Dorůžka David: Silently Dawning - CD

Jazz guitarist David Dorůžka, whose fame and talent have long crossed the Czech border, is coming up with the long-awaited second album Silently Dawning, while his first album Hidden Paths (2004) won Anděl, ie. the Academy of Popular Music Award for Best Jazz Album of 2004.

The album contains (in addition to two improvised intermezzos) 10 of Dorůžek' s original compositions, with the sole exception of compositions with lyrics - Dorůžka chose poems by Emily Dickinson and Jiří Orten, three Swedish lyrics were contributed by young Swedish singer Josefine Lindstrand, who also played this trilingual repertoire with Dorůžka. sings, with the support of excellent Polish rhythms Lukasz Zyta (drums) and Michal Baranski (double bass).

Dorůžek' s mostly intimate (but sometimes also explosive) sincere work contributes to the best, which currently presents European jazz. The album was mastered by Bob Katz in the Digital Domain studio in the USA. The album was awarded the Academy of Popular Music Award (Angel) as the best jazz album of 2008.

Playlist

The Things That Never Can Come Back / November / The Heart Has Narrow Banks / Percussion Interlude / Noc a den / I Felt My Life / Tears / Before Spring Comes / Voice And Guitar Introduction / Forever Lost / Hope Is The Thing With Feathers / Pohádka