois

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1.	Aqua y vinho 05:33	buy track
2.	Colleville-sur-Mer 06:21	buy track
3.	San Andrea 05:48	buy track
4.	Deep night 03:04	buy track
5.	Circle Game 04:31	buy track
6.	The Icebird 02:26	buy track
7.	Isfahan 05:30	buy track
8.	Firebirds 04:37	buy track
9.	1852 mètres plus tard 04:29	buy track
10.	Aqua y vinho (Short version) 02:12	buy track

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Impulsée par Gérard de Haro, des studios et du label La Buissonne, cette rencontre entre Vincent Courtois et Bill Carrothers n’aurait pu avoir lieu sans la confiance que les musiciens lui accordent. En effet, Gérard caressait depuis longtemps l’idée de voir réunis deux musiciens qu’il a très souvent accueillis et dirigés et qui ont tant de fois provoqué en lui “un émerveillement”. “Si l’idée n’avait pas été la sienne, je ne pense pas que j’y aurais répondu favorablement” confesse Vincent Courtois.

Quelques minutes après la rencontre dans l’écrin de La Buissonne, qui a été méticuleusement préparé pour eux, Courtois et Carrothers se lancent dans une improvisation habitée et mélancolique qui donnera son titre à l’album. Le temps d’une journée “haute en émotion”, le duo - rejoint par le saxophoniste baryton Éric Seva - alterne des compositions originales, des standards de jazz (“Deep Night”, “Isfahan”) et un classique de Joni Mitchell (“Circle Game”) et le tout est encadré par deux interprétations en miroir du “Água & Vinho” du Brésilien Egberto Gismonti.

Le résultat est “une musique de fulgurance et de quête”, dixit Gérard de Haro. Une parenthèse toute en subtilité et en naturel, qui deviendra à n’en pas douter un jalon dans les discographies respectives de Carrothers et Courtois.

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Gerard de Haro, from la Buissonne recording studio, had long cherished the idea of bringing together 2 musicians he had often welcomed and directed as they had so often awakened in him a feeling of ‘ Wonder’ but who had never played together. So he gave the impetus to the meeting between Vincent Courtois and Bill Carrothers and this could not have taken place without the confidence these musicians have given to the sound engineer for such a long time. “If the idea had not been his I don’t think I would have responded favourably “ Vinvent Courtois confesses.

A few minutes after the meeting in la Buissonne studio, which had been meticulously prepared for them, Courtois and Carrothers launch into both a lively and melancholic improvisation that will give the album its title. During a day high in emotion, the duo, joined by baritone saxophonist Eric Seva, alternates between original compositions, jazz standards( “Deep Night”, “ Isfahan”) and a Joni Mitchell classic ( “Circle Game” ) and the whole is framed by two mirrored interpretations of“Agua & Vinho” from the Brazilian Eberto Gismonti.

The result is a “music of fulgurance and quest “, according to De Haro. A subtle and natural interlude which will undoubtedly become a milestone in Carrothers’ and Courtois’s respective discographies

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released November 12, 2021

BILL CARROTHERS .PIANO
VINCENT COURTOIS .CELLO
ERIC SEVA .BARYTONE SAXOPHONE (TRACKS 6 & 7)

Eric Séva - Barytone Saxophone on tracks 6,7

Recording, mixing and mastering at Studios La Buissonne, Pernes les Fontaines, France
Recorded May 21th and mixed June 21th 2021 by Gérard de Haro assisted by Matteo Fontaine
Steinway Grand Piano tuned by Alain Massonneau
Mastered by Nicolas Baillard
Produced and directed by Gérard de Haro & RJAL for La Buissonne Label
Artwork & photos by Loïc Vincent
The Label thanks : Marc Thouvenot, Sylvie de Haro, RJAL, Philippe Ghielmetti, Manfred Eicher, Loïc Vincent, Emmanuelle Hertmann, Michael Schmitt and all at ECM records.
Special thanks to Bill, Vincent, Éric to make this dream possible.

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