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- Date Released: July 22, 2003
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Eastern Europe, Contemporary
- Label: Indies Records / The Orchard
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They Say...
A trusty sideman heard on many jazz productions from the Czech Republic, bassist Jaromír Honzák commits here a straightforward but rewarding album as a leader. His writing is elegant and graceful, with an important melodic input -- a nice change from the usual jazz bass player albums, which tend to be filled with tricky rhythmic patterns that have no meat around the bone. Listening to Present Past, names like Pat Metheny and Chick Corea pop up instead of bassists. The reference to Corea can be explained by the Fender Rhodes of Michal Tokaj. The other members of Honzák's quintet are sax player Piotr Baron, guitarist Christian Rover and drummer Lukasz Zyta. Tomás Cistecky adds clarinet in two pieces, but the surprise guests are Tara Fuki's Andrea Konstankiewicz and Dorota Barová lending their voices to the closing "Hi!." Hard-bopping with a soft touch is Honzák's favorite pastime it seems. The title track showcases his writing skills, its complex structure holding up very well. "Memory of the Grass" focuses more on the bass itself, Honzák developing a lyrical solo. On the other hand, "Souvenir" gets too soft for its own good, its honey-like charm quickly becoming too sweet. Present Past is a good album, without bells or whistles. And you can forget the fact that it's a bassist's project.
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Present Past |
8:56 |
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| 02. | |
Constant Struggle |
9:01 |
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| 03. | |
Beyond The Mountains |
6:53 |
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| 04. | |
Around The Corner |
7:45 |
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| 05. | |
Memory Of The Grass |
6:05 |
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| 06. | |
Souvenir |
5:16 |
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| 07. | |
Night Arrival |
8:32 |
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| 08. | |
If |
5:11 |
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| 09. | |
Hi! |
3:29 |
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09 Total Tracks, 61:08 Total Length
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Credits
- Darek Oleszkiewicz - Author // Ivo Viktorín - Engineer // Ivo Viktorín - Mixing // Christian Rover - Guitar // Christian Rover - Electronics // Andrea Konstankiewicz - Vocals // Andrea Konstankiewicz - Voices // Klement Jochymek - Engineer // Klement Jochymek - Mixing // Petr Vavrik - Mastering // Jaromír Honzák - Bass // Jaromír Honzák - Bass // Lukasz Zyta - Drums // Piotr Baron - Sax (Soprano) // Piotr Baron - Sax (Tenor) // Dorota Barova - Vocals // Dorota Barova - Voices // No Viktorin - Engineer // No Viktorin - Mixing // Michal Tokaj - Piano // Michal Tokaj - Piano (Electric) // Michal Tokaj - Fender Rhodes // Tomas Cistecky - Clarinet // Ondrej Polák - Photography // Ondrej Polák - Cover Photo // Andrea Horská - Photography
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