Nový Orchestr Jaroslava Ježka
Život je jen náhoda

  • Format: CD
  • Band: Nový Orchestr Jaroslava Ježka
  • Title: Život je jen náhoda
  • Band's Origin: CS
  • Style: Jazz, compilation, mainly instrumental, partly male & female vocals
  • Rating: 3
  • Release Year: 2020
  • Recording Year: 1985-2000
  • Production Year: 2020
  • Record Company: Supraphon
  • Item's Number: SU 6564-2
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  • EAN: 099925656423
  • Weight: 117 g
Grading
  • Visual: new
  • Acoustic:
  • Cover: new

Supraphon Release Information



Famous evergreens, valuable discoveries: J+V+W in perfect care

This compilation brings together mostly never-before-released new recordings of 47 songs from the 1920s through the 1940s. At that time, composer Jaroslav Ježek (1906-1942) joined forces with Messrs. Voskovec and Werich to create the legendary “Osvobozené divadlo” (Liberated Theatre). The song and instrumental themes are among the best that exist in our country in this field, and when supplemented with texts by V+W they are absolute gems.

This year, seventy-year-old pianist Zoltán Liška revived the 1982 Ježek’s Band in the style of the 1937 season, its peak. With musical expertise, precision and the necessary enthusiasm, he selected the compositions, tracked down the original scores and reconstructed the arrangements, often based on historical recordings only. He invited two direct survivors of “Osvobozené divadlo”, the singer Ljuba Hermanová and the singing actor František Filipovský. He then added admirers at least a generation younger than him, especially Jiří Suchý and Jitka Molavcová from “Semafor” (Semaphore), a theatre in many ways based on the legacy of V+W+J. The orchestra also included the singing girl retro Bajo Trio ’81.

The result was a project in excellent sound quality (recorded between 1987-2000) offering music that may be historical, but with clearly demonstrated staying power into the 21st century. The booklet includes a commentary by Zoltán Liška and period photographs.

Tracklist



CD 1


1. Život je jen náhoda – Recorded 1987, ℗ 2020 3:39
2. Equatorial Rag – Recorded 1989, ℗ 2020 2:30
3. Mercedes – Recorded 1989, ℗ 2020 1:57
4. Don Juan Waltz – Recorded 1989, ℗ 2020 3:10
5. Balada o džbánu – Recorded 1989, ℗ 2020 1:49
6. Polonaise – ℗ 2020 4:29
7. Teď ještě ne – Recorded 1989, ℗ 2020 2:54
8. Evropa volá – Recorded 1987, ℗ 2020 2:36
9. Minulost přes palubu – Recorded 1989, ℗ 2020 3:06
10. Dance of the Marionette – Recorded 1985, ℗ 2020 2:33
11. La la la – Recorded 1989, ℗ 2020 2:05
12. Carioca – Recorded 1985, ℗ 2020 2:13
13. Svítá – Recorded 1989, ℗ 2020 3:10
14. Šaty dělaj’ člověka – Recorded 1989, ℗ 2020 1:52
15. Ze dne na den – Recorded 1989, ℗ 2020 4:02
16. Zakázané ovoce – ℗ 1987 1:43
17. Black Dream – Recorded 1989, ℗ 2020 3:25
18. Vousatý svět – Recorded 1989, ℗ 2020 3:07
19. Pochod optimistů – Recorded 1989, ℗ 2020 1:47
20. A týden uplynul – Recorded 1989, ℗ 2020 2:55
21. Co na světě mám rád – Recorded 1989, ℗ 2020 3:25
22. Nobody’s Sweetheart – Recorded 1989, ℗ 2020 3:47
23. Dinah – Recorded 1989, ℗ 2020 3:39
24. Život je jen náhoda – ℗ 1987 3:12

CD 2


1. Skafandr – Fox – Recorded 1993, ℗ 2020 2:24
2. Virginia – ℗ 1994 2:45
3. Bugatti Step – Recorded 1989, ℗ 2020 2:42
4. