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Roundtrip

Alex Terrier

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Alex Terrier: Saxophones, Composition Roy Assaf: Piano François Moutin: Bass Steve Davis: Drums Akira Ishiguro: Guitar Edouard Brenneisen: Guitar

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    Roundtrip 4:26
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    The Spirit Will Not Descend Without A Song 8:42
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    E.S.B. And Ecstasy 8:14
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    Song For Keli 5:41
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    Le Miroir Des Anges Déguisés 11:15
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    Overnight Flight 6:10
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    Ton Coeur De Petite Fille Est Mort 6:13
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    Tompkins Square 5:49
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    Last Minute 4:32
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    Departure 4:13
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    The Dark Side Of Democracy 4:07
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Playalong - Roundtrip

Alex Terrier

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Practice these songs with my band! this is the recording minus the saxophone track. Drums is on both channels, piano is only on the right channel and bass on the left, so you can practice also these instruments!

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    Playalong Roundtrip 4:24
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    Playalong The Spirit 8:41
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    Playalong Song For Keli 5:38
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    Playalong Overnight Flight 6:09
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    Playalong Ton Coeur 6:12
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    Playalong Last Minute 4:31
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Press

"Alex Terrier’s sound on saxophone – be it soprano, alto or tenor – is one to sear and move the soul"
Matt Marshall, Jazz Inside NY, March 2010

"A lengthy original album of 11 energetic tunes that demonstrate a surprising sophistication. Terrier thrives in richly varied musical contexts, his compositions play with time and shifting tempos reminiscent of his influences, saxophonists Wayne Shorter, Bobby Watson and Ornette Coleman"
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"Terrier, who plays soprano, alto and tenor saxophones, plays with great maturity and drive"
Richard Kamins, All About Jazz New York

"It's a very sophisticated, swinging kind of jazz and every song (all written by Terrier) has it's own personality, from the urbane, fluent beauty of "Tompkins Square" to the Ornette Coleman stream of consciousness of "The Dark Side Of Democracy." On top of that, Terrier's soprano sax is very distinctive, in a good---read, lyrical---kind of way. Roundtrip is solid from beginning to end"
Jazz Life (Japan)

"An album with so much on the ball it has to make you jealous even if you don’t play sax, this set of all originals is an accomplished work that delivers the goods so mightily you forget that he has a long road ahead of him yet. Certainly a young lion to add to your play list, he plays nu mainstream with a surety that comes with having nothing to prove and just letting the blowing flow. Hot stuff and a great new find"
Chris Spector, Midwest Record

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About The Album

The album Roundtrip is my second album as a leader. It has been recorded on April 27 and 28, 2009 at Peter Karl Studios in Brooklyn, NY. I am deeply thankful to Keli Zaloudek who encouraged me and helped me to realize this album. Roundtrip has been made possible by generous donators listed on the album. Thank you also to my family, all my friends who have helped me in any way in this project, and the listeners. My greatest joy is to bring to you my music and hopefully you will be sensitive to it.

My longtime friend Roy Assaf was already my first call pianist back in the days when we were studying at Berklee College of Music in Boston.  I am glad and honored to have him in my band. He is one of the greatest pianists on the scene in NYC. I think his playing is very sensitive and lyrical and he can swing his butt off.

François Moutin is most probably one of the top 5 bass players in the world! I still hardly realize he is part of my band. It is a great honor to share the stage and make music with him. But primarirly I am delighted to have him as a friend.

Steve Davis has become in a very short time one of my dearest friends in NYC. Amazing drummer with a very interesting personality, his musicianship is simply outstanding.  I enjoy very much beating him at chess and ping-pong. He also has an incredible amount of crazy stories that happened to him. Mucho fun SD!

Guitarist Edouard Brenneisen is one of my best friends and my partner in crime #1! I knew he would bring the sound and the sensitivity I needed on the tracks he is invited.

Akira Ishiguro is also guitarist and a friend I met in Berklee. He is actually one of the first musicians I met when I came in the US and he has helped me a great deal. Akira is a wonderful guitar player and composer who also appears on my first album Stop Requested.