Album review from the French jazz magazine Jazz-hot online, no. 631, August 2006
by Serge Baudot

Duo Rythmigration, "Une Journée Anonyme"

Musicians:
Henri Roger, piano
Ismael Robert, percussion

A piano and percussion dialogue in a duet semi-composed by Henri Roger and semi-improvised by the duo. It works well! The two musicians speak the same language, expressing today's need to borrow from other musical genres, but it always remains jazz. The pianist seems to have assimilated Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea, among others artists and the piece "Une Journée Anonyme" is a good example of this. His left hand does wonderful work with ostinatos sometimes giving the impression of a double bass. Beautiful tone, pretty attacks, personal phrasing, he understands how to let the notes breath as in "ABBK", a tune with a very slow tempo, with notes that hang suspended in the air. One hears influences from Granados and some Ravel in the piece "Noya Mondea", which is played brightly. The percussionist's rythmic lines perfectly interwine with the pianist's playing. He shows his soloing skills in "Sous Les Dunes". Overall, a very nice album that easily touches the listener's heart.

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