Gouache

SSC3092 2013-04-09

Track List

Try to Catch Me - 4:07
Baby - 3:22
Jet te veux - 5:24
Rehab - 3:56
Gouache - 4:34
Oh My Love - 4:48
Mother - 6:51
Happiness - 7:43
Valse Hot - 4:07
C\'est si bon - 6:03

Musicians

Jacky Terrasson - piano, Fender Rhodes
Burniss Earl Travis II - bass -electric, double bass
Justin Faulkner - drums
Minino Garay - percussion
Cécile McLorin Salvant - vocals
Michel Portal - clarinet
Stephane Belmondo - flugelhorn, trumpet

Making a bold statement in the worlds of art or music demands the use of tools and mediums that strike the observer immediately. Painters like Henri Matisse have used gouache paint, a heavy opaque watercolor, for its strong, dynamic color and consistency for a striking visual effect.

Highly regarded pianist and composer Jacky Terrasson has decided to mirror these pronounced effects with a well selected assemblage of musical tools – songs and musicians – to appear on his new album Gouache (Sunnyside-Universal France, 2013). The recording’s canvas shows a profound workmanship and understanding of the world of modern jazz and innovative music.