Scott Kinsey - Luniwaz - Live: The Music of Joe Zawinul [CD]

Cat. no: WR4824
Format: CD
Barcode: 5065014356258
Release Date: 23 May 2025
Genre: Jazz

'Luniwaz Live' continues the success of keyboardist Scott Kinsey 2019's album 'We Speak Luniwaz' with this further exploration of Joe Zawinul's legacy - this time on a searing live recording

For accomplices, Kinsey chose his ace rhythm section from WSL - bassist Hadrien Feraud and drummer Gergo Borlai - and a bold newcomer named Patrick Bartley Jr. on alto saxophone. 

Kinsey speaks of his group: "Gergo and Hadrien are one of the fnest, most in-demand rhythm sections playing today. They also have a deep understanding of this music since they both grew up with it - Gergo since he was just fve! Patrick is a brilliant improviser who has a deep knowledge and love of straight-ahead jazz but is just as into Japanese video game music. He's what it means to be a musician in 2023 - taking everything you like and allowing it all to unabashedly fow out."

Kinsey augments the core band with guests Meredith Salimbeni (vocals), Pedro Martins (guitar) and Bobby Thomas Jr. (percussion) on two tracks each. According to Kinsey, "Meredith came to this music recently but she's such a great musician and contributes important melodic ideas. Pedro has a deep love and knowledge of all things Zawinul and plays some remarkable stuff on the two studio tracks. Bobby was a member of both the Zawinul Syndicate and Weather Report, and his additions are wonderful too." 

Honouring Zawinul with originality and fre requires something extraordinary. Scott Kinsey's group did that nightly, but the fre was especially hot one night in Prague and we are fortunate it's been captured on 'Luniwaz Live'.

Press:
"This is more than simply playing the songs. More than just notes on a piece of paper. What makes it work, indeed what makes it special, is the feel for and reverence of the music. Zawinul put Kinsey on a pathway. A pathway that continues to bear fruit. This music was always about improvisation. Kinsey, Borlai, Feraud and Bartley Jr. have deep and often clever conversations within their interplay. Much thought was put into the song selection and making it all connect and fow." - **** All About Jazz

CD Tracks: Young and Fine / Volcano for Hire / Black Market/Running the Dara Down, Part 2 / Sightseeing / Cocktail/Walk Tall/Agharta / Dream Clock / Abstraction / Can It Be Done / Fast City / Badia / Boogie Woogie Waltz / Domino Theory / Face on the Barroom Floor