JAZZ Q - ŽIVÍ SE DIVÍ - LIVE IN BRATISLAVA (1975)

1. Živí se diví

2. Freedom Jazz Dance

3. Žravá dáma

4. Tůň

5. Přítel dynamit

6. Mlýn

7. Stratus

8. Lonesome

9. Sanctuary

Martin Kratochvíl Rhodes piano, Minimoog

František Francl guitar

Přemysl Faukner bass guitar

Jan Martinec violin, sopran sax

Libor Laun drums

Joan Duggan vocal

Recorded 2.2.1975, Bratislava (ČSSR), Park kultúry a oddychu

- unreleased live vintage recording from the legend of the Czech jazz and rock

- powerful fusion: plenty of Rhodes + Minimoog, electric violin and guitar

- 73 minutes of music remastered from the original tapes

- unseen photos from Martin Kratochvil archives

What is the most successful marriage of Fender and Moog in the history of music? "Živí se Diví. Live in Bratislava 1975" is a unique live album from Jazz Q, the legends of Czechoslovakian jazz-rock. The material presents a group in one of its best incarnations. The group comprised musicians who played on the cult compilation "Jazzrocková Dílna" (1975). This dynamic material in excellent radio quality comes from the private archives of Martin Kratochvíl, who entrusted GAD Records with the rights to his music legacy.

The band founded by Kratochvíl and Jiří Stivin has become a well-known element of the European musical landscape. In the beginning, the group experimented with free jazz ("Coniunctio", 1970), and then had a successful affair with blues-rock ("Symbiosis", 1974). Kratochvíl finally clarified the band's stylistic direction by realizing his ideas in the field of sophisticated fusion. Three years after the release of the hit "Pozorovatelna" (1973), Jazz Q recorded its magnum opus, the LP "Elegie" (1977), which to this day remains the most ambitious endeavor of the group. The concert from Bratislava presents the group a year before this important session. We were at peak of our abilities, admits the band's leader.

The recorded material was subjected to a careful, though not intrusive, mastering in the studio in Czech Budíkov. The well-prepared CD is accompanied both by previously unpublished photos from the private archives of Martin Kratochvíl and by an essay that tells (in English, Czech and Polish) the story of the making of the recording. Przemysław Pomarański authored the cover photo, alluding to the famous album "Jazzrocková dílna".

(GAD Records 2013)