Artist: Improvokation

Date of Release: 01/05/2004

Catalogue no: ref22

Label: Forged Records

Price: £6.99

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Appearances by

Arnie Somogyi

An outstanding debut CD of all original music from a unique 10-piece band of leading British and Hungarian jazz and 'world music' musicians. IMPROVOKATION's Star Mountain Sessions blends the beauty of unfamiliar but distinctive ethnic instruments in combination with a jazz ensemble to produce a highly inventive and accessible sound.

IMPROVOKATION features Montreux prize-winning pianist - Bela Szakcsi Lakatos; Hungarian
multi-reedist and world/folk composer - Mihaly Borbely; British trumpeter and Celtic bodhran and
whistle player - Neil Yates; one of Hungary's foremost Gypsy cimbalom players - Miklos Lukacs;
world-renowned Hungarian saxophonist - Tony Lakatos; Hungarian folk violinist and featured
vocalist - Beata Salamon; British drummer and percussionist - Winston Clifford; UK trombonist -
Jeremy Price; Transylvanian guitarist - Zsolt Bende; and band leader, British bassist - Arnie
Somogyi.

Reviews

13/06/2004 The Observer

Jazz CD of the Week.......Rhythmic energy, great variety of tone and texture, and enormous charm ... It works brilliantly

01/05/2004 Chris Parker, Jazz @ Ronnie Scott's.

"Irresistible energy ... some of the most unusual and stimulating music likely to be played this year in any field"

15/05/0004 The Independent

"Masterful"