Le nom du vent

Infobox Album | Name = "Le nom du vent"
Type = Album
Artist = Maak's Spirit


Released = February 2003
Recorded = February 2002
Genre = Jazz
Length = 61:21
Label = Nefertiti
Producer = Nefertiti
Reviews =
Last album = Live
(1998)
This album = "Le nom du vent"
(2003)
Next album = "Al Majmaâ"
(2004) |

Le nom du vent (French for "The name of the wind") is a 2003 album by jazz band Maak's Spirit. It was recorded at "De Meent" (Alsemberg, Belgium) in February 2002 after a meeting with Gnawa musicians in North Africa. They recorded in circle, facing each others to achieve a better communication.

Track listing

#"Par Example" – 6:23
#"Aioria" – 4:13
#"Wat is de kwax?" – 2:10
#"Le nom du vent" – 6:20
#"Continue" – 4:58
#"Shergui" – 6:12
#"Soumaya's dreams" – 3:48
#"A short break in Telouet" – 2:28
#"La complainte des cailloux" – 1:47
#"The oneagain song" – 8:23
#"The elephant is dead" – 2:19
#"De kwax is pass" – 1:02
#"Happiness" – 11:17

Personnel

* Laurent Blondiau - trumpet, leader
* Jeroen Van Herzeele - tenor saxophone
* Michel Massot - tubas, trombone
* Jean-Yves Evrard - guitar
* Otti Van Der Werf - acoustic bass
* Eric Thielemans - drums
* Hugues Deschaux - mixing
* Jarek Frankowski - mastering
* Vincent De Bast - mastering
* Corbi - graphic design
* Erik Lambert - photography
* Sébastien Koeppel - photography
* Jos Knaepen - photography

External links

* [http://www.jazzinbelgium.org/cds/nomduvent.htm Jazz in Belgium website]