Marc Mangen Trio - Strains of Delight and Despair (2013) [Hi-Res]

ith 'Strains of Delight and Despair' Marc Mangen proves he’s able to create a perfect balance between melancholic lyricism and a percussive groove. His songs start like a sunbeam that enters into a dark room and swing along, lightening up the space with a perfect dose of blues and improvisation. His music contains the certainty of joy after sadness, of light after darkness, of sunshine after rain. Jempi Samyn, author, jazz critic and radio personality.

'This most unique presentation presents 9 pieces drawn from a plethora of jazz themes composed by Marc Mangen. (...) Each theme has a personal content, a conceptualized ebb and flow that Mangen himself may be the only person able to fully explain this concept.' (Brent Black, Criticaljazz.com)

Marc Mangen, piano
Johannes Schaedlich, double bass
Jens Biehl, drums

Tracklist:
01. Marc Mangen Trio - Circles (5:45)
02. Marc Mangen Trio - Not Yet (7:06)
03. Marc Mangen Trio - In the Meadows (5:22)
04. Marc Mangen Trio - Cradle Song (6:47)
05. Marc Mangen Trio - Lovely As Ivory (4:57)
06. Marc Mangen Trio - Incantation (4:50)
07. Marc Mangen Trio - Sphere 2 (5:47)
08. Marc Mangen Trio - When It Goes Away (5:46)
09. Marc Mangen Trio - Seascape (6:13)