Reviews for Thracian-Jazz

[Suspended-3rd-Chord]

mmmm hmmmm

wow this really is very good....
after seeing you on a lot of people's favorities, I had to check this out! I'm glad I did :)

I really like how you start this one, with the pounding bass and that other percussion on the side, I thought it was going to transition into a battle-esque theme. When the saxaphones came in it sounds really sharp, love those melodies and how the piano rolls along with it real nicely... Flute sounds really nice in there as well, and I like the trills it plays. What instrument is that specifically? Saxaphone solo is truly amazing and smooth too. I could see this as some type of detective theme in a foreign country... reminds me a bit of the jazz themes in the soundtrack from "The Talented Mr. Ripley" if you ever seen that movie.

not much more I can really say...like people said below, it really is flawlessly performed and recorded... Great themes, very nice sensibility with your chord progression structure and everything...this is real enjoyable one for my favorites! Great work sorohanro!

sorohanro responds:

this is (if you'll ask me) my best jazz/ etno-jazz tune for now, not only playing but also quality of sound
that flute is in fact Kaval -a very old folk flute from the Balkans, notably Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania and Turkey, played by Marc Anghel (who plays usually folkclore)
the theme i wrote under influence of Theodosii Spassov (probably the greatest kaval player)
as for the saxophone parts and solo, those are played by Petre Scafaru
on trumpet and keyboards-me (Mihai Sorohan)
i'm glad you liked it
thanx for the nice review

[stuiep91]

very...

pleasing! It's so classy... in that whole flipping awesome way. btw, CommonOddity, what a beautiful simile!

sorohanro responds:

thanx for review, glad you like my music
(ComonOdity ... make me remember some names from a cartoon, private Public and general Particular)

[CommonOddity]

Wow.

Absolutely gorgeous blend of instruments. This is to the ears as what moonlight is to the eyes. Very interesting mix. Was this moreso free jazz rather than recital from notes?

sorohanro responds:

thanx for the nice words you have for my music
it's an interesting mix of instruments, that's why i used it, but using kaval on jazz is not my ideea, you can hear on Trilok Gurtu's album "The Glimpse" one of the best kaval players-Theodosii Spassov
he was a great influence for my music lately, he took me in one of his projects, "Balkan Winds"

about this one, is not free jazz, is following certain rules but is improvised

[Super20SS]

cool

nice to hear something different. every one sounds great, but the kick drum kinda sounds a bit too up front...I realize this is in 7/8, but the pulse is well established without having the bass drum pattern up so loud. great job overall, and I look forward to hearing more of your stuff.

sorohanro responds:

is not really a kick drum, is "tupan", something betwen kick and snare, size of a kick drum but played with special sticks and having pieces of wood on the skin, also on one side have cords stretched across ...
thanx for review

[GHouseDuivel]

Good

Had a Very Egyptian feel towards the music which you did very well.

sorohanro responds:

thanx, i tryed to give it more a Balkan feel but it seems like ... :) maby the scales i used
anyway, glad you liked it