Lost Ships
Fred Thomas (piano, drums), Rob Luft (guitar), Matthieu Michel (flugelhorn), Elina Duni (voice)
Awards:
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, December 2020
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Presto Recording of the Week, 13th November 2020
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2020
On Lost Ships, guitarist Rob Luft makes his ECM debut and vocalist Elani Duni presents a new ensemble – and the result just happens to be a minor classic. On the strength of this album, Luft,...
Lost Ships
Fred Thomas (piano, drums), Rob Luft (guitar), Matthieu Michel (flugelhorn), Elina Duni (voice)
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Awards:
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, December 2020
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Presto Recording of the Week, 13th November 2020
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2020
On Lost Ships, guitarist Rob Luft makes his ECM debut and vocalist Elani Duni presents a new ensemble – and the result just happens to be a minor classic. On the strength of this album, Luft,...
About
Elina Duni and Rob Luft's programme of songs of love and exile has been gathering momentum since 2017, when the Albanian-Swiss singer and the British guitarist began their collaboration. Along the way the duo has been augmented by distinguished guests, with Swiss flugelhornist Matthieu Michel and UK pianist/percussionist Fred Thomas here making significant contributions to the overarching concept. The migration crisis, a theme explored on Elina's Partir album, is again a central issue, so too ecological concerns. Material is drawn from many sources: "There are songs that touch upon past influences, with the sound of Albania and Mediterranean folklore ever-present. We wanted to explore other musical roots, too: timeless jazz ballads, French chanson, American folk song..." The broad range of music addressed runs from traditional pieces to original compositions, via songs made famous by Frank Sinatra and Charles Aznavour. Lost Ships was recorded at Studios la Buissonne in the South of France in February 2020.
Contents and tracklist
- Fred Thomas (piano), Rob Luft (guitar), Matthieu Michel (flugelhorn), Elina Duni (voice), Fred Thomas (drums)
- Recorded: 2020-02-22
- Recording Venue: Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-Les-Fontaines
- Fred Thomas (piano), Matthieu Michel (flugelhorn), Rob Luft (guitar), Elina Duni (voice), Fred Thomas (drums)
- Recorded: 2020-02-22
- Recording Venue: Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-Les-Fontaines
- Fred Thomas (piano), Matthieu Michel (flugelhorn), Rob Luft (guitar), Elina Duni (voice), Fred Thomas (drums)
- Recorded: 2020-02-22
- Recording Venue: Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-Les-Fontaines
- Fred Thomas (piano), Matthieu Michel (flugelhorn), Rob Luft (guitar), Elina Duni (voice), Fred Thomas (drums)
- Recorded: 2020-02-22
- Recording Venue: Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-Les-Fontaines
- Fred Thomas (piano), Matthieu Michel (flugelhorn), Rob Luft (guitar), Elina Duni (voice), Fred Thomas (drums)
- Recorded: 2020-02-22
- Recording Venue: Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-Les-Fontaines
- Fred Thomas (piano), Rob Luft (guitar), Matthieu Michel (flugelhorn), Elina Duni (voice), Fred Thomas (drums)
- Recorded: 2020-02-22
- Recording Venue: Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-Les-Fontaines
- Fred Thomas (piano), Matthieu Michel (flugelhorn), Rob Luft (guitar), Elina Duni (voice), Fred Thomas (drums)
- Recorded: 2020-02-22
- Recording Venue: Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-Les-Fontaines
- Fred Thomas (piano), Matthieu Michel (flugelhorn), Rob Luft (guitar), Elina Duni (voice), Fred Thomas (drums)
- Recorded: 2020-02-22
- Recording Venue: Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-Les-Fontaines
- Fred Thomas (piano), Rob Luft (guitar), Matthieu Michel (flugelhorn), Elina Duni (voice), Fred Thomas (drums)
- Recorded: 2020-02-22
- Recording Venue: Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-Les-Fontaines
- Fred Thomas (piano), Rob Luft (guitar), Matthieu Michel (flugelhorn), Elina Duni (voice), Fred Thomas (drums)
- Recorded: 2020-02-22
- Recording Venue: Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-Les-Fontaines
- Fred Thomas (piano), Matthieu Michel (flugelhorn), Rob Luft (guitar), Elina Duni (voice), Fred Thomas (drums)
- Recorded: 2020-02-22
- Recording Venue: Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-Les-Fontaines
- Rob Luft (guitar), Fred Thomas (piano), Matthieu Michel (flugelhorn), Elina Duni (voice), Fred Thomas (drums)
- Recorded: 2020-02-22
- Recording Venue: Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-Les-Fontaines
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Elina Duni & Rob Luft - Lost Ships
13th Nov 2020
Lost Ships, a moving series of reflections on loss and displacement by singer Elina Duni and guitarist Rob Luft, marks a promising first release from the partnership, and sounds perfectly at home on ECM.
Awards and reviews
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JazzwiseEditor's ChoiceDecember 2020
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Presto Recording of the Week13th November 2020
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Presto Recordings of the YearWinner 2020
December 2020
On Lost Ships, guitarist Rob Luft makes his ECM debut and vocalist Elani Duni presents a new ensemble – and the result just happens to be a minor classic. On the strength of this album, Luft, a BBC New Generation Artist and an impressive soloist in ‘jazzy’ jazz ensembles – whether it be honouring Monk and Coltrane with saxophonist Dave O’Higgins or in Byron Wallen’s Four Corners – seems to have been put on earth to work in tandem with Duni.
