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If it is already in your blood – you cannot escape from it... In 2004 Denys Dudko left the jazz laboratory Skhid-Side for the rock group Okean Elzy – and simultaneously replaced the contrabass with the bass guitar. But several years ago he suddenly in parallel took part in the project UpSide3 – they performed and even released the wonderful album "Octopus". Then – the project by Svyatoslav Vakarchuk "At Night" appeared, and Denys Dudko played far not the last role in creation of jazz arrangements for it. Thus, if this is in your blood... Therefore, presumably, no wonder that you see now the first album of a new jazz project by Denys Dudko – so, it was only the question of time. Nice. The nicer that "Sofia" is not something soft and sweet. Fresh improvisation music with the Slavonic flavor – bright and rather poignant music, which in no way fits for serving as just a background. It requires attentive listening, and it is just pleasant to listen to it attentively, to track the line of each instrument. Take only the parties by Fantanaev, which, actually, does not play "sheer" solos, but virtually all through the disc one feels his playing as an integral varied improvisation, free fantasy based on a topic – although groove does not suffer either as a result of that at all... And the winds section? Dennis Adu and Bogdan Gumenyuk almost weightlessly lead lyrical themes – and no less easily and convincingly offer sporadic emotional splashes, which make blood start boiling... Well, and so on, and thus on the whole the entire album is as if a well-aimed punch, a breath of cheerful air. And it leaves the impression – of great but surprisingly balanced energy. Dennis Adu - trumpet, flugelhorn Bogdan Gumenyuk - saxophones Alexey Saranchin - piano Alex Fantaev - drums Denys Dudko - bass
Publisher: Comp music
Catalogue number: 9460302
Year: 2010
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- Dudko quintet
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...And – freedom, needed in treatment of the form and details. This is what this album is comprised of – well, and a jolt of haphazardness, to spell out in words the somewhat absurd lyricism of the world capable of joyfully and sadly beautiful acts. Even if it doesn't (?) make sense. Exhale and inhale, mind and heart, because otherwise – it does not work, it does not dance.
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The album is devoted to work by Freddie Hubbard – maybe, the most skillful and multi-style trumpeter in the history of jazz. For two decades, Hubbard, according to data of a questionnaire poll by "DownBeat" magazine competed for the title of the leading jazz trumpeter with Miles Davis..
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Thus – thirteen LP albums by "The Beatles", one song from each. Something is closer to the original, something is farther: jazz is music that is free in its creative search and discoveries. Let us hope that this new CD by Cherkasy Jazz Quintet will turn to be a nice present both for fans of "The Beatles", and for fans of jazz...
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"...In our employees, we appreciate Creativity and the ability of Teamwork, of hearing and supporting each other. In a democratic society we crave for Freedom and dream of living in Joy. Lord, but I have just described JAZZ! In music and in life!.."
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In fact, this is already the third release of the first album by Cherkasy Jazz Quintet. "Speaking about jazz means wasting the time when one could listen to this wonderful music. The maximum that can be done – is raising a glass and proposing a toast to health of our Cherkasy musicians, to these surprising, talented and enthusiastic people..."
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I do not even know whether I should refer to Illya's music as complicated one. Objectively, presumably, yes – although, to my mind, its flow and development in every play is so natural, easy that the architecture just steps back to the background. Because in his hands the music matter stops being an abstract idea – it comes back to life..
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..it seems that "My Day" is the first Ukrainian jazz album "spin" round the button accordion... Spin perfectly – Kostyantyn Strelchenko has proved to be a true master. This refers, sure, to the purely technical virtuosity as well – and it does impress. But one would like to separately emphasize another mastery, the internal one...
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..two concerts took place on that evening in actual fact – and those performances were so different that almost no temptation even arises to compare them with each other. But another thing is always the main one: whether the musicians succeed in revealing themselves in music – and, thus, revealing the audience with the music. And here, presumably, there will be no objections: all of that – happened!
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Everything coincides on that spring evening – the mood, energy, mastery. And – the internal freedom of people who came together to once again create a common language... And we could describe the swift and lyrical Aleksandrov, the artistic Fantaev, thoughtful and easy-going Arnautov, light and deep at the same time Soskin, but music lies – in different thing...
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..it will not be an overstatement if we say that the debut album by Fantaev has been virtually the most expected jazz release 2008 in Ukraine. But even more than that – already following the first concert presentations after the recording but before the official release of the disc, "First Kiss" was named the best jazz program of the year.
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VSH-Ensemble can be considered a temporary concert project, a sort of a gamble. However, in view of the quality of the music material represented here, one would like to believe that activity of the project will not be ended thereon – in the end, as they say, it is temporary things that last the longest... At all events, it seems that "Acid Menu" has succeeded for one hundred percent.
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Season 2007 was opened and closed with performances by, actually, Igor Zakus with Z-Band – and the both concerts have now become constituent parts of this series. At closing of the season, an absolutely new program sounded – "Kolomyiky". Well, and the program "Zakus Was Here" sounded during the opening, and it is it that you are going to hear here.
