Théâtre du Chêne Noir // Aurora LP

フランスの俳優／マルチ奏者Gérard Gelas率いる劇場バンドThéâtre du Chêne Noir が、2020年に同国ジャズレーベルSouffle Continuからリリースした再発レコードです。（オリジナルは1971年リリース）

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12" black vinyl.

Tracklist:

1. Arrivée de la terre et de ses enfants: l'aurore 07:21
2. Le bonheur 04:32
3. La vieillesse et la mort 05:25
4. Conte de la terre et de ses enfants et la première apparition des hommes 07:20
5. La fascination des enfants de la terre par les hommes-oiseaux 05:49
6. Vivre 05:11

Souffle Continu:

"In 1972, Steve Lacy recorded Solo, one of the gems in his discography, in the Théâtre du Chêne Noir in Avignon. The previous year (which was also the year in which Aurora appeared), the eponymous group of actors led by Gérard Gelas, took up residence in what was a 12th century chapel. The Théâtre du Chêne Noir is therefore not just the name of a space open to all kinds of artistic audacity, but also the name of the great Theatre Group which resides there.

Gérard Terronès showed some flair when he published, in 1971 on Futura, the first album by Théâtre du Chêne Noir. It has to be said that the group run by Gérard Gelas was right up his street: non-conformist, eccentric, protesting, just so alive… Singing too, as we can still hear today on Aurora, recorded at Avignon the 22 and 23 June 1971.

Aurora, which had been created a few weeks earlier at Ariane Mnouchkine’s Théâtre du Soleil, is according to, Gelas’ own words, a fantastic tale with actor musicians who play out the fabulous story of the Earth, and children who fight against terrifying bird men who fly from planet to planet to enslave the inhabitants and become the masters of the universe. It is an ambitious subject and thankfully (even more so for the album than for the play), the actors are also excellent musicians!

If we can find «Chêne Noir» between Checkpoint Charlie and Chillum in the Nurse With Wound List created by Steven Stapleton and John Fothergill, Aurora is closer to Stances à Sophie by the Art Ensemble Of Chicago and the Divine Comédie by Bernard Parmegiani and François Bayle.

So, we need to move forward cautiously in this landscape of recitals and songs, of mysteries and cries, where saxophones and flutes, electric guitars and percussions spring up… Could the tragic climax have been possible without music? The Théâtre du Chêne Noir replies no to the question and creates a fascinating mix of text and music without one dominating the other. Enjoy the show! "

Artist : Théâtre du Chêne Noir

Label : Souffle Continu

CAT No : FFL060