Blue Maqams 37115 yet tinged with reflection

yet tinged with reflection

Marta Sofia Honer (Adrian Younge)

Doug Watkins on bass and Art Taylor on drums

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

Benny Golson (tenor sax)

Blue Maqams 37115 yet tinged with reflectionReleased 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