(KM CREATIVE 05)
THEODOSII SPASSOV - Kaval, Vocal
ANATOLY VAPIROV - Saxophone
STOYAN YANKOULOV - Tupan, Percussion
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ENVER IZMAILOV - Guitars
This album is recorded live in Frankfurt during a Jazz festival. Thus, the pleasure felt while listening to this CD comes not only from the perfect sound of the recording but from the energy and the sincerity of the live music as well. The compositions by the trio and Enver Izmailov convey a feeling of magic and unearthliness as if their music comes from another world.
The Fairy Tale Trio plays a kind of hybrid music combining elements of Bulgarian folk music and jazz. Kaval player Theodosii Spassov has developed a style that allows him more chromatic and timbre possibilities than previously associated with that instrument, while soprano saxophone player Anatoly Vapirov can go from tricky folk melodies to Coltrane-like wailing in the space of a few notes. The trio is rounded out by percussionist Stoyan Yankoulov, who uses mostly the traditional tupan (a double-headed drum, played with sticks) with a few modern additions.
Enver Izmailov is a remarkable guitarist. His playing encompasses Oriental and Balkan folk music, rock, Indian music, Western classical and jazz improvisations. He developed techniques which allow him to imitate the sound of tabla and saz while playing the guitar.
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(KM CREATIVE 04)
PETER RALCHEV - Accordion
ATESHGHAN YUSEINOV - Guitar
STOYAN YANKOULOV - Tupan, Percussion
The trio is formed by some of the best Bulgarian musicians. Their names are known all over Europe through their side projects. With their first album Stoyan Yankoulov (tupan), Petar Ralchev (accordion) and Ateshghan Yusseinov (guitar) created a masterpiece which intertwines in an amazing way folkloric elements with jazz. The energy of the musical pieces escalates reaching the peak at which it subsides back, astonishing the listener with its undisturbed flow. "When The Bees Are Gathering Honey" depicts not only the virtuosity of the musicians but their original and modern way of thinking as well. .
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