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Ainsi de Suites

Pascal Auberson | César Decker

Ainsi de Suites

Price: € 19.95
Format: CD
Label: TCB The Montreux Jazz Label
UPC: 0725095013529
Catnr: TCB 01352
Release date: 21 April 2023
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Label
TCB The Montreux Jazz Label
UPC
0725095013529
Catalogue number
TCB 01352
Release date
21 April 2023

"A duo album that is a striking example of almost telepathic interplay."

Jazzism, 12-10-2023
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About the album

“Ainsi de Suites” (“And So On(s)”)

This project was born from a desire, an idea, but above all from a natural and implacable life force...

"De Père en Fils" (From Father to Son), an initial transitory title, logically became "Ainsi de Suites” (“And So On(s)”), following the progress of the writing, the arranging of tunes resurfacing from the treasures that never fully slumber in Pascal’s song lockers, or ideas and desires for new notes from father and son.

For Pascal, this was starting from a rather questionable and somewhat “confining” premise, since this heart-fluttering adventure departs from unknown territory. Although an incomparable vocalist (he refers to himself as “Aubersong” as a way to avoid ever being reduced to the restrictive descriptor “singer”), Auberson here entrusts his voice to his son!

And in fact, saxophonist César becomes the spokesperson, the literal and lyrical mouthpiece of the duo from which he expresses all the melodic contours, while percussionist-pianist Pascal brings together his delight in listening, their complicity and his galvanizing rhythmic prompting. The roles distributed, the music can unfold its threads and unveil a universe resolutely dreamed up by the two instrumentalists who never cease to surprise each other despite their naturally innate complicity and their visceral knowledge of the personality of the other.

That being said, César certainly had to fight against the tutelary hurricane of this musical monster that is his father, and Pascal to conform to the innovative and personal melodic choices of his extremely gifted offspring César, in a kind of bargain of influence and respect that has made this project as passionate as it is thrilling. Not to mention the obvious, that the songs of Auberson, played/sung by the saxophone of Decker, gain a grandeur and a majesty and are in no way impoverished by the absence of lyrics, even to the point that some of these “songs” become veritable “compositions” which deserve just as much to become… “standards”!

Like the finale, “Scène Noire” (Black Stage), performed to an audience literally shaken up, and whose fervor had obviously made an emotional round trip from the spectators back to the stage… (black or otherwise)!

Yvan Ischer
"Ainsi de Suites" ("Und so weiter(s)")

Dieses Projekt entstand aus einem Wunsch, einer Idee, aber vor allem aus einer natürlichen und unerbittlichen Lebenskraft...

"De Père en Fils" (Vom Vater zum Sohn), ein anfänglicher, vorübergehender Titel, wurde logischerweise zu "Ainsi de Suites" ("And So On(s)"), als Folge des Fortschreitens des Schreibens, des Arrangierens von Melodien, die aus den Schätzen wieder auftauchten, die nie ganz in Pascals Liederschränken schlummern, oder von Ideen und Wünschen nach neuen Noten von Vater und Sohn.

Für Pascal war dies eine eher fragwürdige und etwas "einschränkende" Prämisse, da dieses herzzerreißende Abenteuer unbekanntes Terrain betritt. Obwohl er ein unvergleichlicher Sänger ist (er bezeichnet sich selbst als "Aubersong", um nicht auf die einschränkende Bezeichnung "Sänger" reduziert zu werden), vertraut Auberson hier seine Stimme seinem Sohn an!

Und tatsächlich wird der Saxophonist César zum Sprecher, zum wortwörtlichen und lyrischen Sprachrohr des Duos, von dem aus er alle melodischen Konturen zum Ausdruck bringt, während der Perkussionist und Pianist Pascal seine Freude am Zuhören, ihre Komplizenschaft und seine anregenden rhythmischen Impulse zusammenbringt. Die Rollen sind verteilt, die Musik kann ihre Fäden entfalten und ein Universum enthüllen, das von den beiden Instrumentalisten entschlossen erdacht wurde, die trotz ihrer natürlichen Komplizenschaft und ihrer genauen Kenntnis der Persönlichkeit des anderen nicht aufhören, sich gegenseitig zu überraschen.

