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P version. If the jazz of Franois Tusquesis is “free,” his spirit is even more so: having recorded free jazz with other like-minded Frenchmen (Michel Portal, Franois Jeanneau, Bernard Vitet, Beb Gurinand Charles Saudrais), the pianist had covered a lot of ground, with Barney Wilen (Le Nouveau Jazz) or even solo (Piano Dazibao and Dazibao N2), so as not to repeat himself. In 1971 he founded the Intercommunal Free Dance Music Orchestra which, as the notes to this album stated, “is an interpretation of a music which synthesizes the different communities living and working in France.” In 1976, on the first album (L’InterCommunal) listeners can already hear Tusques playing without borders in the company of Carlos Andreu (vocals), Michel Marre (trumpet and saxophone), Jo Maka (saxophone) and Ramadolf (trombone). It is a meeting between jazz and music from Catalonia, Occitanie and Africa. So far so good, but what about Brittany, that, Tusques knows “by heart?” Having lived for a long time in Nantes, he would expand his “brittanitude” on the canal linking the city to Brest by playing with, for example the Diaouled-Ar-Menez. With these “devils from the mountain” who, under the baton of Yann Goasdou, worked throughout the 1970s on the renewal of music from Brittany, Tusques met, notably, Tanguy Ledor and invited him one day, with trois bombards and some bagpipes (Jean-Louis Le Vallegant, Gaby Kerdoncuff and Philippe Lestrat), to join the ranks of the Intercommunal. And so they set of towards a new music from Brittany, as the title states; Vers une Musique bretonne nouvelle! With percussion from Samuel Ateba and Kilikus, the association launches the “bombardier:” the repetitions and dissonance of the different members all serve a common cause however: the dance, which is always the reason for the party. This sets a whole universe spinning, which can bring to mind Chris McGregor’s Brotherhood of Breath (“La rencontre”) when not taking on board waltz, swing, blues and gavotta or even revealing mysteries like those of Gurdjieff (“Les racines de la montagne” or “Le cheval” sung by Andreu).

Track Listing:
Disc 1
01. La Rencontre 04:31
02. Biniou KozFree Blues Valse 09:23
03. Blues Gavotte 09:32
04. Les Racines De La Montagne 05:37
05. La Mare Noire 04:25
06. Le Cheval 05:47
07. Marche Des Pollus 07:05

– Franois Tusques met Tanguy Ledor and invited him one day to join the ranks of the Intercommunal Free Dance Music Orchestra. And so they set of towards a new music from Brittany, as the title states; Vers une Musique bretonne nouvelle.
– This sets a whole universe spinning, which can bring to mind Chris McGregor’s Brotherhood of Breath when not taking on board waltz, swing, blues and gavotta.
– With percussion from Samuel Ateba and Kilikus, the association launches the “bombardier:” the repetitions and dissonance of the different members all serve a common cause.

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format Detail: LP
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: JAZZ
• Released: 4/18/25