1.    THE BREATH    8:17
2.    MORNING JUNGLE    6:55
3.    BLACK IS THE COLOR    6:31
4.    LA FILLE AUX CHEVEUX DE LIN    8:48
5.    LA VALSE DES ERRANCES    5:28
6.    SANCTUARY    8:33
7.    MOLTEN ASH    4:26
8.    ATMOSPHEROS    8:39

The Breath - Le Souffle  : that of the passing moment, fleeting and unique. That of the collective breathing of musicians in dialogue. The breath of improvisation, fragile and momentary, which fades as soon as it spreads. A recording of these moments to preserve their trace.

It's about music, improvisation and friendship.
Christopher Young and Dominique Cheviet met 25 years ago at concerts in France. With 17,000 kilometres separating Australia from France, each continued their musical path.
The time had come to abolish this geographic distance and create a new work together. The idea of forming a trio with Nicolas Lelièvre, French percussionist and drummer, felt like a natural choice. All three share the same passion for sonic adventure, improvisation, and speak the same language, beyond technique and virtuosity.
The choice of "La Mare Blanche" studio and Jacques Bourget came naturally. His musical sensitivity allows him to technically capture their intentions with precision.

REVIEW

Christopher Young, Dominique Cheviet, Nicolas Lelievre, The Breath

Christopher Young is something of a maverick on Melbourne’s jazz scene, only occasionally releasing albums but always having something worth saying. He’d known Dom Cheviet, a fellow reeds player from France, for 25 years before they finally got around to collaborating, and what a project it is.

They laid down rhythmic beds and soundscapes in a Paris studio with drummer/percussionist Nicolas Lelievre, over which they then free-improvised with startling clarity and emotional intensity. The music’s as moody as it is texturally exotic. On Morning Jungle, for instance, Cheviet’s kalimba provides a dancing backdrop in tandem with Lelievre’s drums and percussion, over which the horn players interweave, with Young primarily playing bass clarinet and Cheviet soprano saxophone. On Black is the Colour, they both play flute against Lelievre’s portentous textures and deep groove.

The wonder is their unerring instinct for space and contrast, as if one mind is making the music. The dialogue is completely organic as to who plays when, when they overlap, and when they swap from foreground to background. A recurrent feature is Young’s mighty bass clarinet, rumbling and coiling beneath Cheviet’s flights, or suddenly arching up with its own dramatic cries.  

John Shand    (Sydney Morning Herald)

https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/homegrown-hits-the-best-australian-music-to-hear-this-month-20260330-p5zjy6.html