Yonathan Avishai feat. Yoni Zelnik & Donald Kontomanou - Shapes and Sounds [CD]

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: JPCD824005
Barcode: 5051083206389
Release Date: 25 Oct 2024
Genre: Jazz

 Following a string of releases on ECM Records, jazz pianist Yonathan Avishai is back on jazz&people, the label which discovered him in 2014.
 Celebrating a 10-year collaboration with his trio, ‘Shapes and Sounds’ is the third album in this format.
 A longtime collaborator of trumpeter Avishai Cohen and bassist Omer Avital, Yonathan Avishai belongs in full to the impressive array of jazz musicians coming from Israel.
 Deeply rooted in the tradition, Yonathan Avishai has found his own way to revive and shape the basics of jazz - subtle, always accessible, profound and joyful.
 Includes six originals, and two covers: ‘When You’re Smiling’, made famous by Louis Armstrong, and ‘La Mélancolie’ by French singer Léo Ferré.
 Beautiful cover photo by Fred Mortagne.
 All-cardboard packaging. Includes eight-page booklet with liner notes in French and English.
 For fans of Duke Ellington, Wynton Kelly, Count Basie, Abdullah Ibrahim, Brad Mehldau, Shai Maestro, Avishai Cohen.
 Press - Reviews & features in Jazz Journal, Jazzwise.
 Radio - Jazz FM Ruth Ficher, Karl Phillips.
 Online - UK Vibe, UK Jazz News, Jazz in Europe.

Tracklisting
Musicians!
Shapes and Sounds (A Song for Noa)
The Best Intentions
When You’re Smiling [Shay, Fisher, Goodwin]
The Longest Seconds
Prayer
The One Who Smiles
La Mélancolie [Léo Ferré]