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This disc is double exclusive. First – as any recording of a live concert, it has fixated instantaneous changes of moods and states of the musicians, fluctuations of temperature in the hall. This is evident. But the main thing – now you have in front of you not just a concert by Igor Zakus with friends, but also a presentation of his absolutely new program, "Kolomyyky".
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It is musicians of the group that said about their "SkhidSideMen" album that the world had seen pure jazz. I won't argue – as personally I had exactly the same feeling about this music. The feeling of pure, fair, simple in its wisdom – fire...
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Listen how soft but bright the instrument sounds in his hands, how much of his sincere heart is given to it – you can hardly mix this handwriting with anything else. I am sure – even if only the bass by Igor Zakus sounded on the disc, it would be a rich, varied jazz album...
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You feel that this music sounds not in the usual manner, but because it is composed for close people, with whom you may speak without words (sometimes it is even worth speaking without words).
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In spite of that “At Night” compositions do not meet the pop-format, the album is aimed at mass audience. The name, voice and the specific, characteristic of only Svyatoslav Vakarchuk melodics of the compositions will help fans of Ukrainian music become acquainted with new music forms, to seize new music territories.
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Svyatoslav Vakarchuk's third solo project is an expected change in tonlity, The Orangery builds up a space to approximate comfort. Approximate – because there are enough disturbing notes, but they do not set the key mood. Basically, it seems – it is about the desire to speak so quietly that one could get as close as possible..
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.. There is no pursuit for the sake of acknowledgement – and there is no temptation of observing style limitations, but there is the ability to make it maximally as exact as you consider necessary. Sheer rock music grows from this root, creativity not for the sake of freedom, but as its direct result.
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"Land" is a very grand word. But if we put it simple, then this is space for grain – where grain dies in order to generate new life. The basis. What everything stands on, where it returns – in order to leave again...
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The first impression of this album is "I do not understand". You should listen to this CD, listen more and more, discovering new and new layers of rhythms, melodies and emotions.
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The main thing is that this music is not committed to a certain style, but rather to a certain brand, a quality of expression. So, if for the sake of this quality one needs to add some atypical colors – it happens in an easy and natural way. Such a cool simplicity. At the same time – it is a team play, in which no one pulls the blanket over himself.
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Mastering of this release was performed in the USA, in the studio of the legendary sound producer Bob Ludwig, whose experience during the almost half-a-century career includes work with over 1200 musicians. This mastering was born at the height of "Dolce Vita Tour" in 2010 and as brightly as possible it conveys the integral, bright sound of the live concert performance.
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May be, for the sake of that it was worth while changing the group members – with the exception of Guru, of course. Now it is interesting what will happen next. Because judging by ears – to be continued.
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As for me, this work of art is marked by lightness, at that this lightness is more pleasant than vain. You see, there are thoughts present here, and they are different, but they are not put on a pedestal, on the contrary, they fly simply and easily somewhere near your head.
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Владимир
, Днепропетровск, Украина
10-01-2012 14:18 |
Считаю данный альбом одним из лучших своих приобретений ушедшего года. Все композиции - авторские! Хотя, мне показалось, что не везде удались джазовые интонации: временами слышалось звучание, как-бы, народного оркестра, временами - духового. Но, может так и было задумано... Понравилось торжественное, величавое звучание духовых в "Sofia", дуэт трубы и саксофона в "Feast & Hunting" + соло на фортепиано. Достаточно профессионально сыграно Деннисом Аду сложное по технике исполнения соло трубы в "Oh, These Games" (правда, в среднем регистре, но это, наверное, не значит что верхним регистром Деннис не владеет). А вообще-то, духовые явились в данном альбоме своего рода "тяжелой артиллерией",полноценным дуэтом, которому была отведена главная роль в реализации идеи альбома. И они с ней достойно справились. О Денисе Дудко можно сказать, что это уже сложившийся музыкант, умеющий к тому же сочинять музыку (то же самое можно сказать об Алексе Фантаеве). А вот Денниса Аду я считаю самым перспективным украинским джазовым музыкантом. Я помню его еще мальчиком, когда он играл в Криворожском детском биг-бенде и уже тогда исполнял короткие импровизированные сольные партии. Думаю, что со временем его имя станет известно и по другую сторону Атлантики.
Оформление альбома - неудовлетворительное (отсутствуют статья и фото). Издатели (и распространители) джазовой музыкальной продукции должны понять: статья и фотографии являются непременным атрибутом современного альбома! Цель фотографий: "страна должна знать своих героев"! Цель статьи: презентация музыкантов. Это если Вы хотите, чтобы джазовая музыка (а не попса и низкопробный "шансон") была достаточно востребованной.
И последнее. Не воспринимайте все здесь написанное мной слишком серьезно. Я всего-лишь любитель джаза.
С уважением, Владимир Андреев.
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