KOMEDA – Le Départ
Feb.14, 2012
KOMEDA – Le Depart, Philips 437376 BE, 45 rpm (FRA) 1967, dec 28th.
Very very rare soundtrack 7”
A Jerzy Skolimiwski film with a kick ass soundtrack… just a super track by the great polish composer and piano player Krystof Komeda with an insane, totally over-the-top line up of free jazz icons: Don Cherry, Gato Barbiero, J-F Jenny Clark, Jacques Thollot and others. And YES, the music is as good as you can imagine. This music later came out as a 12” lp in japan with the complete soundtrack. BUT… this is the one to look for. Yet, anoter examply of how many amazing 7” that came out in France during the 60´s and 70´s with really happening free jazz related music. The film is great, the cover is great, the music is great… its all pretty happening…
A- side starts with a french chanson, nicely arranged and comes back as third track as an instrumental piece…and now shit starts flying: Don Cherry taking the lead voice in this moody piece of music…overthetop great trumpet playing (!!!)
Side B starts with classic and hard hitting free jazz led by Komeda at the piano. great track! Barbieri and Cherry playing beautiful unison lines… collective improvisation with muted trumpet and all… Barbieri always there supporting. Great open session with walking slow walking bass ends 1st track on b -side. Ending track is weird little arrangement and totally KICKIN!
K.T. Komeda – composition
Don Cherry – trumpet
Rene Urtreger – piano
Jean – Francois Jenny Clark – bass
Gato Barbieri – tenor sax
Jacques Pelzer – alto sax , flute
Jacques Thollot – drums
Edy Louiss – organ
Philip Catherine- guitar
Luiz Funtez – trombone