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450+ RECORDINGS ∙ 40 YEARS OF JAZZ HISTORY ∙ 1986-2026
450+ RECORDINGS ∙ 40 YEARS OF JAZZ HISTORY ∙ 1986-2026

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449: BIONDINI – GODARD – NIGGLI. Fables of Time

Intakt Recording #449/ 2026

Luciano Biondini: Accordion
Michel Godard: Tuba, Serpent, E-Bass
Lucas Niggli: Drums, Percussion

Recorded June 21, 22, 23, 2025, at Cicaleto Studio, Arezzo, Italy, by Francesco Ponticelli.

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With their poetic and energetic music, the three storytellers from Italy, France, and Switzerland create an unobstructed view of the Mediterranean across the narrow mountain valleys. The music of these three musical personalities thrives on its poetry, its beautiful sound, its depth of thought, and the interweaving of composition and improvisation. Original compositions meet Radiohead and Monteverdi variations and merge Fables of Time into soulful music full of energy and subtle wit. A trio with three leaders, all three at home in different musical languages and technically at their peak. Together they form a unity that is rarely found. Thirteen years after the two highly acclaimed CDs What is There What is Not and Mavi, the long-awaited third release from this extraordinary trio is here. "The path offered to the listener is full of surprises and joy – you never know what’s waiting around the corner: a stroll through a stately Renaissance melody, a sudden jolt of energy from free improvised passages, an evocation of village dance from an imaginary country that borders the desert, the Alps and the countryside, a flash of funky, and sometimes all these things at the same time", writes Francesco Martinelli in the liner notes.

Album Credits

Cover art: Annette Meier
Graphic design: Fiona Ryan
Liner notes: Francesco Martinelli
Photo: Annette Meier

Recorded June 21, 22, 23, 2025, at Cicaleto Studio, Arezzo, Italy, by Francesco Ponticelli. Mixed in July at Cicaleto Studio, Arezzo, Italy, by Francesco Ponticelli. Mastered August 20, 2025, at Hardstudios, Winterthur, by Michael Brändli.

Produced by Biondini, Godard, Niggli, and Intakt Records. Published by Intakt Records. Intakt Records, P.O. Box, 8024 Zürich, Switzerland.