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Kevin Hays: piano & voice
Lionel Loueke: guitar & voice

Editor's info:
Hope is the mesmerising and joyous debut album from pianist Kevin Hays and guitarist Lionel Loueke. Originally released on Vinyl only in 2017 on the French label Newvelle Records, this release on Edition brings a new lease of life for the album, now beautifully remastered with the inclusion of a three additional tracks.

For more than two decades Kevin and Lionel have been at the forefront of musical creativity in the global Jazz scene, numbered amoung the most influential musicians of their generation. They’ve released numerous albums with some of the greatest and most respected musicians in the business. As individuals they share an unequivocal talent for expression, a unique voice with an ability to create something magical. Their brilliance is endless and their creative spirit an inspiration. It’s clear that there was a palpable sense of joy in the studio for the two days it took to record the album. Kevin Hays says: “Sometimes we would look at each other during a playback and just laugh at the remarkable synchronicity we were hearing. It’s something you can’t plan out. It’s either there or it isn’t.”

“I think something that is unique about the album is that it’s purely an acoustic guitar/piano record. At our first rehearsal, Lionel just played acoustic guitar and we both noted how great it sounded with the piano so we decided that would be the sound of the record.”

The music, written by both Hays and Loueke, who recently worked together on Jeff Ballard’s Fairgrounds project, moves elegantly between the rhythmic interplay and improvisatory flourishes of Violetta, the melodic joy and melancholy of Hope, whilst the intensely original and idiosyncratic West African rhythms of Aziza Dance demonstrates its warm and deeply emotive spirit.

And what does Hope have to say to us? Kevin muses: “I’m not sure abo.......
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Pianista Kevin Hays oraz gitarzysta Lionel Loueke – dwie znakomitości jazzowego światka. Połączyli siły tworząc duetowy album. „Hope” po raz pierwszy ukazała się dwa lata temu, wyłącznie w formie winylu, w unikatowej serii wydawanej przez Newvelle Records. Obecne wydanie, uzupełnione zostało o trzy niepublikowane wcześniej nagrania.

Godzinny album pozwala nam obcować z wirtuozowsko zagranym, akustycznym materiałem. Komplet jedenastu utworów podpisany został wspólnie przez obu artystów i uwodzi słuchacza już od pierwszych taktów. Dynamiczna „Violeta”, przepiękny, nastrojowy „Hope”, od którego tytuł wzięła cała płyta, sięgająca ku afrykańskim rytmom „Aziza”, czarujące wokalem „Feuilles”. Uroki poszczególnych utworów można ciągnąć poprzez kolejne tytuły, aż po żartobliwy finał w postaci „Sweet Caroline”.

“Hope” Haysa i Loueke to mistrzowska uczta. Solidna porcja świetnego jazzu i kolejny przykład kameralnej, duetowej perełki dla muzycznych koneserów.

Editor's info:
Hope is the mesmerising and joyous debut album from pianist Kevin Hays and guitarist Lionel Loueke. Originally released on Vinyl only in 2017 on the French label Newvelle Records, this release on Edition brings a new lease of life for the album, now beautifully remastered with the inclusion of a three additional tracks.

For more than two decades Kevin and Lionel have been at the forefront of musical creativity in the global Jazz scene, numbered amoung the most influential musicians of their generation. They’ve released numerous albums with some of the greatest and most respected musicians in the business. As individuals they share an unequivocal talent for expression, a unique voice with an ability to create something magical. Their brilliance is endless and their creative spirit an inspiration. It’s clear that there w.......
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