Fakanis, Yiorgos - Secrets ... CD
SKU
ANAM012-25
“Yiorgos Fakanas presents his new album, a work that has just been released and marks yet another significant step in his journey as a composer and arranger.
On drums, the legendary Lenny White takes part—an iconic figure of the global jazz fusion scene, known from the historic group Return to Forever as well as from his collaborations with milestone artists of world music.
With Secrets, Fakanas delivers an album that balances between virtuosity, modern expression, and profound musical spirituality, while Lenny White’s participation adds a unique dynamic, resulting in a soundscape of high aesthetic value and explosive energy.
The album moves within the realm of jazz fusion, combining compositions for a small ensemble up to the scale of a big band. Evolving timbres, rhythms that ignite the imagination, and melodies that reveal a multi-layered yet immediately communicative musical universe.
The creation of the album began from the very core of rhythm. Fakanas draws inspiration from the “essence of the drums,” upon which he weaves melodies and harmonies that explore contrasts: simplicity and complexity, beginning and end, light and darkness. His aim, as he notes, is to reveal through music “those simple values that anchor the space where our soul resides.”
With this philosophy at its core, Yiorgos Fakanas composes a work where technical mastery meets absolute freedom of creative expression.
The collaboration with Lenny White acts as a catalyst, bringing energy, authenticity, and an international dimension to the recording—reflecting the long-standing international career of Yiorgos Fakanas and his collaborations with some of the world’s greatest musicians (Anthony Jackson, Dave Weckl, Mike Stern, Dennis Chambers, Guthrie Govan, Frank Gambale, Horacio el Negro Hernandez, Alex Acuna, Lew Soloff, Wallace Roney, Bob Franceschini, Steve Weingart, and many others).
The new CD by Yiorgos Fakanas is an invitation to a journey of sounds, contrasts, and truth—a celebration of musical essence and of the values that illuminate our everyday life.”
- LabelArs Nova
- UPC733968648884