Benoit Delbecq - Because She Hoped (2011) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

French pianist Benoît Delbecq and Vancouver-based clarinetist François Houle team up on this 2011 release, their third collaboration, which showcases these two distinctive composer-performers whose work together has its own very particular synergy. It’s striking how serene yet playful much of the music feels, reflecting how two old friends went about reinventing their musical relationship for a few hours in the studio (and on a subsequent short tour) after a rather long hiatus.

Duo playing is about the most intimate way to communicate with another musician. I have grown to have a deeper understanding of Benoît’s language and sound world, which always provides me with clues as to how to execute ideas in different ways. Our improvisations are much more akin to embroidery, painstakingly paying attention to the kind of fabric we want to create, working symbiotically to achieve that by complementing each other.

Tracklist:

01. Benoît Delbecq, François Houle - The Mystery Song (6:41)
02. Benoît Delbecq, François Houle - Pour Pee Wee (2:03)
03. Benoît Delbecq, François Houle - Le bois debout (1:33)
04. Benoît Delbecq, François Houle - Because She Hoped (4:35)
05. Benoît Delbecq, François Houle - Clichés (6:55)
06. Benoît Delbecq, François Houle - Le concombre de Chicoutimi (2:07)
07. Benoît Delbecq, François Houle - Binoculars (5:25)
08. Benoît Delbecq, François Houle - Ando (6:39)
09. Benoît Delbecq, François Houle - Nancali (8:17)
10. Delbecq, Benoît - Pour Pee Wee (Live) (7:30)



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