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Kapustin: Blueprint / Frank Dupree Trio
Capriccio

Kapustin: Blueprint / Frank Dupree Trio

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Composer
Nikolai Kapustin
Artist
Jakob Krupp Frank Dupree, Obi Jenne
Format
CD
Label
Capriccio
Released
Jan 07, 2022
Catalog #
C5439
UPC
845221054391

About

Kapustin uses jazz as his musical language and then composes quasi-improvisations that sound as though they flowed right from Oscar Peterson’s or Erroll Garner’s fingers. He is one of the few who were able to have the structures of composition and liberty of improvisation come together to such an organic whole. After his first successful release with the piano- and double concerto of Russian composer Nikolai Kapustin, Frank Dupree presents the original jazzy solo piano pieces of the still mostly unknown master, enlarged with bass and drums. The genres of jazz and classical music melt together into a fascinating new formation.

REVIEW:

Nikolai Kapustin has been described as ‘A Russian in Gershwin’s clothing’ and on listening to this disc it is immediately understandable as to why. Like Gershwin Kapustin was classically trained (by Alexander Goldenweiser among others) and never considered himself a jazz pianist though as he explained he had to become one to create and play his compositions.

All the selected pieces that German pianist Frank Dupree has put together for this disc were originally written for piano solo. Frank has cleverly used the piano’s left hand plus harmonic structure to form the double bass part while drummer ‘Obi’ Jenne does improvise upon the other two musicians’ product. All three musicians are at the top of their game here and make the most powerful case for the chosen material. The result is a hugely enjoyable disc of brilliantly scintillating jazz that has a smile on its face from beginning to end. I had come across the composer last year and enjoyed what I heard but can honestly say that the addition of bass and drums has lifted the compositions to a new level and made them more enjoyable and I believe will attract a wider audience. This can only do the reputation of Nikolai Kapustin a great deal of good and open up his other compositions to greater public interest.

21 of the 23 tracks on the disc are original compositions by Kapustin while the closing pair are his tribute to Ary Barosso’s Aquarela do Brasil and Kenny Dorham’s Blue Bossa. This is a delightful disc that will surprise and thrill every jazz piano fan who might not have thought a product of Soviet times could compose such life-affirming jazz.

--MusicWeb International (Steve Arloff)

Tracklist 23 tracks

  1. 1 Sunrise (Daybreak), Op. 26 (arr. F. Dupree, J. Krupp and M. Jenne for piano, double bass and drums) 03:11
    Track
    1
    Title
    Sunrise (Daybreak), Op. 26 (arr. F. Dupree, J. Krupp and M. Jenne for piano, double bass and drums)
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp, Meinhard Jenne
  2. 2 No. 1. Prelude: Allegro assai 02:01
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 1. Prelude: Allegro assai
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp, Meinhard Jenne
  3. 3 No. 2. Reverie: Moderato 03:37
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 2. Reverie: Moderato
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp, Meinhard Jenne
  4. 4 No. 7. Intermezzo: Allegretto 03:41
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 7. Intermezzo: Allegretto
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp, Meinhard Jenne
  5. 5 No. 8. Finale: Prestissimo 02:56
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 8. Finale: Prestissimo
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp, Meinhard Jenne
  6. 6 Variations, Op. 41 (arr. F. Dupree, J. Krupp and M. Jenne for piano, double bass and drums) 07:16
    Track
    6
    Title
    Variations, Op. 41 (arr. F. Dupree, J. Krupp and M. Jenne for piano, double bass and drums)
    Duration
    07:16
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp, Meinhard Jenne
  7. 7 Motive Force, Op. 45 (arr. F. Dupree, J. Krupp and M. Jenne for piano, double bass and drums) 01:48
    Track
    7
    Title
    Motive Force, Op. 45 (arr. F. Dupree, J. Krupp and M. Jenne for piano, double bass and drums)
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp, Meinhard Jenne
  8. 8 Big Band Sounds, Op. 46 (arr. F. Dupree, J. Krupp and M. Jenne for piano, double bass and drums) 04:39
    Track
    8
    Title
    Big Band Sounds, Op. 46 (arr. F. Dupree, J. Krupp and M. Jenne for piano, double bass and drums)
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp, Meinhard Jenne
  9. 9 No. 1. Presto 01:47
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 1. Presto
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp, Meinhard Jenne
  10. 10 No. 3. Larghetto 01:52
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 3. Larghetto
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp, Meinhard Jenne
  11. 11 No. 4. Allegretto 01:36
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 4. Allegretto
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp, Meinhard Jenne
  12. 12 No. 6. Animato 01:50
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 6. Animato
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp, Meinhard Jenne
  13. 13 No. 7. Moderato 01:36
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 7. Moderato
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp, Meinhard Jenne
  14. 14 No. 8. Allegretto 01:28
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 8. Allegretto
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp, Meinhard Jenne
  15. 15 No. 9. Lento 03:27
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 9. Lento
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp, Meinhard Jenne
  16. 16 No. 11. Andante 02:18
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 11. Andante
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp, Meinhard Jenne
  17. 17 No. 13. Allegretto 02:42
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 13. Allegretto
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp, Meinhard Jenne
  18. 18 No. 15. Moderato 01:53
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 15. Moderato
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp, Meinhard Jenne
  19. 19 No. 19. Vivace 01:21
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 19. Vivace
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp, Meinhard Jenne
  20. 20 No. 23. Moderato 02:08
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 23. Moderato
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp, Meinhard Jenne
  21. 21 The End of the Rainbow, Op. 112 (arr. F. Dupree, J. Krupp and M. Jenne for piano, double bass and drums) 06:08
    Track
    21
    Title
    The End of the Rainbow, Op. 112 (arr. F. Dupree, J. Krupp and M. Jenne for piano, double bass and drums)
    Duration
    06:08
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp, Meinhard Jenne
  22. 22 Paraphrase on Blue Bossa, Op. 123 (arr. F. Dupree, J. Krupp and M. Jenne for piano, double bass and drums) 04:07
    Track
    22
    Title
    Paraphrase on Blue Bossa, Op. 123 (arr. F. Dupree, J. Krupp and M. Jenne for piano, double bass and drums)
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp, Meinhard Jenne
  23. 23 Paraphrase on Aquarela do Brasil, Op. 118 (arr. F. Dupree, J. Krupp and M. Jenne for piano, double bass and drums) 04:41
    Track
    23
    Title
    Paraphrase on Aquarela do Brasil, Op. 118 (arr. F. Dupree, J. Krupp and M. Jenne for piano, double bass and drums)
    Duration
    04:41
    Composer
    Nikolai Kapustin
    Performer
    Frank Dupree, Jakob Krupp, Meinhard Jenne