Re-Imagination

by Eldar

Overview

Up to this point, Eldar Djangirov has been best known as a brilliant young acoustic pianist who is influenced a little by Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock. While Eldar has previously been heard mainly in trios, Re-Imagination is a bit of a departure, ranging from unaccompanied piano solos on "Tears" and "Dream Song" and a romping trio rendition of Oscar Peterson's "Place St. Henri" to a few electronic numbers on which Eldar adds synthesizers for color. Three selections have DJ Logic on turntables, interacting with the leader's keyboards. The electronic trappings may dismay Eldar's fans, but in general they are quite intelligent and reasonably creative. Even those numbers have strong displays of Eldar's acoustic piano playing, and he really digs into "South Bixel." One cannot blame Eldar for spreading his wings a bit, and fortunately no one gets hurt along the way. This CD was nominated for a Grammy award in 2007 for Best Contemporary Jazz Album. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	06/05/2007
Label:	Masterworks Jazz
UPC:	0886970583725
Rank:	164924

Tracks

1. I Remember When
2. Interlude *1 (Soul Glare)
3. Prairie Village
4. Out of Nowhere
5. Interlude #2 (Ordered Chaos)
6. Back Home
7. Place St. Henri
8. Tears
9. South Bixel
10. Dream Song
11. Polaris

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Eldar   Primary Artist
David Lai   Fender Rhodes
DJ Logic   Sampling,Turntables
Marco Panascia   Bass (Electric)
Ali Muhammed Jackson   Drums
Terreon Gully   Drums
Todd Strait   Drums
Carlos Henriquez   Bass (Acoustic)
James Genus   Bass (Electric)
Mike Moreno   Guitar

Technical Credits

David Lai   Editing,Producer,A&R,Mixing
Oscar Peterson   Composer
DJ Logic   Effects,Programming
Rob Kinelski   Assistant Engineer
Eldar   Composer
Geoffrey Rice   Assistant Engineer
Isaiah Abolin   Digital Editing
Edward Heyman   Composer
Roxanne Slimak   Design,Art Direction
Heath Upton   Assistant Engineer
Leslie Collman-Smith   Product Manager
Laura Kszan   Packaging Manager
Kirk Yano   Mixing,Editing,Engineer,Producer
Chris Athens   Mastering