Confidences has two meanings in the French dictionnary : the telling of a secret that concerns only the person who speaks, and an older meaning, of intimate trust. The latter flows between three musicians who gave their life to shared improvisation and the jazz tradition. Not fetishizing a given era, but placing themselves in a lineage that demands a ceaseless self-questioning and learning. The secrets of this album are not meant to be revealed, but felt, they are tributes that only the dedicatees will understand.
[…] This complex and generous album harbors the very same virtues, which make Laurent Coq a uniquely recognizable voice, both vulnerable and potent. He’s reached a stirring maturity, shared with his sidemen who keep getting better with age. It is our hope that with Confidences the tremendous worth of this pianist and composer will no longer remain a well kept secret.
Guilhem Flouzat
(from the album liner notes)
All tunes written by Laurent Coq, and published by Sacem/jazz&people.
Recorded at Recall Studios, Pompignan (France), July 25&26, 2023.
Tacking Engineer : Philippe Gaillot
Assistant : Marc Lalu
Mixing and mastering : Dave Darlington (NYC)
Produced by Laurent Coq
- Laurent Coq piano
- Yoni Zelnik acoustic bass
- Fred Pasqua drums
Presse
Once again Laurent Coq asserts himself as one of the great representatives of contemporary piano, combining his roots in the history of piano-jazz while expressing a completely modern conception of his art.
Philippe Vincent – Disque du mois Jazzin
From the outset, what is striking […] is the orchestral conception of this trio.
Franck Bergerot – Jazz Magazine
We can’t help but follow this passionate journey of musical twists and turns.
Xavier Prévost – Les Dernières Nouvelles du Jazz
Confidences speaks its own language where the key words are spirited engagement that draws from the deep well of a measured sense of romanticism and winches up to the surface a half a century of modern jazz traditions to feast upon.
Marblank
[Laurent Coq] develops a narrative art based on compositions that can never be reduced to their melodic, harmonic or rhythmic substrate […]
Vincent Cotro – **** Jazz Magazine
Laurent Coq does not seek to imitate or distinguish himself from the other piano trios that abound on the Planet. He does not need that, as his inner world and his art of sharing are rich and eminently personal. All of this results in a perfectly convincing CD of beauty and enduring charm. To listen and listen again without moderation!
Thierry Quenum – Couleurs Jazz