ALAIN JEAN-MARIE - THE COMPLETE BIGUINE REFLECTIONS 1992-2013

There is no way around true jazz legend Alain Jean-Marie. A pianist gifted with a rare sensitivity and a sincere virtuosity, he is held in high esteem by jazz fans and jazz musicians alike. Biguine reflections is the works of a lifetime. It was produced by great French-Caribbean producers Arthur Apatout in turn with Erick Siar and stands as a 21-year long adventure (1992 to 2013), issued on five sides and gathered here in a complete, 4-disc set for the first time. In this tremendous, polyptich work the pianist bridges biguine and jazz, two creole musics which emerged out of the same cultural sphere: The Caribbean Sea. He strived to pursue and update the works of wabap biguine founders Al Lirvat and Robert Mavounzy. In bringing his own reinterpretation to it, Alain Jean-Marie takes Caribbean jazz to new heights. A monument. Augustin BONDOUX / Patrick FRÉMEAUX

CD1 : BIGUINE REFLECTIONS - BÉGONIA • DOUDOU PA PLÉRÉ • TA TA TA • TOU SA SÉ POU DOUDOU • TIÉRI AN LAN DÉMIL • KA I FÈ-W • BONÈ AN MWEN PATI • HAÏTIAN CHILD • PA BAN MWEN KOU • GWADLOUP AN NOU • DRIV • CHOFÉ BIGIN LA. ALAIN JEAN-MARIE (P), ERIC VINCENO (B), SERGE MARNE (DM).

CD2 : BIGUINE REFLECTIONS II - HAITI • SOUVENIRS DE MON ÎLE • JEAN-CLAUDE • MEZOUK • SOUFRIÈRE • MAZURKA POUR MA MIE • LYDIE ET ÉRIC • PA CRITIQUÉ MOIN • RENDEZ-VOUS À KA TITINE • DENDÉ • SAINTE-MARIE • BÉLIA AFRICA • AN TI KAZ-LA. BIGUINE REFLECTIONS III « SÉRÉNADE » • BIGUINE THE BE-BOP • SÉRÉNADE • VALLÉE HEUREUSE • ANTILOPE.

CD3 : RETOUR AU PAYS NATAL • AJM BLUES • CHILDREN • DOUBOUT TI MANMAYE • RÉSOLUTION • THE RIVER • GOING DOWN TO THE MARKET • ENJOY LIFE. BIGUINE REFLECTIONS IV « DÉLIRIO » - PA OUBLIE TI COMMISSION LA • DÉCEPTION • SE OU MEM KI LANMOU • HAITI • CÉCILIA • DELIRIO • MECI BONDIE.

CD4 : SANMDI • DIAMANT H2O • NATHALIE • FÊTE À LA GUADELOUPE. BIGUINE REFLECTIONS V « TROPICAL BLUES » - TROPICAL BLUES • LÉZARDE • NANOUNATH • MI BEL JOUNÉ MIM • MACOUBA • I NEED A MAN • DOUCE KOMBASS • JUMPIN’ • LÉTAN • BIGUINE ESPERANZA • MONSIEUR KOMBASS À PARIS • ABANDON • KORIGAN’S LOVE. ALAIN JEAN-MARIE (P), ERIC VINCENO (B), JEAN-CLAUDE MONTREDON (DM).

PRODUCTION : ARTHUR APATOUT (KARAC MUSIC) & ERICK SIAR (COULEURS MUSIC PUBLISHING)