French saxophonist Laurent Bardainne returns with superb cosmic jazz-funk album ‘Hymne au Soleil’
Paris-based composer, bandleader and tenor saxophonist Laurent Bardainne returns with his quintet project Tigre d’eau Douce, following the group’s impressive 2020 debut Love Is Everywhere, with a brilliant new cosmic jazz album on Heavenly Sweetness, titled Hymne au Soleil.
Building off the core music elements of Love Is Everywhere, this superb new 11-track recording blends together Bardainne’s soaring saxophone lines with soulful B3 organ melodies, spacey synths, funky bass grooves, and layered percussion rhythms. The album ranges from spiritual and meditative-like astral jazz to tracks geared up for the dancefloor.
Backing Bardainne on the session is the same cast that was featured on Love Is Everywhere, with Arnaud Roulin on organ and synths, Sylvain Daniel on bass, drummer Philippe Gleizes and percussionist Roger Raspail. The record also features special guest vocalists Bertrand Belin on “Oiseau”, and Célia Wa on “Jou An Nou Rivé”.
Remarkable from start to finish, Laurent Bardainne and company have put together another phenomenal album. It’s only mid-March, however you can already make space on your “Best Of” list for this masterpiece.
Laurent Bardainne & Tigre d’Eau Douce — ‘Hymne au Soleil’
(Heavenly Sweetness)
- Oh Yeah
- La Vie, La Vie, La Vie
- Hymne au soleil
- Adieu My Lord
- Destination Danger
- Jou En Nou Rivé ft. Célia Wa
- Combly Family
- Verte Gronouille
- Kenya Sunrise
- Sarang
- Oiseau ft. Bertrand Belin
