"Ever After" is neither a record of covers in the manner of 'Wonderland' (his re-reading of Stevie Wonder with a jazz seal), nor a record centred on vocals like the trumpeter's previous collaboration with Brazilian singer Milton Nascimento. In choosing Donny Hathaway as the tutelary figure for his new opus, Belmondo wanted to do more than pay tribute to one of his favourite singers; here he positions himself as a "total" musician, i.e. a man able to compose, write, arrange and perform songs in a broad swirl of influences, reject any differentiation between genres. Stephane Belmondo - trumpet, flugelhorn Kirk Lightsey - piano Thomas Bramerie - double bass Johnathan Blake - drums with Jacky Terrasson - piano, Fender Rhodes Gregory Porter - vocal (1, 7, 9) Sandra Nkaké - vocal (1, 2) Christophe Larrieu - string conductor Guilhem Boudrant, Sébastien Plancade, Estelle Bartolucci, Maïlyss Caïn, Nicolas Saint-Yves - strings