| Mezei, Szilard Quintet / Cerkno |
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| Album: | Cerkno | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Mezei, Szilard Quintet | Added: | 03/2008 | |
| Label: | Leo Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2008-06-01 | Pull Date: | 2008-08-03 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | 6 Jul | 29 Jun | 15 Jun | 8 Jun |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Sep 16, 2011: | razor's edge Inkabb (Rather), Cougar | 4. | Jun 13, 2008: | Memory Select Jatek (Play) / Az A Tanc (That Dance) | |
| 2. | Jul 04, 2008: | Memory Select Ko (Stone) | 5. | Jun 08, 2008: | Undrinkably Bad Oddities Az A Tanc (That Dance) | |
| 3. | Jun 27, 2008: | Memory Select Ko (Stone) | 6. | Jun 07, 2008: | Scatterbrain Replacement Radio Jaguar |
| Album Review |
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| Craig Matsumoto Reviewed 2008-05-30 | ||
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Energetic "out-there" jazz, led by viola! Lots of energy here. It's got chamber and Euro-free-improv influences but definitely reflects a love of traditional jazz. Disciplined stuff with a good sense of abandon, a combination that often brings out the best in these kinds of sessions. (That it's a live session probably helped a lot.) Every track is great, although #5 might be less fun than the others. Highly recommended. Szilard Mezei - viola Bogdan Rankovic - bass clarinet, alto sax Milan Aleksic - piano Ervin Malina - bass Istvan Csik - drums 1- Full improv. Fast, often delicate (although it digs in a bit) SEGUES into: 2- Hard-driven post-bop, after a careful/fast chamber intro 3- Great piano riff & viola theme. Fun, but only 1 minute long. 4- Gets a bit vicious early on and digs into a cool viola solo with fast bebop bass/drums. A screaming sax/drums-led segment follows. Fantastic. (13 mins. long) 5- Slower, with a reverent regal theme about halfway through 6- Fast, groany chamber feel, but upbeat. All kettle drums! 7- Cool groove, dark theme. Fairly fast. 8- Goofing around, fast and a bit silly. Abstract. 9- Fast and tumbling, into a cool bop-inspired groove 10- Dizzying, fast 11- Jaunty and swingy | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Collective Improvisation | 6. | Jaguar | |||
| 2. | Rokka (Spinning Wheel) | 7. | Inkabb (Rather) | |||
| 3. | Haromfa (Three Trees) | 8. | Jatek (Play) | |||
| 4. | Cougar | 9. | Az A Tanc (That Dance) | |||
| 5. | Fohasz (Petition) | 10. | Ko (Stone) | |||
| 11. | Uncia | |||||