Fete

'fete' is the brand new cd album by the french impressionists, the cult glasgow 'new jazz' combo associated with postcard records and les disques du crepuscule. the french impressionists first emerged in 1981 via the postcard records school, when founder / pianist malcolm fisher made his first recordings with members of aztec camera and the jazzateers. a more permanent line-up released a selection of songs on les disques du crepuscule, as well as the christmas single 'santa baby', and found lasting success in japan. more recently, malcolm fisher has based himself in milan (italy), releasing three albums of solo piano music, and pursuing parallel careers in teaching and photography. malcolm has now gathered together a new group of french impressionists, including singers cressida jenkins, sara cicenia and alberto antoniazzi, as well as multi-media artist sally titterington. the resulting album, 'fete', recorded during 2006 and 2007, offers a beguiling mix of jazz, lieder, tone poems and modern composition. several lyrics are texts by poets amelia rosselli and william blake. stand-out tracks include 'a pretty rose tree', 'the chimney sweeper', 'se per un canto', 'lips' and the charming instrumental title track. the deluxe booklet featuring a selection of colour images by malcolm fisher, and cover art by designers moderne. on ltm.