Artist: Maxime Bender
Album: Fall & Rise
Genre: Jazz
Release Date: 2022
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 96 kHz
Duration: 54:28
Total Tracks: 10
Total Size: 1,05 GB

Tracklist:

1-01. Maxime Bender – Gravity (04:27)
1-02. Maxime Bender – Levity (02:22)
1-03. Maxime Bender – Expansion Of Space (05:00)
1-04. Maxime Bender – Flow (06:16)
1-05. Maxime Bender – Fall & Rise (06:45)
1-06. Maxime Bender – Out Of The Silence (06:24)
1-07. Maxime Bender – I.T. (06:31)
1-08. Maxime Bender – Celeste (07:31)
1-09. Maxime Bender – Circle (05:32)
1-10. Maxime Bender – I’m On Fire (03:35)

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Mixing contemporary post-bop with elements of soul-jazz (and a totally unexpected cover of a Bruce Springsteen tune), Maxime Bender’s Universal Sky make unashamedly contemporary music that majors on melody and flow.

Individual, but recalling Wayne Shorter, the leader’s tenor and soprano saxophone works over beds of guitar, organ and drums that stay harmonically open, mobile and always graceful. In a period where self-written music is the norm rather than an exception, these tracks stand out in not drawing overdue attention to the writing process, preferring to deliver a strong, accessible musical message. Once the opening “Gravity” pulls you in, you’ll find yourself hypnotised by fine writing and subtle group arrangements that make this one of the most excitingly creative European recordings of recent years.