Under the shadow Carlos Mena & Disfonik Orchestra

• 1Shall I Sue01:52
• 2King Henry05:09
• 3Never Come Back Again03:38
• 4A Prayer08:43
• 5When I am Laid in Earth03:49
• 61080 love06:05
• 7Let Me Die Alone04:33
• 8White as Lilies05:22
• 9Land Of Darkness10:20
• Total Runtime49:31

Info for Under the shadow

From the first piece, 'Shall I Sue', which introduces us to the aesthetic concept of the disc, to the sublime 'When I am laid in Earth', Dido's final lament, the unique voice of internationally renowned countertenor Carlos Mena enhances Jacques Beaud's arrangements. As a countertenor himself, Beaud lends his voice to the Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne conducted by Michel Corboz and Daniel Reuss; and, as a bass player, he shares the stage with prestigious jazzmen. What Jacques Beaud offers here is a very personal approach to the encounter between free jazz, improvisation and classical music. Carlos Mena captivates by the purity of his timbre and hypersensitive musicality, offering a performance in keeping with the concept of Purcell s 'Dido and Aeneas', an opera halfway between the English masque and the Italian cantata, already considered a hybrid genre at the time.

Carlos Mena, tenor
Ghalmia Senouci, alto
Jacques Beaud, electric bass, musical direction
Olivier Magarotto, Hammond B3 organ
Salvatore Reitano, Hammond B3 organ
Thomas Maeder, saxophones
Juan Mungia flügelhorn
David Tixier, piano
Cyril Regamey, drums
Francis Stoessel, drums
Andi Pupato, percussion

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