Review by Thom Jurek
Bosnian trumpeter, composer, and general jazz hero Dusko Goykovich is an anomaly among his Eastern European countrymen. Far from the madding crowd of avant-guardists, Goykovich has his roots deeply sunk into the post-bop, early modalism of early-'60s jazz, and the lyrical, melodic improvisational invention of Paul Desmond and Bill Evans. With a band that includes pianist Kenny Drew, bassist Jimmy Woode, and drummer Al Levitt, Goykovich penned six of the set's ten tunes, and they are easily the best stuff here. His gorgeous bossa ballad, "Inga," comes from an A minor motif and works horizontally, bringing the entire range of chromatic color into its off-key, metrically resilient structure. The Drew and Goykovich solos complement each other nicely, trailing from modal into bossa and samba patterns before weaving each other into a patchwork quilt of matching arpeggios. Of the covers, Oscar Pettiford's "Blues in the Closet" is in the pocket funky. As greasy as its name, Goykovich allows the melody line instigated by Woode to settle in before kicking in to a stomping hard bop blues reminiscent of a Hank Mobley or Art Blakey thematic feel. Drew shines here as his ostinato walks the bar all over the tune, punching deck at every sharp and turning the blues riff around on a dime. Goykovich trusses the piano and then ventures on his won into stuttering skein of clipped bop phrases, scattering eighth notes all over the scale. As the pair come together to approach the melody for the send off, they square off harmonically, teetering on the edge of disaster only to sweep it all under the rug at check out time. It's a breathless ride, full of stops, starts, and surprises, and is indicative of not only how well this band plays together, but how well their leader can hold court and remain a part of the ensemble. Celebration is a disc that lives up to its lofty title.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/celebration-mw0000202713
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Reseña de Thom Jurek
El trompetista, compositor y héroe general del jazz bosnio Dusko Goykovich es una anomalía entre sus compatriotas de Europa del Este. Lejos del mundanal ruido de los vanguardistas, Goykovich tiene sus raíces profundamente hundidas en el post-bop, el modalismo temprano del jazz de principios de los 60 y la invención lírica y melódica de improvisación de Paul Desmond y Bill Evans. Con una banda que incluye al pianista Kenny Drew, el bajista Jimmy Woode y el baterista Al Levitt, Goykovich compuso seis de las diez canciones del set, y son fácilmente las mejores cosas aquí. Su hermosa balada bossa, "Inga", proviene de un motivo menor y funciona horizontalmente, trayendo toda la gama de colores cromáticos a su estructura desafinada y métrica resistente. Los solos de Drew y Goykovich se complementan muy bien, pasando del modal a los patrones de bossa y samba antes de entrelazarse en una colcha de retazos de arpegios a juego. De las portadas, "Blues in the Closet" de Oscar Pettiford está en el bolsillo funky. Tan grasiento como su nombre, Goykovich permite que la línea melódica instigada por Woode se asiente antes de comenzar con un blues hard bop que recuerda a una sensación temática de Hank Mobley o Art Blakey. Drew brilla aquí mientras su ostinato recorre la barra por toda la melodía, golpeando deck en cada punto agudo y cambiando el riff de blues en un centavo. Goykovich ata el piano y luego se aventura en su won en una madeja tartamuda de frases bop recortadas, esparciendo corcheas por toda la escala. A medida que la pareja se une para acercarse a la melodía de la despedida, se enfrentan armónicamente, tambaleándose al borde del desastre solo para barrerlo todo debajo de la alfombra a la hora de pagar. Es un viaje sin aliento, lleno de paradas, arranques y sorpresas, y es indicativo no solo de lo bien que esta banda toca junta, sino de lo bien que su líder puede mantener la cancha y seguir siendo parte del conjunto. Celebration es un disco que hace honor a su noble título.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/celebration-mw0000202713
Tracks:
1 - Celebration - 4:10
2 - Inga - 6:41
3 - Nella - 7:43
4 - Blues In The Closet - 3:52
5 - New Bop Theme - 5:09
6 - Doboy - 7:42
7 - Recado Bossa Nova - 7:34
8 - Easy Living - 5:47
9 - Faros - 4:54
10 - The Touch Of Your Lips - 7:17
Credits:
Bass – Jimmy Woode
Drums – Al Levitt
Engineer [Engineered By], Mixed By – Mike Campbell
Executive-Producer – Disk Union, Graham Griffiths (2)
Photography By [Photographs] – Nick White (4)
Piano – Kenny Drew
Producer [Produced By] – Edward Dipple, Mike Hennessey
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Dusko Goykovich
Recorded at the Boathouse Studios London
August 18, 1987
Label: DIW – DIW-8016
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Japan
Released: 1987
Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/3726971-Dusko-Goykovich-Celebration
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