Tales of Blood (In A Hot Distant Land) is the first release
from virtuoso jazz pianist Ido Spak. Many choose to travel simply for personal
pleasure but Ido Spak has ensured his journeys are available for everyone to
experience musically. Though originally from Israel, Spak has traveled the
world, experiencing music, sound and rhythms of all kinds, bringing them
together in a way which takes the listener through lands which are both
familiar and alien. Wrong Direction, Spak’s latest album, takes inspiration
from musicians of Iran, Syria and Palestine to conjure up images of deserts
beneath vast skies, bazaars and bustling communities, constantly shifting in
tone and texture and never less than utterly enthralling.
"Absolutely one-of-a-kind... a master of jazz
fusion" - Jazz Corner
Born in Israel, Ido Spak has lived in Holland, UK and
Germany, though his travels as a musician have taken him to areas that could
well be described as ‘off the map’. Spak is determined in his approach to jazz,
dedicated to making his performances a constantly evolving process, eschewing
the conventions of playing standards and using the left hand on the piano to
improvise as much as the right, regularly interchanging between the two.
Inspired in his youth by rock music and classical composers such as Beethoven
and Liszt, he developed a passion first for bebop, then the techniques of Berg
and Schönberg, in particular their use of twelve-tone serialism.
Wrong Direction offers melodies and rhythms from throughout
the Middle Eastern region weaved around his complex, classically-influenced,
avant-garde jazz compositions to great effect. Spak is accompanied on the album
by drummer, Jan-Phillip Meyer; bassist, Gerrit Lütgering, and trombonist,
Jean-Philippe Tremblay.
Listen to 'Tales Of Blood In A Hot Distant Land'
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