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Sacred Feast

by Thomas Bergeron

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1.
Sacred Feast Part I 01:56
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Pourquoi? (Featuring Becca Stevens) 05:15
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Pourquoi? Pourquoi les oiseaux de l'air Pourquoi les reflets de l'eau, Pourquoi les nuages du ciel, Pourquoi? Pourquoi les feuilles de l'Automne, Pourquoi les roses de l'Éte, Pourquoi les chansons du Printemps, Pourquoi? Pourquoi n'ont-ils pour moi de charmes Pourquoi? Pourquoi, ah! Pourquoi? ENGLISH TRANSLATION: Why do the birds in the air, Why the reflections of water, Why the clouds of the sky, Why? Why do the leaves of Autumn, Why the roses of Summer, Why the songs of Spring, Why? Why do they not charm me? Why? Why, ah! Why?
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Ecstasy in a Sad Landscape 06:02
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The Smile (Featuring Becca Stevens) 03:21
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Certain mot murmuré Par vous est un baiser Intime Et prolongé Comme un baiser sure l'âme. Ma bouche veut sourire Et mon sourire Tremble. ENGLISH TRANSLATION: Certain word murmured By you is a kiss Intimate And prolonged Like a kiss on the spirit. My mouth wants to smile And my smile Trembles.
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Rondeau 02:04
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Sacred Feast Part II 01:40
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The Lost Bride (Featuring Becca Stevens) 04:00
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C'est la douce fiancée C'est l'ange de la bonté C'est un après midi ensoleillé C'est le vent sur les fleurs C'est un sourire Pur comme un coeur d'enfant C'est un grand lys Blanc comme une aile Trés haut dans une coupe d'or O Jésus Bénissez- la! Elle! Donnez --lui votre grace puissante! Qu'elle ignore la souffrance, Les larmes! Donnez-lui Le repos. Jésus! ENGLISH TRANSLATION: She is the sweet fiancée She is the angel full of goodness She is a sun-drenched afternoon She is the wind on the flowers She is a pure smile Like the heart of a child She is a tall lily White as a wing Towering in a gold vase O Jesus Bless her! Give her your grace and strength! May she never know pain Or tears! Give her Peace. Jesus!
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One Querying Wave Will Whitely Yearn 04:23
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To Fabricate Unknownness 04:01
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Vocalise (Featuring Becca Stevens) 07:47
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Sacred Feast Part III 02:05
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"A really fine, beautiful statement. Subtle and rich ...
I can't think of another player anywhere that could pull this off"
- Dave Douglas

"What an accomplishment this is. Sacred Feast speaks to Messiaen's creativity, Bergeron's ingenuity, and the talents of the band that brings this music to life."
- All About Jazz

Thomas Bergeron's groundbreaking sophomore album is a stunning work of jazz chamber music inspired by Olivier Messiaen. The album is a fitting follow-up to his well-received 2011 debut which (like Messiaen himself), took inspiration from Claude Debussy.

Bergeron has already developed an impressive career straddling the jazz and classical/contemporary music worlds. His love and understanding of both genres runs deep, and his recordings are designed to bring together what he finds to be the most powerful qualities from each. This project is not designed to be a scholarly dissertation or academic treatise on Messiaen’s work, but rather to pay tribute to him by using his creations as a jumping off point for new music.

Thomas says “I like to dream about what it would sound like if Messiaen were playing and composing in Brooklyn today alongside some of the city’s most creative jazz artists. That’s what I’m trying to capture with this record. Though some of this material stems from Messiaen’s mind (some harmonic structure, occasional melodic content, etc), much of the material is improvised, so each player really deserves composing credit.”

Thomas has gathered some of New York’s finest artists for this project. The vocalist Becca Stevens shines throughout the album, singing Messiaen’s original text on “Pourquoi?” and “The Lost Bride”, as well as the poetry of Cécile Sauvage (Messiaen’s mother) on the breathtaking track “The Smile”. The strikingly seamless blend of Bergeron’s trumpet and Stevens’ voice is featured in the sublime wordless “Vocalise”.

Brazilian accordionist and pianist Vitor Gonçalves, who has studied the compositional methods of Messiaen, improvises throughout the record as though he is channeling the spirit of Messiaen himself.

Satoshi Takeishi, known for combining classical, jazz, and traditional Columbian sensibilities, brings his unique percussion palette to the project: a selection of frame drums, cymbals, bells, gongs and snares, with no hi-hat, kick drum, or anything using a pedal.

Guitarist Jason Ennis contributes vibrant electric colorings with his array of pedals (all created live), as well as beautiful harp-like textures on the nylon 7-string guitar.

Renowned classical cellist Hannah Collins and jazz bassist Michael Bates weave together the low string fabric, fluidly swimming in and out of the group sound.

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released May 12, 2015

Thomas Bergeron – trumpet, flugelhorn
Becca Stevens – voice
Jason Ennis – guitars
Vitor Gonçalves – accordion, piano
Hannah Collins – cello
Michael Bates - double bass
Satoshi Takeishi - percussion

Produced by Thomas Bergeron

© 2015 Thomas Bergeron Music

Recorded at The Bunker in Brooklyn, NY
Mixed and Mastered by Dave Darlington at Bass Hit Studios, NYC
Thomas Bergeron is a Conn-Selmer artist, performing on an Artisan Stradivarius Bb trumpet and a Conn Vintage One flugelhorn

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Thomas Bergeron New York, New York

A trumpeter, composer, and producer known for excelling in both the jazz and classical realms, Thomas Bergeron exemplifies a new breed of 21st century artists.

His debut jazz chamber music album took inspiration from the piano music of Claude Debussy, and his anticipated follow up album "Sacred Feast" interprets the music of Olivier Messiaen, featuring the vocalist Becca Stevens. ... more

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