Doux Désirs allows Michel Godard, celebrated jazz musician, to look Eastward, together with oud player Ihab Radwan, leaving improvisation as the key. Both of their musics have much in common: modality, ornamentation, improvisation, spontaneity. Ihab Radwan improvises Michel Godard’s compositions, while Michel Godard improvises on Egyptian themes proposed by Ihab Radwan. The serpentone ancient wind instrument of the cornet family) is flexible, agile and very much like the voice; the oud sings, whispers, tells.
