Touchstone for Manu

Touchstone for Manu
Compilation album by Manu Katché
Released	August 15, 2014 (2014-08-15)
Recorded	November 2004, January 2007, December 2009 and March 2012
Studio	Rainbow Studio (Oslo) Avatar Studios (NYC) Studios la Buissonne (P-l-F)
Genre	Jazz
Length	58:52
Label	ECM ECM 2419
Producer	Manfred Eicher

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All Music

Touchstone for Manu is a jazz compilation album by Manu Katché released on ECM in August 2014.

Reception

John Kelman in his review for All About Jazz says that "Touchstone for Manu puts a very fine period on an eight-year run that positioned Katché as a strong bandleader, an accessible composer... and a drummer whose focus on groove and group interplay over chops and excessive gymnastics remains both refreshing and relevant."

Track listing

All music is composed by Manu Katché

No.	Title	Original release	Length
1.	"Song for Her"	Playground	6:31
2.	"Number One"	Neighbourhood	6:13
3.	"Take off and Land"	Neighbourhood	4:02
4.	"So Groovy"	Playground	5:52
5.	"Morning Joy"	Playground	5:29
6.	"Keep on Trippin'"	Third Round	5:32
7.	"Senses"	Third Round	4:12
8.	"Swing Piece"	Third Round	4:50
9.	"Running After Years"	Third Round	6:16
10.	"Slowing the Tides"	Manu Katché	5:35
11.	"Bliss"	Manu Katché	4:20
Total length:			58:52

Personnel

• Manu Katché – drums
• Jan Garbarek – tenor saxophone
• Tomasz Stanko – trumpet
• Marcin Wasilewski – piano
• Slawomir Kurkiewicz – double bass
• Trygve Seim – tenor saxophone
• Mathias Eick – trumpet
• Jacob Young – guitar
• Pino Palladino – bass
• Jason Rebello – piano
• Jim Watson – piano, Hammond B3 organ
• Tore Brunborg – saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Nils Petter Molvaer – trumpet, loops