Pascal Contet

Joëlle Léandre & Pascal Contet: 3

by Eyal Hareuveni
August 7, 2014

Like a conversation between old comrades, not much needs to be said in order to make perfect sense. The implied, fleeting body moves, facial expressions can direct the course of the interaction and charge it with emotional depth, tension or colorful cinematic narratives. 3 the third recorded collaboration between French double bass master Joëlle Léandre and accordionist Pascal Contet--after a self-titled album (Concord, 1996) and Freeway (Clean Feed Records, 2007)--feature these two friends in top form. ...