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  | HANIA DEREJ ~ EVACUATION
ZENNEZ 2024/030 (Barcode: 5051083203128) ~ POLAND ~ Jazz
Recorded: 2024 Released: 2024
This is an album by Polish Jazz pianist / composer Hania DerejFind albums by this artist, recorded in a quintet setting with saxophonist Cyryl LewczukFind albums by this artist, trombonist Tymon OkolusFind albums by this artist, bassist Filip HornikFind albums by this artist and drummer Jakub DlugoborskiFind albums by this artist. The album presents eight tracks, all of which are original compositions by Derej, arranged by her.
Aged nineteen, Derej has an impressive CV under her belt, with several CDs and many successful concert performances and prizes received since she was ten years old, which earns her a child prodigy title. I have never heard about her so far, which of course means nothing.
The music is all straightforward mainstream Jazz, with solid, but unimpressive compositions, which after a while start to sound rather alike. The arrangements for a standard Jazz quintet are rather banal and schoolbook level.
The players are also rather uninspiring, although everything is played right on time. The drummer is way too aggressive and also too high in the mix IMHO, and the brass players use too many repetitive phrases. Only the bass manages to keep everything in check. In short it all sounds rather unpolished, perhaps recorded a tad too early?
Overall, considering the very young age of the leader and the band members, this is a passable exercise, but considering the incredibly high level and tough competition on the local Jazz scene, they will all need to do much better to stay in the game.
| | Updated: 01/07/2024Posted: 01/07/2024 | CD 1 Digipak Recommend To A Friend |
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