UnStandard, by Ferenc Nemeth

UnStandard

by Ferenc Nemeth

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1.	Cyclic Episode/Eighty-One 05:16	info	buy track
2.	N.O. 05:23	info	buy track
3.	Footprints 06:21	info	buy track
4.	Any-Versary Song 05:13	info	buy track
5.	Drum Suite Part I - Birth 01:54	info	buy track
6.	Drum Suite Part II - Life 02:21	info	buy track
7.	Drum Suite Part III - Rebirth 01:49	info	buy track
8.	Dear Old Stockholm 05:36	info	buy track
9.	The World Rejoices 05:10	info	buy track
10.	Folk Song 06:56	info	buy track

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The world-renowned, versatile and Grammy-award-winning FERENC NEMETH is releasing his latest project UnStandard. A classic sax-bass-drums trio that stems from the roots of Jazz while reaching for not-so-classic sounds and ideas giving rise to music firmly in the now of contemporary improvisation.

Nemeth is joined by the two incredible saxophonists Dayna Stephens and Marcus Strickland, taking turns on various tracks and alternating between tenor sax, soprano sax and bass clarinet. Both Dayna and Marcus have played extensively and in many different musical contexts with Nemeth resulting in a shared language and musical understanding. On bass we have Massimo Biolcati who has been a close collaborator of Nemeth for 20+ years in Lionel Loueke’s trio among many other projects, which gives the two of them a special co-understating of rhythm and groove.

Nemeth takes some classic standards and reimagines them in “un-standard” ways either by giving them unusual rhythmic treatments, like in the case of Footprints and Dear Old Stockholm, or by meshing two separate compositions like in Cyclic Episode/Eighty-One, resulting in a completely new piece.

In the three-part Drum Suite, Nemeth finds ways to make the drums sound at times like a beautiful melodic instrument, at others like an African village in celebration and still at others like a hypnotic trance-like mantra.

In his own compositions, Nemeth always displays his joyful personality and life-view, and on this recording, we get several brilliant examples of this, thanks to soaring and singable melodies and danceable rhythms. In addition to Jazz, Nemeth taps into his eastern European folk music roots and his love for RnB, Funk, and African traditional music, but he doesn’t stop there as we also get to hear him explore electronics and singing. In his own words:
"One interesting aspect of this music is that I am using a vocal harmonizer. This tool enables me to use my voice as a synthesizer to create new textures. With today’s technologies, I like being able to listen to music from every corner of the world and then incorporate ideas as part of my language when I perform and compose. With that in mind, I always aim for authenticity and honesty, and I hope this comes across in this record."

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released September 30, 2022

Ferenc Nemeth - Drums, percussion, voice harmonizer
Massimo Biolcati - Acoustic Bass (1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10)
Marcus Strickland - Tenor saxophone(2, 3), Soprano saxophone(10), Bass clarinet(4)
Dayna Stephens - Tenor saxophone(1,8,10), Soprano saxophone(9)

Publishers:
All songs published by F Nemeth Music (ASCAP) except Footprints by Kobalt Music Publishing, Cyclic Episode (Sam Rivers) / Eighty-One (Ron Carter, Miles Davis) by Rivbea Music Co., Retrac Productions Inc, Jazz Horn Music Corporation, East St Louis Music Inc

Ferenc Nemeth is endorsed by DW drums, Zildjian cymbals, VicFirth drumsticks and Remo drumheads.

Produced by Massimo Biolcati

Recorded by Nolan Thies at Bunker Studios, January 7-8, 2021
Mixed and Mastered by David Darlington at Bass Hit Recording, New York, NY

Artwork by Miranda Danusugondo

© 2022 Sounderscore

Release date: September 30, 2022 on Sounderscore Records (SO 006)

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Ferenc Nemeth New York, New York

FERENC NEMETH is a world-renown and versatile, multi-award-winning musician who continues to push the boundaries of jazz drumming and composition. In 2020, he won the prestigious Independent Music Award in Jazz Album Category, with his latest album ‘FREEDOM’. The Spanish Jazz y Mas Heineken Festival named him the Best Drummer in the world! An exciting performer and imaginative collaborator! ... more

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