"AUBE
BRUNE" - CADENCE
The playing of Richardeau undergoes
significant metamorphosis as unfolds. Starting off on baritone
on "Song for Julie" Richardeau's lyrical musings recall
Harry Carney but by the ending of "Appel vers le large",
the saxophonist has moved on to an early sixties-like Coltrane
soprano sound. In between, the group covers considerable territory,
at times mining the hard bop vein, and in other moments breaking
into free form interpretations of folk melodies. As an example
of the depth (or identity crisis) of the band, Brunard chords
like Jerry Hahn on the bop tunes, while growing less and less
pristine in his picking as the session progresses. The one constant
is Richardeau's weakness for extended solos, which begin as a
basic line and, over an average of ten minutes, build in velocity.
