The new album, Sessions 2000, by the French master of the synthesizer, Jean-Michel Jarre, comes as a pleasant surprise. It is extremely modern, due to a mix of strong jazz elements with atmospheric sounds from the synthesizer. From the opening track, with a superb jazzy bass solo, there are the necessary songs that compare with much younger musicians than Jarre, such as , or can withstand with
… ease. Jean Michel Jarre recorded the album with the assistance of his musical partner Francis Rimbert. He says: 'As the title indicates, we have done a number of sessions of writing and recording. We have tried out new musical styles. Electronic styles, of course, but also others, such as a jazzy style, which none of us are used to. ' This makes the album Sessions 2000 not only a return to Jarre's roots, but also one of his most creative and fascinating albums of recent years. (RM)more
