With "Last Decade," German-American pianist Benjamin Lackner makes his ECM debut leading an all-star quartet featuring Manu Katché on drums, Mathias Eick on trumpet, and Jérôme Regard on double bass.
Mathias and Manu share a long and fruitful association with the label, and their inimitable instrumental signatures are fully present throughout this album's repertoire, which consists exclusively of original pieces – eight written by Benjamin, and one by Jérôme Regard. The camaraderie between the double bassist and the leader dates back to 2006. These two decades of close collaboration have fostered a deep intimacy between the two men, musically expressed through an impressively intuitive synergy.