Fairy Tale Trio:
Kaval, Voice – Theodosii Spassov
Percussion, Davul [Tupan] – Stoyan Yankoulov
Soprano Saxophone [Selmer Super Action - Serie III] – Anatoly Vapirov

+ Guitars – Enver Izmailov

Editor's Info:
This album is recorded live in Frankfurt during a Jazz festival. Thus, the pleasure felt while listening to this CD comes not only from the perfect sound of the recording but from the energy and the sincerity of the live music as well. The compositions by the trio and Enver Izmailov convey a feeling of magic and unearthliness as if their music comes from another world.
The Fairy Tale Trio plays a kind of hybrid music combining elements of Bulgarian folk music and jazz. Kaval player Theodosii Spassov has developed a style that allows him more chromatic and timbre possibilities than previously associated with that instrument, while soprano saxophone player Anatoly Vapirov can go from tricky folk melodies to Coltrane-like wailing in the space of a few notes. The trio is rounded out by percussionist Stoyan Yankoulov, who uses mostly the traditional tupan (a double-headed drum, played with sticks) with a few modern additions.
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