Disciple of Charlie Parker, the saxophonist was more than a reference for the jazz community, as Quincy Jones among many others. He was one of the latest historical memories of jazz, from straight ahead to free. A kind of classical unclassifiable. The best evidence is here: Henri Texier on double bass, Daniel Humair on drums, George Gruntz on piano, this band called European Rhythm Machine was the «Aston Martin of the rhythm», as Le Monde wrote for his obituary.