Another project of Charlie Mariano and Vitold Rek „Cathedral“ was recorded in the St. Marien Church in Neu-Anspach, Germany between November 2004 and April 2005. The music was created mostly by Vitold for Charlie‘s alto and soprano saxophones, church organ played by Peter Reiter and double bass played by Vitold himself.
Charlie Mariano & Vitold Rek
Cathedral
Label: Taso Music, 2007
Catalogue No: TMP 611
Format: CD
Tracks:
- Elixir 4:25
- Song of Love 6:51
- Voices - Fantasia con fuoco 2:04
- Deam & Walk - Insomnia 5:51
- Ain't Misbehavin' 3:09
- In Temptation - Passacaglia 4:55
- Earth Beat - Fantasia Animato 2:50
- Sundown 5:18
- Memories of You 3:14
- Silver Wing - Fantasia giocoso 2:47
- Ballade 5:31
- Our Hopes we Place 4:27
- Saints Alone - Fantasia con dolore 2:44
- Endless Light - Fantasia appassionato 1:51
total time: 56:51
Line - up:
Charlie Mariano -alto & soprano saxophones
Vitold Rek - double bass
Peter Reiter - pipe organ
Recorded:
November 22 & 23, 2004; January 16, 2005; April 2, 3006 at St.Marien Church in Neu-Aspach, Germany
About:
Charlie Mariano and Vitold Rek have been working together since 2000, first in trio with Karl Berger. Since then two CDs with Charlie and Vitold have been released on Taso Music, Vitold Rek The Polish Folk Explosion (TMP 507, 2002) and Charlie Mariano & Vitold Rek opus absolutum (TMP 509, 2003): the last one Charlie Mariano and Vitold Rek "Cathedral" was released on Taso, late summer 2005. In spring 2003 a studio recording took place with both artists (feat. Vladislav Sendetzki/p and Martin France/dr). This material was released on Taso Music in November 2003 as Charlie Mariano and Vitold Rek opus absolutum and received enthusiastic reviews.
In Vitold‘s words: "I put this group together especially for this CD production: we had never played together before in this constellation. My musical friendship with Charlie Mariano had begun a couple of years earlier through Karl Berger, we played concerts together as a trio, and in 2001 I invited Charlie to a studio recording with Albert Mangelsdorff, John Tchicai and six Polish folk musicians. This music came out in 2002 on the CD, Vitold Rek- The Polish Folk Explosion (Taso Music TMP 507). On opus absolutum we play almost exclusively works which I composed with Charlie in mind: without his spirit and creative energy this music wouldn’t have come into being!"
Since then the group has played several concerts in Germany and Poland and in 2005 the group performed in the NDR Radio Studio Hamburg .
What the critics say:
The slavic melancholy and the special spirituality of the pieces inspires Charlie Mariano to jubilant flights between heaven and earth. Vitold Rek shines with extremely virtuoso contributions. Stunning, breathtaking!"
(Georg Spindler, Mannheimer Morgen, Germany, March 2006)
This is jazz of arrestingly strong character: infused with both the spirit of the music's history in American improvisation, and the heady flavour of European art and folk music tradition. "The bassist's singing, noble pizzicato tone cuts through on 'Song of Love' like a tenor cantor intoning a mass. Rek's astonishing technique and musicality shine throughout the album and the quality of the compositions and interplay cannot be faulted.
(Matthew Simpkins, Double Bassist, England, Number 35, Winter 2005/6 )
Cathedral Vol. 1, again pairs Rek with Mariano and features Peter Reiter on pipe organ. This music has an organic depth borne out of the artist's sense of self. 'The music is very personal and honest: I recorded the music I had in my body and being and it came out formed exactly as I had envisaged', Vitold comments.
(Elliott Simon, All About Jazz, New York, Oct.2005 )
Aprés un remarqué Opus absolutum, publié sur Taso Music, la collaboration entre le saxophoniste Charlie Mariano et le contrebassiste polonais Vitold Rek se poursuit avec un enregistrement baptisé sobrement Cathedral. Rejoint par l'organiste Peter Reiter - qui se voit offrir, pour cette session, le privilége de jouer l'orgue de l'église de Saint Marien de Neu-Anspach (Allemagne) oú réside le contrebassiste - le duo exploite tout l'espace sonore offert par ce lieu. La résonnance naturelle renvoyée participe á enrichir la palette sonore d'une formation marquée á la fois par une sensibilité classique dans le traitement de la matiére et par envie de quitter les chemins trop fréquentés. Les trois musiciens servent de fait une musique riche et inspirée aux accents romantiques qui démontre toutes les qualités de composition du contrebassiste polonais. Un album á offrir (et á s'offrir !)
(Sébastien Moig, JazzoSphere no. 27 Jan.-Feb. 2006, France )
Manufacturer: N/A
SKU: TMPCD611
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