Komeda Project / Requiem
| Album: | Requiem | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Komeda Project | Added: | Nov 2009 | |
| Label: | Wm Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2010-01-10 | Pull Date: | 2010-03-14 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Mar 14 | Feb 7 | Jan 31 | Jan 24 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 21, 2023: | Music Casserole
Astigmatic |
4. | Feb 05, 2010: | No Cover, No Minimum
Litania |
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| 2. | Sep 24, 2022: | Music Casserole
Astigmatic |
5. | Jan 29, 2010: | Memory Select
Ballad For Bernt |
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| 3. | Mar 12, 2010: | Memory Select
Anubis |
6. | Jan 22, 2010: | Memory Select
Night-Time, Daytime Requiem, Part 3 |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2010-01-10
Reviewed 2010-01-10
KOMEDA PROJECT: Requiem
WM, 2009
MODERN JAZZ – This is KP’s second release highlighting the work of renowned Polish jazz musician and film composer Krzysztof Komeda. For this session the band recruited two newcomers to the music – bassist Scott Colley and drummer Nasheet Waits – seeking an openness and creative spark that would lift the music above mere recitation. That gamble pays off in a series of enigmatic pieces: ballads, Spanish-tinged marches, micro-suites stuffed with conflicted emotions.
Russ Johnson - trumpet, flugelhorn
Krzysztof Medyna - tenor & soprano saxophones
Andrzej Winnicki - piano
Scott Colley - bass
Nasheet Waits - drums
* * * * | Fo’s Picks: 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10
1. 7:53 – episodic, built around 2 big dramatic chords; sax solo buzzes at end
2. 4:49 – sad, lovely piano & bass; the two-chord theme from #1 enters twice
3. 5:44 – lonely intro, then hard swing; trumpet solo runs & jumps
4. 6:22 – sexy ballad: lyrical trumpet channels night; piano spare but eloquent
5. 4:29 – slow march, great sound; trumpet & soprano sax trade off solos
6. 9:18 – straight-up jazzy start, then propulsive & spinning; strong sax & bass
7. 4:01 – slumping modern ballad: slow horns over wide-open rhythm section
8. 4:22 – slow horns, first over circus-y spin then fast rhythm; speedy piano
9. 6:20 – very slow, respectful melody; sax & trumpet trade smoky solos
10. 6:08 – lively midtempo modern jazz: winding sax solo, bright piano
[ Fo ] 01/10/10
WM, 2009
MODERN JAZZ – This is KP’s second release highlighting the work of renowned Polish jazz musician and film composer Krzysztof Komeda. For this session the band recruited two newcomers to the music – bassist Scott Colley and drummer Nasheet Waits – seeking an openness and creative spark that would lift the music above mere recitation. That gamble pays off in a series of enigmatic pieces: ballads, Spanish-tinged marches, micro-suites stuffed with conflicted emotions.
Russ Johnson - trumpet, flugelhorn
Krzysztof Medyna - tenor & soprano saxophones
Andrzej Winnicki - piano
Scott Colley - bass
Nasheet Waits - drums
* * * * | Fo’s Picks: 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10
1. 7:53 – episodic, built around 2 big dramatic chords; sax solo buzzes at end
2. 4:49 – sad, lovely piano & bass; the two-chord theme from #1 enters twice
3. 5:44 – lonely intro, then hard swing; trumpet solo runs & jumps
4. 6:22 – sexy ballad: lyrical trumpet channels night; piano spare but eloquent
5. 4:29 – slow march, great sound; trumpet & soprano sax trade off solos
6. 9:18 – straight-up jazzy start, then propulsive & spinning; strong sax & bass
7. 4:01 – slumping modern ballad: slow horns over wide-open rhythm section
8. 4:22 – slow horns, first over circus-y spin then fast rhythm; speedy piano
9. 6:20 – very slow, respectful melody; sax & trumpet trade smoky solos
10. 6:08 – lively midtempo modern jazz: winding sax solo, bright piano
[ Fo ] 01/10/10
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