The Human Condition has been on my mind since a very early age. I've always felt mortality to be a slightly absurd tragedy. The fact that, if we survive the everyday dangers of this life, at some point our bodies begin a slow but inevitable decay, until at some point we leave this planet and everything we know, and are swallowed back up into the universe in another form. Whatever one's personal belief, this seems to be a fact we can't escape.
Sometimes this gets me down. But on the other hand there is the occasional burst of human spirit which reaches me and completely pulls my head out of the mire.
Take these three musicians. Louis Sclavis, Henri Texier and Aldo Romano could already have been reasonably regarded as "seniors" when they recorded their first revelatory trio album "Carnet de Routes" in collaboration the great photographer Guy Le Querrec in 1994-95. That music blew my mind in '97 when it was released and I was lucky enough to see them live in '98 in London in a truly fantastic performance.
Today I found this concert onYouTube which was recorded 17 years after the release of the first album. And to my ears and heart, the music is 200 times more beautiful, deep, soulful, adventurous, dazzling and from the heart than it ever has been. In my opinion, these men are seniors in the true sense. They should be looked up to and learnt from. They are able to let their life experience flow naturally into their music, and it is really a treasure and a vibrant triumph over all the decay and stagnation which can be found in this life. Thank you gentlemen. Viva la musica!
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