Dark Beauty

Issi Rozen | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 21, 2003)
• Original Release Date: October 21, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: New Step Music
• ASIN: B0000DG8UX
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #620,746 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sheharhoret

2. Ramat Gan

3. Dreamland

4. Segment

5. Spring

6. Maya's Blues

7. Spirits

8. Sixteen

9. Inspiration

10. Geshem

Editorial Reviews

Austin Rooney, Jazz Improv

"His elegant playing is a breath of fresh air, overshadowed only by his brilliantly unique style and sound."

Product Description

Dark Beauty is a beautiful and powerful extension of guitarist Issi Rozen’s critically acclaimed CDs, Homeland Blues and Red Sea. Rozen continues to explore innovative musical territory by blending Middle Eastern and Latin motifs with post bop and straight ahead jazz. The results are a stunning album that offers a unique and inspiring musical experience. Dark Beauty features Issi Rozen on guitar, Gilad Barkan on piano, Thomson Kneeland on acoustic bass and Harvey Wirht on drums. These stellar musicians stretch musical boundaries throughout the album with playing that is intense, emotional and innovative. Furthermore, the CD has a strong and cohesive group sound that is focused on the musical interplay between the players and their personal interpretation of the music. Dark Beauty features beautiful compositions and great playing, ingredients that have been the hallmark of all superb jazz recordings.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At this Point, April 22, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Dark Beauty (Audio CD)

Most young musicians in the world tend to cling to the styles of the most popular great artists of past decades as they tearfully search for a unique sound for their instrument and ideas. Every once and a while some young musician is reminded of how limitless their musical capabilities can be when they hear something along these lines. Some people believe jazz has dissolved and completely lost its central energy. If you listen closely, around the world there are a handfuls of artists here and there, with media attention and without, who are making progress and furthering our understanding of what music can do. Mr.Rozen has walked off of the beaten track and returned, bearing sounds never heard combined in such ways. I expected the result to be something I could listen to in my headphones at night to relax and groove to. The beauty of the music tends to this quite well...however...it also keeps me up late, wondering how he does it and where he could go next. No matter what, It runs deeper than my ears for sure. Sometimes we all forget what music can do, and here he reminds us and shows us what it can be in the future. Issi Rozen's amazing technical skill aside, what he makes with his talented quartet is not just innovative, but a reason to place more trust in the future of jazz and all music. Any music lover-It should immeadiatly go into your collection...For musicians, keep it in your stereo for a while...

5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice post-bop modern jazz!, January 27, 2010

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John M. Herrmann "jazz station" (Richmond, Va) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dark Beauty (Audio CD)

Issi Rozen is a fluent guitarist, along with the piano player Gilad Barkan this is truly modern jazz at its best!