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Francois Tusques - Piano Dazibao (1970) {Futura Records GER14 rel 2009}
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© 1970, 2009 Futura Records | GER14
Jazz / Modern Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz / Piano

I will (maybe) be forgiven for this rough pun, but the circumstances provoked it a bit. I am listening to this record again, almost 40 years after its first publication, at the very moment when China is celebrating with great fanfare the sixtieth anniversary of the birth of its People's Republic. However, its title, "Dazibao" - the wall journals on which the Red Guards wrote their (sic) opinions - and its container (titles and comments by the pianist) fit perfectly into the context of the time which some saw , in the West, to be passionate about, and to support the cultural revolution in progress. Obviously, François Tusques, neither more nor less than many others, was mistaken about what this “revolution” really was and History was going to demonstrate to us, over time, the brutal nature of the regime of whoever joined the table. of the great dictators of the 20th century.

Cosmic Inc. (Cosmic Baby, aka Harald Blüchel) is responsible for the omnious instrumental music, which goes through a rainbow of colours, from pessimistic shades in the overture to optimistic in the end. Kraftwerk monotony and Ennio Morricone suspense go hand in hand. He creates an interesting symbiosis of classical music and techno… His soundtrack definitely sets new standarts.