Black Mozart
Jon Batiste · Classical / Jazz Crossover
“Sizning Mozart albomingizdagi eng yorqin lahza, siz Mozart'ni ijro etishni to'xtatadigan lahza. Vaziyatni o'qing, agar bunga uddasidan chiqolmasangiz, taqrizlarni o'qing.”
Jon Batiste mayda g'oyalar bilan shug'ullanmaydi. Uning Batiste Piano Series turkumining ikkinchi jildi Black Mozart June 19 kuni, ataylab Juneteenth bilan bir vaqtga to'g'rilab, Decca yorlig'ida chiqadi va bu Mozart'ni qora amerikalik musiqiy nigoh orqali qaytadan tasavvur qiladigan yakkaxon pianino. Bundan tashqari, bu rejalashtirilgan uchta albomdan faqat birinchisi, Monk'dan ilhomlangan yana ikkita yozuv hali oldinda. Konsepsiya ulkan, ramka ma'noli va shijoat aynan siz kutgan darajada. Qaynaganda, rostakamiga qaynaydi. Country Zart va Molto in Caya Hueso kabi treklarda Batiste'ning ijodkorligi alanga oladi, klassik motivlar soul va gospelga sakraydi, bir lahza Mozart, keyingi lahzada esa Aretha Franklin madhiyasidek hayqiradigan nimadir. Mana shu lahzalarda butun ulug'vor g'oya chinakam o'zini oqlaydi. Lekin gap shundaki, va tanqidchilar ham buni payqashdi. Yozuv Mozart'ni shunchaki sodiqlik bilan qayta talqin qilganda eng tekisidir, Batiste manbani butunlay tashlab, o'zini ijro etganda esa eng jonlisidir. Mozart albomidagi eng ko'p maqtalgan lahza, aynan u Mozart'ni ijro etishni to'xtatadigan lahza. Bu sizga haqiqiy, yaxshiroq albom qayerda yashiringan bo'lganini aniq aytib beradi.
Konsepsiya chin dildan shijoatkor va Juneteenth ramkasi unga haqiqiy salmoq bag'ishlaydi, o'zining cho'qqisida esa Batiste bir martagina o'lchov ichida asrlar musiqasini boshqa deyarli hech kim urinib ham ko'rmaydigan tarzda bog'laydi.
Faithful when it should be fearless
“Critics noted the album is strongest on Country Zart, where Batiste leaves Mozart behind, and flattest in the stretches where it merely reinterprets the source material.”
The fix Trust your own voice. The Batiste originals are the reason anyone presses play, so give them the whole record instead of treating them as detours.
A concept doing the heavy lifting
“The Juneteenth release date and the Black Mozart framing carry a weight that the straighter, faithful reinterpretations do not always live up to on their own.”
The fix Let the music make the argument the title is making. Fewer dutiful straight readings, more of the bold reinventions that actually justify the concept.
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