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What is immediately striking when listening to this new record (her fifth on the ECM label, and the second at the head of this quartet after they already released the very fine Lost Ships in 2020) by Elina Duni, the Swiss singer of Albanian origin, is the deep aesthetic coherence of a collective discourse brought to maturity. Immersed in the precious setting of this extraordinary organic arrangement, featuring Rob Luft on guitar, Matthieu Michel on flugelhorn, and Fred Thomas on percussion and piano, Elina Duni’s voice is deep, sensual, and constantly expressive, yet lacking the slightest trace of affected sentimental mannerisms. Like a hyper-sensitive instrument, we are treated to a repertoire as eclectic as it is masterfully balanced, which pulls at the very essence of music and emotion. Progressing with ease from traditional Albanian and Kosovar tunes to a carefully selected selection of American songs (the Broadway standard I'll Be Seeing You, Stephen Sondheim's ballad Send In The Clowns, and the magnificent Charlie Haden theme, First Song ), while simultaneously using her natural talent to remain resolutely committed to the composition of original pieces that she co-authored with Rob Luft, Elina passes effortlessly from one language to another, allowing herself to be carried by the poetry of sophisticated and dreamlike arrangements that ride the edge of folk, jazz, and pop. A real work of art. © Stéphane Ollivier/Qobuz
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Gerard De Haro, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matthieu Michel, Flugelhorn, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Elina Duni, Composer, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Thomas, Drums, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Baillard, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Luft, Composer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Esther Granek, Author
℗ 2023 ECM Records GmbH
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Gerard De Haro, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matthieu Michel, Flugelhorn, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Elina Duni, Arranger, Voice, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Thomas, Drums, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Baillard, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Luft, Arranger, Guitar, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 ECM Records GmbH
Gerard De Haro, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matthieu Michel, Flugelhorn, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Elina Duni, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fred Thomas, Drums, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Baillard, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Luft, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 ECM Records GmbH
Gerard De Haro, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matthieu Michel, Flugelhorn, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Elina Duni, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fred Thomas, Drums, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Baillard, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Luft, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 ECM Records GmbH
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Gerard De Haro, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matthieu Michel, Flugelhorn, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Elina Duni, Arranger, Voice, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Thomas, Drums, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Baillard, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Luft, Arranger, Guitar, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 ECM Records GmbH
Gerard De Haro, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matthieu Michel, Flugelhorn, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Elina Duni, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fred Thomas, Drums, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Baillard, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Luft, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 ECM Records GmbH
Abbey Lincoln, Author - Gerard De Haro, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Haden, Composer - Matthieu Michel, Flugelhorn, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Elina Duni, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Thomas, Drums, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Baillard, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Luft, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 ECM Records GmbH
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Gerard De Haro, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matthieu Michel, Flugelhorn, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Elina Duni, Arranger, Voice, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Thomas, Drums, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Baillard, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Luft, Arranger, Guitar, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 ECM Records GmbH
Stephen Sondheim, ComposerLyricist - Gerard De Haro, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matthieu Michel, Flugelhorn, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Elina Duni, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Thomas, Drums, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Baillard, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Luft, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 ECM Records GmbH
Gerard De Haro, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matthieu Michel, Flugelhorn, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Elina Duni, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Thomas, Drums, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Baillard, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rashid Krasniqi, ComposerLyricist - Rob Luft, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 ECM Records GmbH
Gerard De Haro, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matthieu Michel, Flugelhorn, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Elina Duni, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fred Thomas, Drums, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Baillard, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Luft, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 ECM Records GmbH
Sammy Fain, Composer - Irving Kahal, Author - Gerard De Haro, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matthieu Michel, Flugelhorn, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Elina Duni, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Thomas, Drums, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Baillard, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Luft, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 ECM Records GmbH
Album review
What is immediately striking when listening to this new record (her fifth on the ECM label, and the second at the head of this quartet after they already released the very fine Lost Ships in 2020) by Elina Duni, the Swiss singer of Albanian origin, is the deep aesthetic coherence of a collective discourse brought to maturity. Immersed in the precious setting of this extraordinary organic arrangement, featuring Rob Luft on guitar, Matthieu Michel on flugelhorn, and Fred Thomas on percussion and piano, Elina Duni’s voice is deep, sensual, and constantly expressive, yet lacking the slightest trace of affected sentimental mannerisms. Like a hyper-sensitive instrument, we are treated to a repertoire as eclectic as it is masterfully balanced, which pulls at the very essence of music and emotion. Progressing with ease from traditional Albanian and Kosovar tunes to a carefully selected selection of American songs (the Broadway standard I'll Be Seeing You, Stephen Sondheim's ballad Send In The Clowns, and the magnificent Charlie Haden theme, First Song ), while simultaneously using her natural talent to remain resolutely committed to the composition of original pieces that she co-authored with Rob Luft, Elina passes effortlessly from one language to another, allowing herself to be carried by the poetry of sophisticated and dreamlike arrangements that ride the edge of folk, jazz, and pop. A real work of art. © Stéphane Ollivier/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:25
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Elina Duni Rob Luft Fred Thomas Matthieu Michel
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ECM Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2023 ECM Records GmbH ℗ 2023 ECM Records GmbH
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