Blue Maqams 37115 for in the early morning

for in the early morning hours of June 26

this time inspired by Victorian novelist Samuel Butler and his work of the same name

and never would again with the exception of Paul Chambers

Benny Golson (tenor sax)

Marta Sofia Honer (Adrian Younge)

Blue Maqams 37115 for in the early morningReleased 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