(Contemporary Jazz, Modern Creative) [CD] Yelena Eckemoff Quintet (Mark Turner, Joe Locke, George Mraz, Billy Hart) - A Touch Of Radiance - 2014, FLAC (tracks), lossless

A Touch of Radiance Yelena Eckemoff Quintet Жанр: Contemporary Jazz, Modern Creative Страна-производитель диска: USA Год издания: 2014 Издатель (лейбл): L&H Production Аудиокодек: FLAC (*.flac) Тип рипа: tracks Битрейт аудио: lossless Продолжительность: 69:31 Источник: спасибо karamanolev Наличие сканов: front Треклист: 01. Inspiration 02. Reminiscense 03. Exuberance 04. Affection 05. Pep 06. Imagination 07. Reconciliation 08. Tranquility 09. Encouragement 10. 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With A Touch of Radiance, Eckemoff is expanding beyond her well-honed trio format into a quintet featuring some of New York's first-call jazz practitioners. The result is an album that leans more heavily on the lingua franca of jazz that any of her previous efforts, but that still retains significant classical influences in the piano playing and compositional structure. Eckemoff's music has always been about melody and composition over self- indulgent flame throwing and bombast, and A Touch of Radiance follows in that same vein. The record is full of intricate pieces featuring improvisations that are well integrated into structured musical frameworks. One of Eckemoff's classically based devices is a sort of rolling circular motif below either her own improvisations, or in this case behind Joe Locke's vibes on "Reminiscence." In this instance, however, drummer Billy Hart changes the rhythm mid-stream to provide a more conventional jazz beat over which Eckemoff and then tenorist Mark Turner take their solos: a seamless transition and integration of musical traditions. "Exuberance" opens with a piano vamp closely underwritten by bassist George Mraz before Turner enters with the melody. Eckemoff improvises a little on the vamp, both assembling the tune and deconstructing it just a little at the same time. Turner quickly breaks the melody into a lengthy solo, followed directly by Locke. Like other really good leaders, Eckemoff does not insist on playing constantly. She has the great sense to know when to lay out in favor of her band mates when it makes musical sense to do so. Taken as a whole, A Touch of Radiance maintains consistently high compositional standards, first-rate musical craftsmanship, and an inspired level of creativity. There are no standards or battle axes here, and none of the tracks are throwaways. It's a relaxed date, but that can be deceiving: A careful listen will reveal elegantly complex music. Everyone involved is playing at his or her best. Locke, Turner, Mraz, and Hart are jazz guys, no two ways around it. And though Eckemoff has written all of these compositions and plays piano with a certain classical sensibility, A Touch of Radiance reflects their outlooks as much as hers. That makes a richer musical experience woven from the contributions of a group of musicians who are all leaders in their own right: a first-rate record with a truly creative spirit. (Greg Simmons, AllAboutJazz)     Состав Yelena Eckemoff - piano, composer Mark Turner - tenor saxophone Joe Locke - vibraphone George Mraz - bass Billy Hart - drums Елена Екимова родилась в Советском Союзе, в Москве. Ее родители заметили, что у нее большой музыкальный потенциал, когда девочка начала играть на пианино на слух в возрасте четырех лет. Её мать Ольга, профессиональная пианистка, стала и первым педагогом по фортепиано. В возрасте семи лет Елена была принята в элитную школу Гнесиных для музыкально одаренных детей, где, кроме обычных школьных предметов, она получила обширные знания по теории музыки, музыкальной литературе, сольфеджио, анализу музыкальных форм и т.д. Ей повезло учиться игре на фортепиано у Анны Павловны Кантор, которая обучала также Евгения Кисина. Позже Елена занималась у Галины Егиазаровой в Московской государственной консерватории. После её окончания со степенью магистра работала преподавателем в одной из московских музыкальных школ, давала сольные концерты, посещала курсы в Московской джазовой студии, играла в экспериментальной джаз-рок-группе и продолжала сочинять музыку для различных инструментов и голоса. В 1991 году она переехала в США, в Штатах основала свой лейбл L&H Production и издала около десятка альбомов разной стилистики. Поворотным моментом в ее джазовой карьере стал 2010 год и CD "Cold Sun", записанный с Mads Vinding и Peter Erskine и отмеченный многими критиками. После этого она выпустила еще 4 альбома с различными трио (Morten Lund, Mats Eilertsen, Marilyn Mazur, Arild Andersen), а теперь расширила состав до квинтета. Сейчас Елена проживает с семьей на уединенной ферме в Северной Каролине, помимо музыки занимается живописью, садоводством, фотографией.