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  | KUHN & KRUGLOV ~ MOSCOW
ACT 9623 (Barcode: 614427962324) ~ GERMANY ~ Avant-Garde Jazz
Recorded: 2012 Released: 2014
This is a beautiful album by the duo comprising of German pianist / composer Joachim KuhnFind albums by this artist and the Russian saxophonist Alexey KruglovFind albums by this artist, released as part of the "Duo Art" series by the German ACTFind albums on this label label, which cultivates the "Art of the Duo" Jazz tradition. The unplanned recording which spontaneously followed Kuhn´s concert in Moscow, where he was joined by Kruglov for a few numbers, was recorded next day "live in the studio" with almost all of the music captured at first take. The album presents eight compositions, three each by Kuhn and Kruglov and two by Ornette ColemanFind albums by this artist. The music was spectacularly recorded at the Moscow Radio and offers a breathtaking sound quality.
Although separated by a generation gap, Kuhn (born 1944) and Kruglov (born 1979) were able to bridge everything that separated them and become a one-body musical unit, as if they performed together for ages, despite the fact that this was their first meeting. The telepathic conversation between them is truly unprecedented and results in a storming emotional experience, expressed within the music they make together.
There is a wonderful balance and rapport within the duo and the two musicians compliment each other perfectly. Whenever Kuhn explores Free Form vistas Kruglov support him playing relatively traditionally and vice versa, and sometimes they both spontaneously improvise together, only to return to the melody at the same precise moment.
This meeting was obviously a rare occasion, and the fact this music was captured is a miracle, which of course in not such a rare situation in Jazz, which is after all the Art of the unexpected.
Overall this is one of the must spectacular "Art of the Duo" encounters and is a classic example of the idiom, as well as an incredible listening experience, which no true Jazz connoisseur should miss. Absolutely essential!
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