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Alex Rostotsky and Yuri Parfenov
'Once Upon A Time
In The City Of Kazan'
(CS-17)
Musicians:
Alex Rostotsky - bass tenor CGDA , progr., vocal (all except 2)
Alexandre Alexandrov - Bassoon (2)
Anton Revnyk - bass (1, 3)
Anton Sevidov - synthesizer (1)
Boris Kurganov - alto sax (1)
Dmitri Sevastianov - drums (1, 3, 9)
Dmitri Vlasenko - drums (5)
Felix Lakhuti - 5str.violin (5)
Ivan Volkov - bass clarinet (9)
Keshab Kanti Chowdhury - tabla (6, 7)
Sergei Letov - flute (2)
Sergei Yemellanov - tanpura (6)
Yakov Okun - piano, synthesizer (1, 3, 10)
Yuri Parfenov - trumpet (all except 2 and 5)
Yuri Pogiba - synthesizer
'Several years ago a friend of mine brought me a tape recorded live in one of Russian jazz clubs. That was Alex and Yuri. I traced them down asked them to do an album for me and here it is. One of my favourite Russian Fusion tracks ever was Dervish by Yuri Parfenov and his 70s band Boomerang (see compilation
CS-05 Red Square Groove). I asked them to do a new version for me and was very happy with outcome. Another fav of mine is Night Watch that is in a similar mood that I call ‘Lonnie Liston Smith with a touch of East". Title track is so funky that inspired us to do a couple of dance remixes. Ganga, Zoroaster's Cube and Sphinx's Dream are under strong Indian influence with an excellent Keshab Kanti Chowdhury on
tabla.
A Hookah In The Evening, Elrisha and Minaret are deep extremely soulful and spiritual jazz/ambient ballads. Oh, You my Field is a classic fusion track with an accent on a strong rhythm and excellent two solos: Yuri's on trumpet and Volkov on bass clarinet. This album is a must for every Fusion lover. Future classic!'
GBP 9.97
Alex Rostotsky and Yuri Parfenov
'Once Upon A Time
In The City Of Kazan'
(CS-17)
| Song Title |
1. Night Watch (10'52") |
| 2. Elrisha (3'27") |
| 3. Dervish (9'54") |
| 4. Once Upon A Time... (5'19") |
| 5. Ganga (8'10") |
| 6. Zoroaster's Cube (7'20") |
| 7. Sphinx's Dream (8'05") |
| 8. A Hookah In The Evening (4'34") |
| 9. Oh, You My Field (6'47") |
| 10. Minaret (3'08") |
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REVIEWS
PETER JOPPICH (Spinning Wheel Records)
Great to hear another deep and spiritual, and not a quick-shot-one-day-flyer record. My favourite are "Night Watch" (which brings me a little on journey into the 80's), the building "Dervish", and the flowing "Sphinx's Dream". They're diggin' really deep here...
TOM WIELAND (Les Gammas)
..brilliant jazz -fusion album, indeed. It's amazing, how this sound continues in Russia...
WALDO DEKEYSER (Plastiks magazine, Belgium)
Another superb release on CS. An Excellent album with an interesting variety of atmosphere, sounds... Very intriguing, deep compositions by two great musicians. Love it!
Reviewed in Plastiks 52 and played on Magnetic South
GILLES PETERSON (Worldwide)
It's got that kind of milestone.. Worldwide on BBC 1
MICHAEL RUTTEN (Soul Patrol, Germany)
Night Watch is absolutely fantastic, 10/10. Brilliant album - heavy play in my show.