Blue Maqams 37115 The quartet’s chemistry and the

The quartet’s chemistry and the sublime quality of the music recorded belie the numerous complications that occurred prior to the session

for in the early morning hours of June 26

yet tinged with reflection

this time inspired by Victorian novelist Samuel Butler and his work of the same name

’ as well as Willie Dixon’s blues classic ‘I Just Want to Make Love to You

Blue Maqams 37115 The quartet’s chemistry and theReleased on the occasion of Anouar Brahem's 60th birthday, Blue Maqams offers many reasons to celebrate. Recorded in New York's Avatar Studios in May 2017 and produced by Manfred Eicher, it brings the Tunisian oud master together with three brilliant improvisers, Django Bates, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette. The "Maqams" of the title refers to the Arabic modal music system, rendered kind of blue by the jazz players. For Anouar Brahem and renowned