Abu tarek
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The first "trumpet projects" of many others to come in Mazen Kerbaj's discography. This recording session from 2003 saw Kerbaj playing in duo with one of the great trumpet innovators, Franz Hautzinger. Both men has worked together in several projects since (Oriental Space, Ariha...) and keep playing in duo to date.
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1 – Sahel al Bekaa – 06:10
2 – Hermel – 07:04
3 – Abu Tarek – 06:22
4 – Lezzebeh – 07:30
5 – Kalash 1 – 03:59
6 – Kalash 2 – 02:53
7 – Sarukh – 06:33
8 – Rote Erde 1 – 04:32
9 – Rote Erde 2 – 02:54
Franz Hautzinger: trumpet
Mazen Kerbaj: trumpet
released January 1, 2004
Originally released in CD format by Creative Sources
All music improvised by Hautzinger and Kerbaj
No cuts / No overdubbing
Recorded on august 26 2003 at Khalifeh Studio Lebanon by Raymond Khalifeh
Mix by Mazen Kerbaj and Raymond Khalifeh
Layout and artwork by Mazen Kerbaj
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While obviously harsh and confrontational, this improvised session has many beautiful moments, thanks to the variety of inventions of the two performers, really melting into each other's sound. A bumpy path, but also one that the listener will want to walk several times.
[Eugenio Maggi – Chain DLK]
The extraction of specific languages from conventional instruments - in this case a pair of trumpets - comes pretty comfortably to Hautzinger and Kerbaj, whose two-edged duo offers a series of sockets where we can plug to recharge the spent batteries of the "been there, done that" mechanism alimenting certain improvisations.
[Massimo Ricci – Touching Extremes]
This is fascinating, evocative stuff.
[Jason Bivins – Dusted Magazine]
Hautzinger et Kerbaj insufflent une vie authentique à ce qui aurait pu rester un exercice de style solitaire.
[Jean-Michel van Schouwburg – Improjazz]
Duo de lignes et d’espaces, duo de points et de textures. HAUTZINGER dans un son mat et grave, collé aux micros. KERBAJ, plus aérien, et la résonance d’objets sur et dans le pavillon en plus. Organique, animal, et vivant.
[Jérôme Noetinger – Revue et Corrigée]
Leur disque est fait d’éclats sonores, de grattements, de gonflements
soudains, d’élastiques tendus et frottés : un petit galimatias sonore qui, par moments, est transcendé par une mélodie inattendue, une nappe touchante.
[Joseph Ghosn – Les Inrockuptibles]