Benoît Delbecq / François Houle
Because She Hoped
2011 - Songlines Recordings: SGL 1592-2 
http://www.songlines.com/release/because-she-hoped/

* Benoît Delbecq: piano
* François Houle: clarinet
 
http://www.delbecq.net/ 
http://www.francoishoule.ca/

Recorded by Etienne Bultingaire at Studio John Cage,
La Muse en Circuit, in Alfortville, France, on January 18, 2011.


Reviews
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By Stef 
http://www.freejazzblog.org/2011/11/duets-with-delbecq.html

On the first recording, Delbecq plays with Canadian clarinettist François
Houle, with whom he's been performing and recording since 1995, and that can be
heard on these ten pieces, all composed, with tunes by Ellington ("The Mystery
Song") and Steve Lacy ("Clichés"), but mostly by Delbecq and Houle.

Both artists create silk-like music, soft to the touch, natural and warm and
shiny, with an ease of interaction and joy of interplay that is fantastic to
listen to. Delbecq can make his piano play odd-rhythmed percussive parts by
plucking the strings while playing fluent unision lines with his other hand, as
on "Ando", or "Nancali", incredibly captivating, and keeping a safe distance
from the often bland sweetness of romantic piano music.

Both musicians have this light touch to their instrument, full of sensitivity
and deep emotion, clever in the musical inventiveness and effortless, as if
every note bubbles up from a common well, forming nice patterns when rising to
the surface.

Compare it to silk, to a warm breeze, to champagne, ...

Incredibly beautiful music.

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By Glenn Astarita 
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/because-she-hoped-benoit-delbecq-songlines-recordings-review-by-glenn-astarita.php

By Perry Tannenbaum 
http://jazztimes.com/articles/30084-because-she-hoped-beno-t-delbecq-fran-ois-houle

By Ken Waxman 
http://www.thewholenote.com/index.php/booksrecords2/jazzaimprovised/16404-because-she-hoped-benoit-delbecq-francois-houle

By Ben Ratliff 
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/27/arts/music/new-music-from-webbie-and-charlotte-gainsbourg.html

Da Ettore Garzia (it)

Por Edson Santos (pt-br) 
http://www.sojazz.org.br/2013/02/benoit-delbecqfrancois-houle-because.html

Par Pierre de Chocqueuse (fr) 
http://www.blogdechoc.fr/article-b-delbecq-f-houle-because-she-hoped-songlines-abeille-89674163.html

Par Jean-Marc Gelin (fr) 
http://www.lesdnj.com/article-benoit-delbecq-francois-houle-because-she-hopped-91361964.html

Par Julien Gros-Burdet (fr) 
http://www.citizenjazz.com/Benoit-Delbecq-Francois-Houle,3466884.html