Eckemoff, Yelena / Forget-Me-Not
Album: Forget-Me-Not   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Eckemoff, Yelena   Added:Apr 2012
Label:Self-Release  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2012-04-14 Pull Date: 2012-06-17 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Jun 17 Jun 10 Jun 3 May 27 May 20 May 13 May 6 Apr 29
Airplays: 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Jan 06, 2022: No Cover, No Minimum (rebroadcast from Nov 23, 2017)
Sand-Glass
4. Jun 12, 2012: Rebop
Quasi-Sonata
2. Nov 23, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
Sand-Glass
5. Jun 05, 2012: Rebop
Resurrection Of A Dream
3. Jan 04, 2013: No Cover, No Minimum: Top Jazz of 2012
Sand-Glass
6. May 29, 2012: Rebop
Schubert's Code

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2012-04-12
YELENA ECKEMOFF: Forget-Me-Not
self-released, 2012

MODERN JAZZ – Russian-born pianist with a very open sound. At times it’s ethereal, with more than a hint of avant-garde shading to it, but at other points she grooves with a relaxed, highly appealing vibe. This feels very much like an ECM record, and the presence of shape-shifting percussionist Marilyn Mazur is a big part of that. But Eckemoff doesn’t settle into any easy niche, making this a really interesting disc.

All good. Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8

1. 9:09 – starts free, slow and serene, but eventually falls into a brisk groove
2. 8:51 – wide open piano/perc dialogue, an offbeat stroll, and very quiet solos
3. 7:45 – contemplative bass sets up a sweet ballad that goes quite askew
4. 3:34 – crisp, geometric piano lines; tight, innovative trio sound here
5. 5:00 – slightly off-balance clockwork rhythm, steps carefully and melodically
6. 7:29 – slow calm, then gently ascending and fragile, semi-classical feel
7. 6:05 – melancholy piano moves into an elegant dance, optimistic sound
8. 5:40 – trio spins & sparkles in odd meter, like a patched together machine
9. 8:39 – free trio interplay; cool perc in relaxed stroll, floats into fantasyland
10. 9:30 – slow, mopey trio, very open with prominent bass

[ Fo ] - April 2012

Track Listing
1. Resurrection Of A Dream   6. Schubert's Code
2. Forget-Me-Not   7. Quasi-Sonata
3. Maybe   8. Seven
4. Sand-Glass   9. Trapped In Time
5. Five   10. Welcome To A New Day