Panagiotis Kostopoulos

Markos Chaidemenos: McModal

by Phillip Woolever
August 7, 2020

The Greek pianist Markos Chaidemenos has released a wonderfully uplifting tribute to the late McCoy Tyner with this track, in anticipation of a full-length album. The song was recorded live in Athens at The Zoo. It has a feel of focused spontaneity that dances through the ear and bears repeated listening very well, capturing Tyner's essence without sinking into unworthy derivatives. Tidbits seemingly inspired by familiar compositions like “The Greeting" spark up as Chaidemenos sticks to an amalgamated ...