Sylvain Rifflet & Jon Irabagon - Perpetual Motion (A Celebration of Moondog) (2014)

A prominent activist on the French new music scene, the saxophonist Sylvain Rifflet has a musical culture that goes far beyond jazz, taking in experimental rock and contemporary music of all sorts. In this daring multimedia project, conceived in collaboration with fellow saxophonist Jon Irabagon, Rifflet has breathed new life into the art and spirit of Moondog, the iconic blind American composer and revered pioneer on the jazz avant-garde/minimalist scene who rubbed shoulders with the great and the good, inspiring the likes of Charlie Parker, Allen Ginsberg and Philip Glass. This subtle reworking, a blueprint for creative reinvention, is available here in both audio and video versions.

Tracklist:

01. Oasis (Live)
02. Heat On The Heather (Live)
03. Bird's Lament (Live)
04. Black Hole (Live)
05. From One To Nine (Live)
06. Round Paris (Live)
07. Aska Me (Live)
08. Fleur De Lis (Live)
09. Maybe (Live)
10. Nero's Expedition (Live)
11. My Tiny Butterfly (Live)
12. From The Jazz Book No. 2 (Live)
13. From The Jazz Book Extended (Live)
14. Santa Fe (Live)

Personnel:

Sylvain Rifflet - Arranger, Clarinet, Composer, Editing, Electronics, Primary Artist, Producer, Sax (Tenor)
Jon Irabagon - Primary Artist, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
Benjamin Flament - Percussion
Philippe Gordiani - Guitar
Joce Mienniel - Flute
Eve Risser - Electric Harpsichord, Piano