David Kikoski & Boris Kozlov – Sure Thing (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 57:09 minutes | 853 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © HighNote Records
The dynamic duo of pianist David Kikoski and bassist Boris Kozlov is a triumph of musicality and virtuosity. There’s some kind of magic happening between the two kindred spirits that goes beyond the notes.
The musical connection between the two goes back more than 20 years. They have continued to play together regularly over the years in groups like the Mingus Big Band, in Kikoski’s own trio and the all-star post-bop cooperative Opus 5. You can feel their sense of telepathy throughout Sure Thing and it is readily apparent on Kikoski’s original compositions like “B Flat Tune,” “E” and “Strength for Change,” on the swinging version of John Coltrane’s “Satellite” and the duo’s faithful reading of keyboardist Keith Emerson’s classically influenced “Fugue” from “The Endless Enigma”.
Their playful, relaxed chemistry permeates all eight tunes here and makes Sure Thing a true work of collaborative genius.
Tracklist:
1. B Flat Tune (feat. Boris Kozlov) (6:02)
2. E (feat. Boris Kozlov) (6:45)
3. Fugue from “The Endless Enigma” (feat. Boris Kozlov) (2:31)
4. Strength for Change (feat. Boris Kozlov) (9:32)
5. Quartet #1 (feat. Boris Kozlov) (9:31)
6. Satellite (feat. Boris Kozlov) (6:33)
7. Sure Thing (feat. Boris Kozlov) (7:38)
8. Winnie’s Garden (feat. Boris Kozlov) (8:39)
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