The Next! - Next - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

An exquisite pianist and musician, NajPonk is one of the pioneers of mainstream jazz on the Czech music scene. From the bottomless resources of mainstream jazz repertoire he has been picking gems for his own albums. But although his repertoire mainly consists of the so-called InchstandardInch pieces, his recordings are informed by unusual inventiveness and his acute sense of style and rhythm. For each of the albums, NajPonk usually invites different collaborators; InchWhat's NextInch has been recorded together with the famous Swedish double bassist Hans Backenroth and Czech drummer Jirí Slavícek. The selections chosen or this include compositions by Milton Jackson, Count Basie, Danyel Gerard, and NajPonk himself, among others. Album Tracks 1. Some Groove for King 2. Funkallero 3. Good Morning Heartache 4. Blues for Gene 5. Swingin'the Blues 6. Butterfly / Trio Version 7. You've Changed 8. Return Engagement 9. Lotus Blossom 10. Lester Leaps 11. Ma He's Making Eyes at Me 12. Butterfly / Solo Version

Includes an excellent version of Prince's Sign 'O' the Times. Album Tracks 1. She Moves Through the Wires 2. I Didn't Know 3. Sign 'O' the Times 4. Sonny Cried 5. Once in a Lifetime 6. Next Move 7. 24/7 8. Speed O' Lite 9. Pawn of the Weekend

Album Tracks 1. Eric Vloeimans 2. Yuri Honing 3. Monsieur Dubois - Joseph Bowie 4. Piet Noordijk - Misha Mengelberg 5. State of Monc 6. Icp Orchestra 7. Jewels and Binoculars 8. Big Bent Braam 9. Benjamin Herman 10. New Cool Collective