Francois Carrier / Michel Lambert / Alexey Lapin

Francois Carrier / Michel Lambert / Alexey Lapin: The Russian Concerts Volume 1

by John Eyles
July 15, 2014

Back in 2011, this trio released an excellent trilogy of albums which documented a December 2010 tour of Russia by Canadian alto saxophonist Francois Carrier and his long-time drummer Michel Lambert during which they played with Russian pianist Alexey Lapin in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Now, The Russian Concerts Volume 1 again documents the three together in Moscow, but this is not a fourth record of the 2010 tour, instead being the first (of several, judging by its title) from ...