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In his time, Igor Zakus became virtually the first jazz bass-player in Ukraine who released a solo album (currently, there are already 5 studio and concert CDs and 1 DVD). Thus, the new album by Igor Zakus is what nobody seems to have done before in the Ukrainian jazz. And the word "song" in the title "Ukrainian Bass Song" appears far not by chance. Generally speaking, this is also an album of duets – out of the 11 plays, only two are instrumental ones. The idea is good and, lately, very popular in the whole world. Igor tracks global trends, therefore no wonder that he decided to support this idea – but in his own manner. Pay attention to the album's content: two folk songs, one "evergreen" (with Ukrainian lyrics), and the rest – exclusively author material. Interesting, cool material – authentic. Plus the individual aspect of the work – the interpretation method: this time Igor decided to step back from funk moods and tricks giving obvious preference to the depth of pauses and the fragile force of melodies. Well, and the fact that the realization as a result appears just cool – nobody, I believe, could expect anything different, because Zakus has always aspired to top quality. And – sure, he achieves it. In the end, listen. Even if you don't know that the voices of Nina Matvienko, Yulia Roma, Mlada, Tetyana Balakyrska sound on the disc. Even if you don't know that Z-Band are, actually, the best Ukrainian jazzmen, a sort of a "dream team". Listen. And say – isn't it beautiful, isn't it strong, isn't it gentle?.. Igor Zakus: 6 string fretless bass (all tr. exc. 3,4,8,9), acoustic bass (all tr. exc. 2,7,10,11), 5 string bass (2,5), 6 string bass (3,4,10)
Natalya Lebedeva: keyboards (1,2,3,6,10)
Rodion Ivanov: keyboards (7,9)
Yuri Shepeta: keyboards (5,11)
Olexander Pavlov: guitar (1,2,3,7,9,11)
Olexander Lebedenko: drums (all tr. exc. 4,7,8,10), udu (2,7), percussion (7)
Serhiy Tabunshchik: drums (7)
Myron Bloshchychak: ethnic woodwinds (11)
Vocals by:
Nina Matviyenko (6)
Victor Pavlik (10)
Yuliya Roma (2,7,9)
Mlada (1,4)
Tetyana Balakyrska (3,5,8)
Publisher: Tempora
Year: 2010
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- Igor Zakus
- Z-Band
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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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..on the one hand – the fantasy of jazz musicians. And on the other, all these laces of motions and patterns are thought over and embodied so confidently and easily that this ease allows one to not focus too much, but skip and let it go to the back of one’s mind right away. Instead, one listens to the main melodic line, the beauty and the flexible power of the voice..
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It is a living flow that erodes and connects the banks – the universal language that remembers all dialects, but does not preserve them, gives them space for movement and development. Actually, this is what the entire album is about: the form is changeable, try and feel what does not depend on it – and therefore has the power to change it. And may the power be good.
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The recording is luxurious – perhaps, one could hardy put it in other words. This is something that so far we have not had: a vocal and instrumental album of Ukrainian folk songs at the intersection of jazz, chamber and symphonic, variety art music (such as, for example, songs by Frank Sinatra or Astrud Gilberto)...
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...the basis of the album is vocal improvisations. And so diversified that every next play surprises you without fail. On the whole, it seems, the music balances somewhere on the verge of hard-bop, besides, it contains some transparent ethnic elements.
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It is not enough to have a valuable, high-quality instrument – it is desirable to master it as well. Olga – has mastered it so that we can only be grateful to her. Especially when she sings in lowercase – then, the thought flashes that in Ukraine, presumably, there is simply nobody to compare with her...
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...Yulia Roma's singing sounds just as that minute of silence before the sunrise, as if blue eyes of a child three-month old, attentively and easily... Music of this voice transforms jazz into soft crystal, it is so masterful that it does not attract any superfluous attention – but you cannot actually stop listening, noticing, feeling – and the sun rises, and the heart elate...
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soft pauses
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