Jan 2, 2010

Avant Forms In Russian Jazz

Sergey Kuryokhin

Composer, pianist Sergey Kuryokhin (1954 - 1996) is perhaps the most emblematic figure of eccentric russian avant-garde in 80's - 90's. Radical, unpredictable artist with extraordinary diverse and free-minded vision on art, he subversed the status of music genres and art species generally. Toured in Europe, America and collaborated with many avant-gardists. Legendary was his (active under various line-ups) band POP MEKHANIKA.


(L toR) Vyacheslav Ganelin, Vladimir Tarasov, Vladimir Chekasin

The Ganelin Trio was one of the first and most well known to the west free-jazz soviet (with lithuanian origins) bands. Paused activities in 1987 when Ganelin moved in Israel. Initial line-up: Vyacheslav Ganelin (piano, keyboards, perc.), Vladimir Tarasov (drums, percussion), Vladimir Chekasin (saxes, clarinet...). Many years later Ganelin revived the trio with new line-ups.


Bassist Vladimir Volkov & trumpeter Vyacheslav Guyvoronsky


AVANT FORMS IN RUSSIAN JAZZ
(Sketches from the avant-chamber-folk-fusion-jazz art in Russia and ex-USSR countries before and after the end of sovietism.)

VLADIMIR TARASOV - monotype III
(from "Atto II: Monotypes", Melodiya, 1986)

THE ROOF -Rix
(from "Golden Years of The Soviet New Jazz vol. 3", LEO Records, 2002)

VOLKOVTRIO (w Arkady Shilkloper) - Bob Hard
(from "Fragments", SoLyd records, 1998)

SIMON NABATOV TRIO - Let's Go Baby
(from "Sneak Preview", hatOLOGY, 2000)

SERGEY KURYOKHIN & KESHAVAN MASLAK - my happiness
(from "Friends Afar", Manchester Files, 1996)

ALEXEI AIGUI & PIERRE BASTIEN - musique de rejouissance
(from "Musique Cyrillique", SoLyd, 2001)

ARKADY SHILKLOPER - tales for Alexandra
(from "Hornology", RDM, 1996)

GANELIN TRIO (Ganelin, Chekasin, Tarasov) - poco 5
(from "Poco-A-Poco", 1978 live, Leo Rec, 1988)

ENSEMBLE 4'33'' & ALEXEI AUGUI - abris
(from "Happiness, Fame & Fortune", SoLyd, 2002)

MISHA ALPERIN'S MOSCOW TRIO - prayer pt2
(from "Prayer", Jaro, 1996)

ASPHALT - quiet song
(from "Golden Years Of The Soviet New Jazz vol.3", Leo Rec, 2002)

GANELIN TRIO (Ganelin, Fonarov, Markovitch) - viii
(from "Eight Reflections Of The Past Century", Auris Media, 2004)

GUYVORONSKY, KONDAKOV, VOLKOV - on the other side of the street
(from "In Search Of A Standart", Leo Rec, 2009)

SERGEY KURYOKHIN - last waltz
(from "Children's Album", 1991)

GANELIN TRIO (Ganelin, Fonarov, Markovitch) - iv
(from "Eight Reflections Of The Past Century", Auris Media, 2004)

compiled by LaFolieDuJour

Avant Russian Jazz
(15 tracks, 71 min)

4 comments:

Lapsus digiti said...

Άλλη μια εμπνευσμένη συλλογή με καταπληκτικούς -κι αγαπημένους- μουσικούς! Μαζί με τις ευχαριστίες μας δεχθείτε και τις εγκάρδιες ευχές μας για μια όμορφη χρονιά!

paramo said...

πολλλες ευχές και απο μας Lapsus digiti, για ενα δημιουργικο και υγιες νεο έτος.

kukuzelis said...

Καλή χρονιά. Ευτυχές το νέον έτος 2010. Και του χρόνου.

Και μερσί για τη συλλογή.

d.ross said...

This stuff brings back memories.

I saw Sergey Kuryokhin in Chicago in 1988 and still think it was one of the very best jazz shows I have seen. In an old, gutted building, he set up the grand piano in front of the windows that looked down the river toward the most beautiful buildings in Chicago. And his improv was warm and funny. Two things that improv seldom is.