Lost on the Way is an album by French clarinetist and composer Louis Sclavis recorded in 2008 and released on the ECM label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This is masterpiece among many well-crafted efforts by Sclavis, and comes highly recommended for fans of or newcomers to his extraordinary music".

Lost on the Way

Track listing

All compositions by Louis Sclavis except as indicated

"De Charybde en Scylla" – 5:35

"La Première Île" (Olivier Lété, Sclavis) – 1:24

"Lost on the Way" (Lété, Sclavis) – 6:42

"Bain d'Or" – 6:03

"Le Sommeil des Sirènes" – 7:23

"L 'Heure des Songes" – 4:19

"Aboard Ulysses's Boat" – 5:52

"Les Doutes du Cyclope" – 6:51

"Un Vent Noir" – 3:40

"The Last Island" (Lété) – 1:20

"Des Bruits à Tisser" – 5:18

"L 'Absence" – 2:24

Recorded at the Théâtre de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France in September 2008.

Lost on the Way

Personnel

Louis Sclavis — clarinet, soprano saxophone

Matthias Metzger — soprano saxophone, alto saxophone

Maxime Delpierre — guitar

Olivier Lété — bass

François Merville — drums

References

ECM Records albums

Louis Sclavis albums

2009 albums

Albums produced by Manfred Eicher

Lost on the Way