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MINJIN SEO ~ FILLED WITH SONG HEVHETIA 0266 (Barcode: 8588005259217) ~ SOUTH KOREA ~ Jazz Recorded: 2016 Released: 2022 This is an album by South Korean Jazz vocalist MinJin SeoFind albums by this artist, recorded in the US with several American musicians, excellent South Korean pianist Jeongwon LimFind albums by this artist and her Polish husband, drummer Piotr PawlakFind albums by this artist. The album presents eight songs, one of which is an original by Seo and seven are Jazz standards, and a short prologue and epilogue. The music is all standard American mainstream, with no surprises or innovations, but very well played by the musicians involved. The vocals are also pretty standard, but Seo offers a decent American accent and pronunciation and handles the tunes with obvious dedication and passion. She has an impressive range and her heartfelt delivery is completely acceptable. The album waited for six years, before it was finally released now, better late than never. Overall, this is a nice vocal Jazz album, which is fun to listen to and which will make fans of the genre perfectly happy. It is definitely worth to be checked out!

Updated: 28/10/2022Posted: 28/10/2022

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YESHE ~ PIASTOWSKA 1 SONY 887654098221 (Barcode: 887654098221) ~ POLAND ~ Jazz-Rock-World Fusion Recorded: 2010 Released: 2012 This is the second album by the Polish ensemble YesheFind albums by this artist, led by the legendary trumpeter / composer Antoni GralakFind albums by this artist, who was a member of such groundbreaking Polish ensembles as Free CooperationFind albums by this artist, Young PowerFind albums by this artist and Tie BreakFind albums by this artist and participated in countless other projects over the years, including leading his ensembles like GraalFind albums by this artist and Yeshe. This incarnation of Yeshe includes also guitarist Piotr PawlakFind albums by this artist and keyboardist Darek MakarukFind albums by this artist who is in charge of a plethora of electronic effects and sampling. The music, all original by Gralak, was recorded live and is dedicated to the Polish pioneering visual Artist Andrzej UrbanowiczFind albums by this artist. Stylistically the music presents a wide spectrum of contemporary musical trends and incorporates such diverse influences as Avant-Garde Jazz, electronic music, Techno, Industrial and World Music. The amalgamated result is a completely original and unique blend, which is fascinating and electrifying from start to finish. The basic formula presents Gralak improvising on top of an ambient / sampled background, which changes from track to track both rhythmically and conceptually. A trained listener will hear many citations form Indian and other Far Eastern Cultures, as well as samples of exotic instruments like sitar, tabla and a plethora of others. Gralak´s trumpet work is nothing short of brilliant and brings immediately memories of his Free Cooperation cohort Andrzej PrzybielskiFind albums by this artist, who is sadly no longer with us. Throughout the entire duration of this album Gralak improvises almost without a break, in a truly phenomenal form. This album is not only a rare musical gem, but also a wonderful example of completely boundless music, which crosses cultural, stylistic and time borders effortlessly and elegantly. It definitely deserves a much wider recognition that it actually has today. Brilliant stuff!

Updated: 12/04/2019Posted:

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