Home » Jazz Articles » Album Review » Amaury Faye: Arise (Suite)

5

Amaury Faye: Arise (Suite)

Amaury Faye: Arise (Suite)
As they say, better than mountains is only the mountain that you have not climbed yet. Amaury Faye, a promising pianist from France, reaches new heights in his 2023 album Arise. It is an instrumental suite inspired by mountains. Arise has a vast range to offer to its listeners, from quiet valleys to extreme peaks.

Arise showcases the multiple talents of Faye as a pianist and composer. This album can easily become a soundtrack to a film as all the pieces are undoubtedly cinematic and seem to have a story behind each of them. Faye creates contrasting textures and unfolds a full spectrum of expressiveness.

Some sections of the suite are full of a sense of nostalgia and longing, such as "Under the Ground (Part 1)." At the same time, Faye can be wild and adventurous, like in "Free Ride." He plays with a vast spectrum of textures: there are some groovy rhythmic patterns, like in "Stone Heart" and "Uprising;" some folk-like melodies, for instance, in "Blossom;" some gentle dancing vibes, such as in "Under the Ground (Part 2)." One can imagine sceneries to accompany the album: "La Meije" can evoke imagery of a mountainous valley in pastel tones, while the opening of "La Sambuy" reminds of a thunderstorm.

In Arise, Faye becomes more of a storyteller and creates a narrative that compels attention from the beginning to the end. Unafraid to blend different styles and genres, Faye brings together a more "classical" sound with the string quartet of Audrey Dupont (violin), Aurélie Fauthous (violin), Carlos Vizcaíno Gijón (alto) and Nabi Cabestany (cello), and contemporary jazz style with the quartet of Julian Lee (tenor saxophone), Louis Navarro (double bass), Théo Lanau (drums).

Track Listing

A Stone Heart; Under The Ground (Part 1); Under The Ground (Part 2); Uprising; The Ancient; Blossom; Free Ride; La Meije; La Sambuy.

Personnel

Album information

Title: Arise (Suite) | Year Released: 2023 | Record Label: Hypnote Records

Tags

Comments


PREVIOUS / NEXT




Support All About Jazz

Get the Jazz Near You newsletter All About Jazz has been a pillar of jazz since 1995, championing it as an art form and, more importantly, supporting the musicians who make it. Our enduring commitment has made "AAJ" one of the most culturally important websites of its kind, read by hundreds of thousands of fans, musicians and industry figures every month.

Go Ad Free!

To maintain our platform while developing new means to foster jazz discovery and connectivity, we need your help. You can become a sustaining member for as little as $20 and in return, we'll immediately hide those pesky ads plus provide access to future articles for a full year. This winning combination vastly improves your AAJ experience and allow us to vigorously build on the pioneering work we first started in 1995. So enjoy an ad-free AAJ experience and help us remain a positive beacon for jazz by making a donation today.

More

Tramonto
John Taylor
Ki
Natsuki Tamura / Satoko Fujii
Duality Pt: 02
Dom Franks' Strayhorn
The Sound of Raspberry
Tatsuya Yoshida / Martín Escalante

Popular

Old Home/New Home
The Brian Martin Big Band
My Ideal
Sam Dillon
Ecliptic
Shifa شفاء - Rachel Musson, Pat Thomas, Mark Sanders
Lado B Brazilian Project 2
Catina DeLuna & Otmaro Ruíz

Get more of a good thing!

Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories, our special offers, and upcoming jazz events near you.

Install All About Jazz

iOS Instructions:

To install this app, follow these steps:

All About Jazz would like to send you notifications

Notifications include timely alerts to content of interest, such as articles, reviews, new features, and more. These can be configured in Settings.