Creation (2001)

Met het augustus 2010 door het OvhO en Niels Bijl gespeelde 'Scaramouche' van Milhaud. "This album, entirely dedicated to 20th century French music, is a rare opportunity to hear Branford Marsalis on alto saxophone, along with soprano, and like his brother Wynton, he plays knowingly within the classical style. The CD begins deceptively with Ronnie Bauch transcriptions of pastoral standard stuff by Satie, Debussy, and Ravel, but then veers into Milhaud's "La Creation Du Monde," which has a prominent part for alto saxophone. A fine rendition: well-paced, very polished and urbane, yet sufficiently raucous. Then there's Milhaud's own version of the flippant "Scaramouche Suite" for alto saxophone and orchestra, which receives a performance filled with refinement and sass, and Ibert's delightful, neo-classical "Concertino Da Camera for Alto Saxophone" and "Orchestra," where Marsalis improvises his own cadenza with some post-bop jazz fire. A winner from Marsalis, sumptuously recorded." (Richard S. Ginell, Allmusic)