{"product_id":"hakan-basar-maiden-voyage-cd","title":"Hakan Başar - Maiden Voyage (CD)","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHakan Başar, already has almost everything to become a major player in jazz in the coming years... Luca Conti editor of Musica Jazz, liner notes.\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003cp\u003eHis repertoire has been shaped, in no small part, by his extensive listening habits. So many of his influences make an appearance on this album through pieces of their own composition: Petrucciani, Peterson, Strayhorn, Walton, Tyner, and even a non-pianist like Wes Montgomery. However, further listening ends up revealing additional equally or more indicative inspirations, notably Chick Corea and Ahmad Jamal. All this material is tackled by Başar and his bandmates Michelangelo Scandroglio and Bernardo Guerra - both of whom it is an unusual pleasure to see engaged in a, shall we say, more mainstream repertoire and getting away with it - with a truly surprising flair: these are strongly purposeful performances that immediately impose their presence without getting lost in vain babble or idle turns waiting for serendipity. Here we get serious and straight to the point, little talk and lots of music. Such that we can safely conclude our presentation by confirming for the umpteenth time that here too, as in so many other cases, liner notes are of very little use, as Miles Davis well maintained, who, in fact, at one point decided to do without them: the music of Başar, Scandroglio and Guerra speaks very well for itself and can explain itself wonderfully, certainly better than a now disillusioned jazz reporter can. Who, however, fortunately for him and for you, still has some residual glimmer of lucidity in store, such that he can say that the title of this record is truly apt: it is indeed a maiden voyage and a very good one, the fortunate starting point of a career that seems to us already well under way as well as destined for likely acclaim. Stay tuned, someone would say: there is a good chance that more pleasant surprises await those who choose to remain engaged. In the meantime, let us enjoy this excellent recorded evidence and keep Hakan Başar in our mind.\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003ch2\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e        \u003cli\u003eChloe Meets Gershwin\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eWheatland\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eLotus Blossom\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eBolivia\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eInception\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eMaiden Voyage\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eFull House\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eCompassion\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eChelsea Bridge\u003c\/li\u003e          \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003ch2\u003eAdditional Details\u003c\/h2\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red Records\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRun Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 57 mins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0       \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 06\/06\/25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8054154650736\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"REDRECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46377688203513,"sku":"RED123352-2","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0815\/4889\/files\/RED123352-2.jpg?v=1743426477","url":"https:\/\/mvdshop.com\/products\/hakan-basar-maiden-voyage-cd","provider":"MVD Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}