Carefully thought out by Pierrick and Daniel Yvinec, the rhythm section offers an unprecedented combination and is made up of undisputed masters of their art: at the piano, Sullivan Fortner, whose young age conceals an incredible maturity (which we were able to discover in France in particular with of the singer Cécile McLorin Salvant), on the double bass the essential Larry Grenadier, historical partner of the trio of Brad Mehldau, and on the drums the stupefying Marcus Gilmore, who, sharing the age as well as the wisdom of Sullivan, pursues without batting an eyelid the magnificent work of his grandfather Roy Haynes. The music you can hear therefore comes from the joyful and voracious encounter of an exceptional rhythm section that rejoices in discovering itself under the direction of Pierrick’s saxophone, as incisive as it is inspired, and whose subtle compositions serve as an inexhaustible playing field. This quartet’s pleasure in playing is palpable, it is part of the great New York creative tradition: lyrical, daring, obvious. And the recording performed by sound engineer James Farber, a true authority in his field, does more than do it justice, it dresses it in the color of unforgettable sessions.

This album may be only half of a double, it is already, without a doubt, a great Jazz record.

Laurent de Wilde