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Eldar Djangirov: Virtue
by Bruce Lindsay
Virtue is Eldar's fourth album--his sixth, if his early independent releases are included--something of an achievement for a musician who was only 22 years old at the time of the album's release. The album further affirms the Kyrgyzstan-born, New York-based musician's deserved reputation for technical ability. Across the 11 tracks Eldar shows speed and virtuosity--on one ...
Re-Imagination
Label: Sony BMG
Released: 2007
Track listing: I Remember When; Interlude #1 (Soul Glare); Prairie Village; Out of Nowhere; Interlude #2 (Ordered Chaos); Back Home; Place St. Henri; Tears; South Bixel; Dream Song; Polaris.
Live at the Blue Note
Label: Sony Music
Released: 2007
Track listing: What Is This Thing Called Love; Someday; You Don't Know What Love Is; Daily Living; Dat Dere; Besame Mucho; Straight, No Chaser; Sincerely; Chronicle; Take the A Train.
Eldar Djangirov: Re-Imagination
by Jim Santella
Painting scenes from his experience, pianist Eldar Djangirov puts a virtual paintbrush to his third SONY album. Featuring his outstanding keyboard technique and a contemporary look at jazz's thrills, the twenty year-old prodigy delivers with emphasis.His wizardry at the piano becomes immediately apparent with one listen to his interpretation of Oscar Peterson's “Place St. ...
Eldar Djangirov: Live at the Blue Note
by Jim Santella
Intimate and sparkling with effervescent joy, Eldar's appearance at the Blue Note in New York clearly brought a persuasive force to his audience. He's spontaneous and personable for this program of six standards and four originals, steering his acoustic trio through lovely straight-ahead territory with class.Trumpeter Chris Botti guests with the trio on “You ...
Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz with Eldar Djangirov, 1st Show
by Ken Dryden
Fans of Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz may have read the program synopsis with reservations when 12 year old Eldar Djangirov made his U.S. broadcast debut on her program a few years ago, but he quickly proved that he deserved the national exposure. A polite young man who was still getting used to living in a new ...
Eldar
Label: Sony Music
Released: 2005
Track listing: Sweet Georgia Brown; Nature Boy; Moanin'; Point of View with Michael Brecker; Raindrops; Lady Wicks; Maiden Voyage; 'Round Midnight; Ask Me Now; Watermelon Island; Fly Me to the Moon.
Eldar Djangirov: Eldar
by George Harris
Eldar more than lives up to the hype. If the opening Tatum-esque “Sweet Georgia Brown" doesn't bowl you over with his demonstration of articulate talent, try his head-spinning version of “Maiden Voyage" that makes the original sound absolutely archaic. Don't think this teen is simply some trained freak show. He is able to demonstrate speed with ...
Eldar Djangirov: Eldar
by AAJ Staff
You can't really blame the media for heaping hype upon the young piano prodigy known simply as Eldar, because his story is pretty remarkable. Eldar grew up in remote Kyrgyzstan, where there are far more goat herders than jazz musicians, but he revealed enough early talent that he attracted both local and international attention. After moving ...
Eldar Djangirov: Eldar
by Jim Santella
He's only eighteen, but he's making quite an impression everywhere he goes and in every corner of the world where his music can be enjoyed. This album, his third, is a straight-ahead collection of favorite songs with several originals. His acoustic trio interprets each of them with sensual passion.Eldar, who has chosen not to ...
