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June 27th, 1969: Michel Portal with drummers Jacques Thollot and Aldo
Romano, bassist Jean- Francois Jenny- Clark and pianist Joachim Kuhn record
'Our Meanings And Our Feelings'. It was unscripted but the musicians were in
lock step with each other as the fve tracks on the record demonstrate.
The zokra, an oriental clarinet that Michel Portal plays on "Walking Through The
Land" and "Dear Old Morocco" brings a singular touch to this album. This
singularity is transcended by Joachim Kuhn's ability to easily go from the piano to
the saxophone alto, from supporting to soloing, before playing the bells, then the
tambourine, opening the soundscape.
'Our Meanings And Our Feelings'may not be the frst French free jazz record - as it
was preceded by the fantastic free jazz by Francois Tusques, released in 1965
and on which Michel Portal plays - but it remains one of the most important. Its
incredible outburst of sounds and melodies is completely free yet never turns into
cacophony. 44 years after its release, it is still urgent to listen to discover what
these fve talented musicians had to tell us.
Tracklist
Our Meanings And Our Feelings
A Train In A Very Small Town
Dear Old Morocco
Walking Through The Land
For My Mother