Take Some Risks

On the album, Silva, on double bass, is joined by clarinetist Misha Lobko, violinist Bruno Girard, cellist Didier Petit, and percussionist Roger Turner.

[2] In a review for AllMusic, François Couture called the album "a satisfying session, focused and highly intense," one that "takes the listener on a challenging but rewarding journey."

"[2] The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings awarded the album 3 stars, and stated that it "features an ensemble that sounds very much like an extension of Silva's own musical personality.

"[3] Dan Warburton, writing for Paris Transatlantic, commented: "The album is aptly named — the music lurches forward with apparent abandon, a blind man walking a clifftop footpath: some of it is absolutely breathtaking, some of it fails... magnificently.

Younger generations of improvisers who pore over master tapes in studios trying to mix out odd spots of trouble should go back and listen to this, have the courage of their convictions, and take some risks themselves.