Jazz Articles about Yves L

Yves L: Quantique

by Jerry D'Souza
February 17, 2004

The very first moments on the album capture the imagination as Yves Léveillé brings into play a conversation between limber notes and chunky chords. The latter reverberate densely against the spacey runs that precede them. Together they bring about a symbiotic relationship. This augurs well for the music that follows.

But no groove jumping here. “Pantomime,” that charming opener, builds little vignettes that carve themselves from the traipse of the piano. The pace is deliberate, the shading ...