雖然這一個月工作很忙很忙，音樂還是要聽呀。週末剛拿到熱呼呼的，由攝影家Guy Le Querrec與Romano / Sclavis / Texier 三重奏所合作灌錄的非洲概念專輯之三 -- 「African Flashback」。茲摘錄英國衛報介紹如下：

As what used to be called rhythm sections go, one of the most irresistibly springy jazz-and-beyond partnerships in European music is the occasional pairing of veteran French bassist Henri Texier and Italian drummer Aldo Romano. Here they join the formidable clarinettist and saxophonist Louis Sclavis on a third venture for Label Bleu.

The pieces are by all three members, responding to images of African life by photojournalist Guy le Querrec, whose evocative work is included in a substantial CD-sized book. As with Texier's Ramparts D'Argile, this set can be as gracefully swinging as the best straightahead jazz, as exuberant as village-wedding music, as edgily cacophonous as a traffic jam in the heat and as funky as a late-period Miles band; the latter is down to Romano, who can move easily between rich, Africanised percussion sonorities and a slamming take-no-prisoners backbeat. Sclavis is teasingly lyrical or abrasively free on clarinets and sax, and Texier's basslines could make an album on their own. Delicious.

「African Flashback」是Romano / Sclavis / Texier三位經歷豐富的中生代人氣爵士樂手在2006年發表繼「Carnet de routes」與「Suite Africaine」後又一張描繪非洲大陸風土人情印象的三重奏專輯。我手裡這張是在誠品買的，未打折前台幣六百多還可接受。裡面照例還是有一本由Le Querrec操刀精美的照相文集，提供聆聽時的想像空間，也為這張專輯增色不少。Label Bleu是我近年最注意與感興趣的爵士樂廠牌。這個廠牌的爵士錄音雖偏Free與Far-Out色彩，但仍保有搖擺韻味及濃郁的歐陸學院氣息，相當耐聽，是喜好主流廠牌爵士樂樂迷品嚐另一種風格的極佳選擇。有興趣的朋友也可以參考一下半年多以前寫的短文：Le Querrec / Romano / Sclavis / Texier。這個連結Trio Romano-Sclavis-Texier有三張專輯部分曲目可供試聽。

Guy Le Querrec + Aldo Romano / Louis Sclavis / Henri Texier
African Flashback

曲目：
1. Berb鋨e
2. Derri鋨e Le Sable
3. Harvest
4. Entre Chien Et Loup
5. Three Children
6. African Panther 69
7. Surreal Politik
8. Viso Di Donna
9. Fo Lion
10. Le Long Du Temps
11. 55 Wheels
12. Look The Lobis
13. Dieu N'Existe