Agusti Fernandez one of the greatest living piano masters, a brilliant improviser, an endlessly creative artist but also a friend. I can't quite find the words to describe well enough who he is not only for me, but also for FSRecords. So I will just say that it is perhaps thanks to him and his confidence that the label was able to embark on the path it is on now. 10 years ago, when no one knew about FSR yet, Agusti trusted me and agreed to release the album ‘Agusti Fernandez@60 - River, Tiger, Fire’ on an unknown little label, a musical document of his Warsaw residency at the Ad Libitumna festival during the celebration of his 60th birthday.
A decade has passed. Today Agusti is celebrating his 70th birthday. How else to celebrate such an anniversary than by releasing a seven-disc box with artists as great as he is? Happy birthday my friend!
Maciej Karłowski (2024)
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released December 19, 2024
CD1: Blue Rose
Agustí Fernández, piano
Barry Guy, bass
1 - Part I (4:06)
2 - Part II (4:38)
3 - Part III (11:26)
4 - Part IV (2:30)
5 - Part V (3:02)
6 - Part VI (3:36)
7 - Part VII (6:06)
8 - Part VIII (5:56)
9 - Part IX (1:44)
10 - Part X (2:50)
Total time: 45:56
All music by Agustí Fernández and Barry Guy
Recorded February 6 2024 at Estudi Rosazul, Barcelona
Engineer: Ferran Conangla
Mixing and mastering: Ferran Conangla at Estudi Tasso, Barcelona
CD2: Live in Barcelona
Don Malfon, saxophones
John Butcher, saxophones
Agustí Fernández, piano
1.Part I (12:23)
2.Part II (2:47)
3. Part III (2:21)
4. Part IV (3:38)
5. Part V (1:36)
6. Part VI (8:56)
7. Part VII (5:55)
8. Part VIII (6:10)
9. Part IX (4:11)
Total time: 48:03