Myrthful Myths

by Frank Gratkowski - Simon Nabatov

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It smashes and cracks, scurries and grumbles, groans and moans: Noises are the basis and starting point for thematic motifs such as eloquent solos that are bundled into coherent pieces. The CD presented by the duo Frank Gratkowski and Simon Nabatov brings together six of them. The saxophonist and the pianist, whose artistic careers have repeatedly crossed paths in various constellations for three decades, now appeared for the first time in the smallest, most intimate formation, the duo. Improvisations develop from scratch, freely and spontaneously. For Gratkowski, who has already dealt with Schönberg and is always looking for proximity to new music, dramaturgy and form are decisive. Noises, even of the quiet, delicate kind, are not produced for their own sake, but are rather a driving force for the exploration of instrumental virtues. Finally, in a free field, improvisation and composition imperceptibly combine. The duo is of restrained brilliance and playful elegance. Despite all the sound work, there is always an intensive, precise interplay and illuminates the cosmos of long experience. To come back to the CD title, it is on the trail of its own myths, the happy ones of course.

Reiner Kobe, Jazz Podium May 2017

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released January 9, 2023

all music by Frank Gratkowski (GEMA) and Simon Nabatov (GEMA)

Frank Gratkowski - alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
Simon Nabatov - piano

recorded live in LOFT Cologne May 2015 by Georg Bongartz
mixed and mastered by Stefan Deistler
cover art by Oguz Buyukberber

released 2017 as Leo Records CD LR 785

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Simon Nabatov Cologne, Germany

Simon Nabatov, pianist and composer, was born in Moscow in 1959.
In 1979 he emigrated to the USA, spent in NY next 10 years and 1989 he moved to Germany.
Simon Nabatov played with the "who's who" of the jazz and improvised music community, gave concerts in over 60 countries, appeared on the numerous international festivals, received prizes and documented his music on 30 CD's under his own name. ... more

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