Blue Maqams 37115 Doug Watkins on bass and

Doug Watkins on bass and Art Taylor on drums

Jean-Louis Chautemps (baritone sax)

for in the early morning hours of June 26

Marta Sofia Honer (Adrian Younge)

The quartet’s chemistry and the sublime quality of the music recorded belie the numerous complications that occurred prior to the session

Blue Maqams 37115 Doug Watkins on bass andReleased on the occasion of Anouar Brahem's 60th birthday, Blue Maqams offers many reasons to celebrate. Recorded in New York's Avatar Studios in May 2017 and produced by Manfred Eicher, it brings the Tunisian oud master together with three brilliant improvisers, Django Bates, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette. The "Maqams" of the title refers to the Arabic modal music system, rendered kind of blue by the jazz players. For Anouar Brahem and renowned