French soprano saxophonist Emile Parisien is an eclectic jazz practitioner with inestimable musical gifts that allow him to explore a whole universe of sound. Parisien brings a glowing selection of tunes composed by himself, pianist and longtime collaborator Yaron Herman, and proficient bassist Linda May Han Oh, alongside two covers. Rounding out the quartet is tabla player and vocalist Prabhu Edouard, who helps establish an organically integrated framework for the leader’s world-fusion aesthetics. This group was formed after a memorable first performance in Paris.
Floating opens with Georges Ivanovitch Gurdjieff and Thomas de Hartmann’s “Asian Songs & Rhythms, No. 40”, a peaceful, spiritual tune that, combining Eastern modal…

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