Flowers Will Always Have the Last Word (LJ02) finds French drummer and composer Bertrand Renaudin at his most lyrical and evocative, presenting a suite of original compositions inspired by the beauty, character and symbolism of flowers. Joined by an exceptional quartet featuring Émile Parisien on saxophones, Olivier Cahours on guitar and Marc Buronfosse on bass, Renaudin crafts a programme of finely balanced melodies, subtle textures and imaginative improvisation. Each piece unfolds like a musical portrait, combining the rhythmic sophistication of modern jazz with an atmosphere of warmth, contemplation and understated elegance. Released in 2006, this beautifully conceived recording confirms Renaudin’s gift for creating jazz that is both deeply personal and richly accessible, where every composition blossoms with colour, sensitivity and poetic imagination.

Track Listing

1. Une Rose    
2. Equisetum    
3. Physalis    
4. Crocus    
5. Hydrangea    
6. Cactus    
7. Ceanothus    
8. Solanum    
9. Tricyrtis    
10. Aralia    
11. Helleborus    
12. Camelia