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Jazz in Four Seasons: Spring, Vol. 1

Hetty Kate

Label: Lisez l'Etiquette Records
Released: 2025
Duration: 55:02
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Tracks

Soon It's Gonna Rain; A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing; Lady Bird; Bein' Green; It Might As Well Be Spring; Another Spring/April Fooled Me; It Looks Like Rain In Cherry Blossom Lane; I Like The Sunrise; Inchworm; Lesní Studánka (Crystal Spring); Strange Meadowlark; Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most.

Personnel

Hetty Kate

vocals

Libor Smoldas

guitar

Jiří Levíček

piano

Tomáš Baroš

bass, acoustic

Tomas Hobzek

drums

Jan Bradáč

violin

Robert Fischmann

flute

Rob Millett

percussion

Additional Personnel / Information

Rob Millett - Cimbalom

Album Description

Jazz in Four Seasons: Spring, Vol. 1 is the opening installment of a four-album series by British- Australian vocalist Hetty Kate. Each volume will explore a different season through recordings made in distinct cities around the world, featuring collaborations exclusively with local musicians and incorporating traditional or folk instruments alongside original compositions connected to the host country. Recorded in Prague, Czech Republic, this first volume presents 12 songs celebrating the natural world through works by Duke Ellington, Tadd Dameron, and Dave Brubeck, alongside an original composition inspired by Czech poetry. The album traces spring from its first stirrings to full bloom - from the smallest creature to the most luscious bloom, from sudden downpours to May's sunlight, capturing the season's tempestuous and tender character. The quartet of Prague-based jazz musicians is joined by guest artists on violin, flute, and cimbalom - a Central European stringed instrument similar to a dulcimer, commonly heard in the region's folk music. Its bell-like, shimmering tone adds a distinctive color to the recording. Hetty, with twenty years of international performing experience, first toured Europe as a vocalist with a concert in Prague, making this recording both a return and a new beginning. Prague as the setting reflects an intention to venture beyond typical jazz centers, exploring how this American art form has been embraced and reinterpreted across borders. Spring launches a musical journey that will continue through summer, autumn, and winter volumes, each recorded with local musicians in a different corner of the globe. Proceeds from the first 12 months of album sales will benefit ČSOP (Czech Union for Nature Conservation), supporting nature conservation in the Czech Republic.

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