Canadian clarinetist/composer/improviser and all-round inspiring musician
François Houle works here again with Canadian Gordon Grdina (guitar), and in
first-time collaborations with Americans Mark Helias (double bass/clarinet) and
Gerry Hemingway (drums). The eight free-improvised Houle/Helias clarinet duets,
and seven full-band Houle compositions, are memorable in their smart stylistic
modern jazz/contemporary diversities and performance virtuosities. [...]