Evident (remastered) avant-garde jazz by Donna Lee Saxophone Quartet, was originally released on the Four Odd (2005) album. This is contemporary / avant-garde jazz composition featuring soprano saxophone solo.
Evident remastered is available at online music stores, check out the most popular at Zivaldo Music. Continue reading
The transcription of Edgar Winter tenor saxophone solo on Tina Turner’s (Simply) The Best from Foreign Affair album (Capitol Records 1989). Continue reading
The transcription of Kirk Whalum tenor saxophone solo on Whitney Houston’s I Will Always Love You from The Bodyguard soundtrack album (Arista Records 1992). Continue reading
Godine 1989. došao sam na studij saksofona na Muzičkoj akademiji u Zagrebu. Na kraju prve godine, kolega Andrej Jakuš, student trube, pitao me bih li svirao s njim u brass sekciji u autorskom funky bandu, što sam ja rado prihvatio. Band se zvao Genaro Flores, a osnovali su ga Zadrani na studiju u Zagrebu. Continue reading
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 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
Four Odd Reload by Funk Elastic, this is a jazz-lounge mood tune in a form of minor blues with mixed time signatures, featuring electric bass and tenor saxophone solos. This is a new version of a composition originally released in 2006 on the Lost in HTML album, listen to the original version at YouTube. This version features Robert Lajić on electric bass and Zdenko Ivanušić on tenor saxophone. Continue reading
Christmas Time by Donna Lee Saxophone Quartet, this is an EP (extended play) of five Christmas Carols arranged for saxophone quartet: Frosty the Snowman, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!, White Christmas and Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town. Continue reading
Lost in HTML 22 by Funk Elastic is a jazz-fusion composition based on a strong unison line, featuring trumpet and alto saxophone solos. This is a new version of a tune originally released in 2006 on the Lost in HTML album and there are already two remixes by Robert Lajić a.k.a. BeeBass, Lost in HTML Remix and Voodoo. There is also an acoustic version by Donna Lee Saxophone Quartet on the Mellow album. This version by Funk Elastic features Andrej Jakuš on trumpet and Zdenko Ivanušić on alto saxophone. Continue reading
Saxtail by Funk Elastic, this is a jazz-fusion groove with some drum & bass flavor, featuring 6 string electric bass and tenor saxophone solos. This tune features Damir Šomen, one of the best Croatian session drummers, legendary Croatian bass player Zvonimir Bučević Butch, on a 6 string electric bass solo and DJ Mr Dirty Hairy with some inventive scratches. Continue reading