Avishai Cohen's trumpet playing takes on a raw yet vulnerable character through his search for unadulterated truth on his most improvised ECM album to date. A spontaneous suite emerged during an extraordinary recording session in the south of France, created entirely in the moment. The Israeli trumpeter leads the quartet—comprising pianist Yonathan Avishai, bassist Barak Mori, and drummer Ziv Ravitz—with stamina and sensitivity; the musicians are closely connected and attentive to subtle shifts in the musical flow. To close the album, Cohen recites Zelda Schneurson Mishkovsky's poem "Farewell," whose themes of renunciation, detachment, and acceptance resonate beautifully with the music's atmosphere. "Naked Truth" was recorded in September 2021 at Studios La Buissonne in Pernes-les-Fontaines and produced by Manfred Eicher.
