L'affrontement des prétendants

L'affrontement des prétendants
Studio album by the Louis Sclavis Quintet
Released	2001
Recorded	September 1999
Studio	Studios la Buissonne Pernes-les-Fontaines, France
Genre	Avant-garde jazz
Length	63:37
Label	ECM ECM 1705
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Louis Sclavis chronology
Les Violences de Rameau (1996) L'affrontement des prétendants (2001) Dans la Nuit (2000)

L'affrontement des prétendants is an album by the Louis Sclavis Quintet recorded in September 1999 and released on ECM in 2001. The quintet features trumpeter Jean-Luc Cappozzo, cellist Vincent Courtois and rhythm section Bruno Chevillon and François Merville.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating, "It is as a quintet this band plays, as a musical unit that is seasoned and confident and in full possession of its strengths and musical empathies. So democratic and accomplished is this band that it sounds as if it has no leader, but only music to play. And that's as high a compliment as any reviewer can pay."

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Track listing

All compositions by Louis Sclavis, except as noted.

1. "L'affrontement des prétendants" - 8:45
2. "Distances" (Vincent Courtois, Sclavis) - 3:19
3. "Contre contre" - 6:40
4. "Hors les murs" (Bruno Chevillon) - 2:50
5. "Possibles" - 5:25
6. "Hommage à Lounès Matoub" - 16:59
7. "Le temps d'après" - 8:06
8. "Maputo Introduction" - 2:32
9. "Maputo" 6:32
10. "La mémoire des mains" (Chevillon, François Merville, Sclavis) - 2:29

Personnel

Louis Sclavis Quintet

• Louis Sclavis – clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone
• Jean-Luc Cappozzo – trumpet
• Vincent Courtois – cello
• Bruno Chevillon – double bass
• François Merville – drums