Scott Albin selects the best jazz tracks selection in 2008.
My tune “Four Odd” from “Lost in HTML” album is in best jazz tracks selection in 2008 by jazz critic Scott Albin @ Jazz.com. Listen to the live version of the tune performed by Zdenko Ivanušić Quartet @ YouTube Continue reading
Maceo Parker alto saxophone solo transcriptions on Soul Power (James Brown, Maceo Parker, Bootsy Collins) – Life on Planet Groove album and Sing a Simple Song (Sly Stone) – Funk Overload album are available at transcriptions page. Continue reading
Bizznezz by Zdenko Ivanušić, This is an EP (extended play) of two songs, Bizznezz and Free Fall, originally included on Free Fall album. These versions were recorded in a studio with different arrangement and samples/drums programing. Continue reading
Zdenko Ivanušić Quartet – Free Fall
Free Fall by Zdenko Ivanušić Quartet is available at online music stores, check out the most popular at Zivaldo Music. Continue reading
Sonny Rollins tenor saxophone solo transcription on Airegin (Sonny Rollins) from Miles Davis – Bags’ Groove (Prestige 7109) album. The eflat, bflat and concert versions of the transcription are available at transcriptions page. Continue reading
And now I am retired after seventeen years in Croatian Army Band (1992-2009), and I have to a make a living as a full freelance musician (quite a challenge in this small country). Now I will have more time to concentrate at my own music to learn and study things I missed before because of lack of time. My new album (Free Fall) is already on its way and should be released early next year (2010). This is my second solo album Continue reading
Coltrane on Coltrane by John Coltrane in collaboration with Don DeMicheal, September 29, 1960 – Down Beat Archives – Classic Interview.
I’ve been listening to jazzmen, especially saxophonists, since the time of the early Count Basie records, which featured Lester Young. Pres was my first real influence, but the first horn I got was an alto, not a tenor. I wanted a tenor, but some friends of my mother advised her to buy me an alto because it was a smaller horn and easier for a youngster to handle. This was 1943. Continue reading
Press Release 2 – domaći (Hrvatski) jazz albumi Donna Lee Saxophone Quarteta i Zdenko Ivanušić Quarteta našli se uz bok vrhunskih jazz glazbenika na playlistama poznatih radio stanica u SAD-u, među kojima su KCRW iz Santa Monice i WDNA iz Miamija. Continue reading
La Cucaracha – famous Mexican traditional song arranged by Zdenko Ivanušić and performed by Donna Lee Saxophone Quartet. Buy this recording at Zivaldo Music. Continue reading
Press Release 1 – Hrvatski glazbenici postižu uspjehe u svijetu
Na nedavno održanom izboru za glazbene nagrade Fame Games Effigy Awards 2008 hrvatski jazz saksofonist i skladatelj Zdenko Ivanušić dobio je četiri nominacije u tri kategorije: za najboljeg jazz-funk glazbenika, najbolju instrumentalnu izvedbu, te najbolju jazz-funk skladbu za dvije skladbe. Continue reading