Touchstone for Manu

Touchstone for Manu is a jazz compilation album by Manu Katché released on ECM in August 2014.

Reception
John Kelman in his review for All About Jazz says that "Touchstone for Manu puts a very fine period on an eight-year run that positioned Katché as a strong bandleader, an accessible composer... and a drummer whose focus on groove and group interplay over chops and excessive gymnastics remains both refreshing and relevant."

Personnel

 * Manu Katché – drums
 * Jan Garbarek – tenor saxophone
 * Tomasz Stanko – trumpet
 * Marcin Wasilewski – piano
 * Slawomir Kurkiewicz – double bass
 * Trygve Seim – tenor saxophone
 * Mathias Eick – trumpet
 * Jacob Young – guitar
 * Pino Palladino – bass
 * Jason Rebello – piano
 * Jim Watson – piano, Hammond B3 organ
 * Tore Brunborg – saxophone, tenor saxophone
 * Nils Petter Molvaer – trumpet, loops