So musste César sicherlich gegen den Wirbelsturm dieses musikalischen Ungeheuers, das sein Vater ist, ankämpfen, und Pascal musste sich den innovativen und persönlichen melodischen Entscheidungen seines äußerst begabten Sprösslings César anpassen, in einer Art Handel von Einfluss und Respekt, der dieses Projekt so leidenschaftlich wie aufregend gemacht hat. Ganz zu schweigen von der offensichtlichen Tatsache, dass die Lieder von Auberson, gespielt/gesungen vom Saxophon von Decker, an Größe und Majestät gewinnen und in keiner Weise durch das Fehlen von Texten verarmt werden, sogar bis zu dem Punkt, dass einige dieser "Lieder" zu veritablen "Kompositionen" werden, die es ebenso verdienen, "Standards" zu werden...!

Wie das Finale "Scène Noire" (Schwarze Bühne), das vor einem buchstäblich aufgewühlten Publikum aufgeführt wurde, dessen Begeisterung offensichtlich eine emotionale Rundreise von den Zuschauern zurück zur Bühne gemacht hatte... (schwarz oder nicht)!

Yvan Ischer

Artist(s)

Pascal Auberson (piano)

Pascal Auberson Multi-faceted stage artist Swiss music prize 2017 Born in Lausanne 1953, Pascal Auberson has explored multiple artistic forms in a career spanning more than 40 years. He started out in 1972 as a drummer in the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and from there progressed to jazz – for example as a pianist with Piano Seven – as well as chanson, theatre, dance, painting and film. Today, this stylistically accomplished multi-instrumentalist, composer and chansonnier moves easily through an artistic universe shaped by constant change and an eagerness for new encounters. His is a strong and unmistakeable voice that resonates far beyond French-speaking Switzerland. Source: https://www.schweizerkulturpreise.ch/awards/en/home/musik/musik-archiv/musik-2017/pascal-auberson.html
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Pascal Auberson Multi-faceted stage artist

Swiss music prize 2017

Born in Lausanne 1953, Pascal Auberson has explored multiple artistic forms in a career spanning more than 40 years. He started out in 1972 as a drummer in the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and from there progressed to jazz – for example as a pianist with Piano Seven – as well as chanson, theatre, dance, painting and film. Today, this stylistically accomplished multi-instrumentalist, composer and chansonnier moves easily through an artistic universe shaped by constant change and an eagerness for new encounters. His is a strong and unmistakeable voice that resonates far beyond French-speaking Switzerland.
Source: https://www.schweizerkulturpreise.ch/awards/en/home/musik/musik-archiv/musik-2017/pascal-auberson.html


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César Decker (saxophone)

Composer(s)

Pascal Auberson (piano)

Pascal Auberson Multi-faceted stage artist Swiss music prize 2017 Born in Lausanne 1953, Pascal Auberson has explored multiple artistic forms in a career spanning more than 40 years. He started out in 1972 as a drummer in the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and from there progressed to jazz – for example as a pianist with Piano Seven – as well as chanson, theatre, dance, painting and film. Today, this stylistically accomplished multi-instrumentalist, composer and chansonnier moves easily through an artistic universe shaped by constant change and an eagerness for new encounters. His is a strong and unmistakeable voice that resonates far beyond French-speaking Switzerland. Source: https://www.schweizerkulturpreise.ch/awards/en/home/musik/musik-archiv/musik-2017/pascal-auberson.html
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Pascal Auberson Multi-faceted stage artist

Swiss music prize 2017

Born in Lausanne 1953, Pascal Auberson has explored multiple artistic forms in a career spanning more than 40 years. He started out in 1972 as a drummer in the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and from there progressed to jazz – for example as a pianist with Piano Seven – as well as chanson, theatre, dance, painting and film. Today, this stylistically accomplished multi-instrumentalist, composer and chansonnier moves easily through an artistic universe shaped by constant change and an eagerness for new encounters. His is a strong and unmistakeable voice that resonates far beyond French-speaking Switzerland.
Source: https://www.schweizerkulturpreise.ch/awards/en/home/musik/musik-archiv/musik-2017/pascal-auberson.html


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César Decker (saxophone)

Press

A duo album that is a striking example of almost telepathic interplay.
Jazzism, 12-10-2023

Luminous and superb improvisation which directs its instinct by changes a treatment of the ryhtmics of the singular and energetic keys which light the least spaces by its magnificent variations ...
Radio Rec, 13-4-2023

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