Dany Doriz, the man behind the Caveau de la Huchette club since 1970, and a peerless vibraphone player in his own right (with the blessing of Lionel Hampton), extends an invitation to Scott Hamilton, a world icon in saxophone swing (cf. the Michel Jonasz album `La boIte de jazz')_ Both of them living legends, and both the keepers of their instruments' memory. Their many meetings onstage over the years were bound to result in a record. The main strength of this album: resolutely contemporary jazz, combined with just as much respect for tradition, elegance and virtuosity. And the outcome is sealed by profound feelings of mutual admiration and friendship. They restore to life a whole era of classic jazz_ and make it part of the great jazz repertoire. Patrick FREMEAUX