Besame Mucho by Funk Elastic

Besame Mucho by Funk Elastic

Besame Mucho by Funk Elastic, (Kiss Me a Lot in English translation) is a famous bolero written in 1940 by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez. It is considered to be one of the most popular songs of the 20th century and one of the most important songs in the history of Latin music. This arrangement is based on Artie Shaw‘s version from 1953 and is more on the cha-cha groove side. The featuring solos are on tenor saxophone and piano. Continue reading

Swing Again - Just the Way We Feel It

Swing Again – Just the Way We Feel It

Swing Again is a Croatian jazz octet based in Zagreb. The ensemble has horns section of two trumpets, tenor saxophone and trombone accompanied by standard rhythm section. Also, there are a couple of guest singers regularly performing with the band and the most frequent are Maja Ištvanić and Adalbert Turner Juci. Swing Again plays jazz standards, some popular music and original jazz compositions. Most of the repertoire is arranged by band leader Ante Reljić and there are some written by previous leader/drummer Josip Cvitanović. Continue reading

Stjepan Jimmy Stanić - Prolazi sve

Stjepan Jimmy Stanić – Prolazi sve

Stjepan Jimmy Stanić je jedan od najdugovječnijih hrvatskih glazbenika, primarno pjevač i kontrabasist. Jimmyjevo najnovije izdanje Prolazi sve… Live @ Zagreb, na kojem izvodi većinu pjesama sa studijskog izdanja 91+ iz 2020. godine, uz dodatak nekoliko jazz standarda, izašlo je na Compact Disku i Blu-Rayu u rujnu 2022. godine. Continue reading