Homage to Jaroslav Jezek Rudolfinum Jazz Orchestra Milan Svoboda

1/ HOMELY GHOST / Duch domácí (Milan Svoboda) (9:00) 2/ DAWN / Svítání (Karel Ružicka) (6:30) 3/ DARK BLUE TRIP / Výlet do temně modré (Milan Svoboda) (9:11) 4/ JEZKIANA / Ježkiana (Emil Viklický) (14:59) 5/ FLOWERS FOR JAROSLAV JEZEK / Kytice pro Jaroslava Ježka (Karel Ružicka) (11:54) 6/ ON A VISIT / Na návštěvě (Milan Svoboda) (9:39) 7/ EZOP STORY / Ezop story (Milan Svoboda) (8:28) Total Time 69:43 Milan Svoboda - conductor Tomas Kopacek – 1st alto sax, clarinet / Petr Sinkule – 2nd alto sax, bass clarinet Zdenek Tesar – 1st tenor sax, clarinet / Milan Krajic – 2nd tenor sax, clarinet Katerina Stupkova – baritone sax, flute / Zdenek Sedivy - 1st trumpet, flugelhorn Zdenek Zahalka - 2nd trumpet, flugelhorn / Jirí Sedivy - 3rd trumpet, flugelhorn Michal Gera - 4th trumpet, flugelhorn / Robert Kozanek - 1st trombone Jiri Odchazel - 2nd trombone / Premysl Tomsicek - 3rd trombone Karel Kucera - 4th trombone / Karel Malimanek - tuba Karel Ruzicka - piano / Frantisek Uhlir - double bass Filip Spaleny - bass guitar / Ivan Audes - drums Recorded at the Dvorak Hall of Rudolfinum, Prague 21.12. 2006. Sound, Mix & Master / Mgr. Karel Fisl Music Direction / Milan Volf Executive Producer / Pavel Vlcek Photography / Tomáš Rasl & Jiří Gabriel Supported by / Musicians’ Charity OSA Cube-Metier Catalogue no. MJCD2739 ©+ (P) 2007 Cube-Metier Ltd., GL50 2BY, UK

Jaroslav Jezek (1906 – 1942) was one of the most original personalities of the Czech music avant-garde before the last war. A major part of his output as a composer, were the compositions and songs for the musical comedies performed by the Liberated Theatre of Prague. Many were written and  performed in jazz idiom of the time. Ježek’s talent for a strong melodic line and original harmonies is self-evident in his work so much so that many of these songs became local jazz standards. Koncert v pražském Rudolfinu ke 100. výročí narození Jaroslava Ježka představil nejen nové skladby Milana Svobody, Karla Růžičky st. a Emila Viklického, ale i nový jazzový big band – Rudolfinum Jazz Orchestra – jehož základ tvoří dechová sekce České filharmonie doplněná o přední sólisty české jazzové scény. Nové album přináší posluchačům program v téže podobě, v níž byl uveden při premiéře v prosinci roku 2006.