French percussionist and drummer Xavier Desandre Navarre serves up a sizzling session on this release with Emil Spanyi/p, Stephane Guillame/sax-fl, Stephane Kerecki-Rousselet/b and guests Vincent Peirana/acc and Allonymous/voc. A tune like “Bolinas” has Guillame’s rich and thick tenor crooning over an irresistible groove, while “Lewis’ Panic” highlights a velvety bass mixing with Spanyi and soprano sax sublimely. Latin funk is quite enjoyable on “Let it Like This” and you get some dreamy impressionism with Spanyi’s piano on the gorgeous “Emil’s Daydream.” Some hip third world funkiness slides under bass clarinet on “Follow My Backlight” with Navarre taking you on a wide range of sounds and currents here. Flexible music that is filled with wonderful flavors.
Harmonia Mundi