Le pas du chat noir

Le pas du chat noir (French: The Black Cat's Footsteps) is an album by Tunisian oud player Anouar Brahem recorded in July 2001 and released on ECM September the following year. The trio features pianist François Couturier and accordion player Jean-Louis Matinier.^[2][3]

Le pas du chat noir
Studio album by Anouar Brahem
Released	September 9, 2002 (2002-09-09)[1]
Recorded	July 2001
Studio	Radio DRS Zurich, Switzerland
Genre	Jazz
Length	70:32
Label	ECM ECM 1792
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Anouar Brahem chronology
Astrakan café (2000) Le pas du chat noir (2002) Le voyage de Sahar (2006)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

The AllMusic review by Chris Nickson awarded the album 4 stars stating "The interplay between musicians is as delicate as lace—thoughtful, with everyone listening as much as playing. It's a record with many moments of great beauty."^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Anouar Brahem.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Le pas du chat noir"	7:51
2.	"De tout ton cœur"	7:38
3.	"Leila au pays du carrousel"	6:33
4.	"Pique-nique à Nagpur"	4:11
5.	"Ç'est ailleurs"	8:02
6.	"Toi qui sait"	5:56
7.	"L'arbre qui voit"	6:07
8.	"Un Point bleu"	1:44
9.	"Les ailes du Bourak"	4:52
10.	"Rue du départ"	6:00
11.	"Leila au pays du carrousel, var."	5:36
12.	"Déjà la nuit"	5:10
Total length:		70:32

Personnel

• Anouar Brahem – oud
• François Couturier – piano
• Jean-Louis Matinier – accordion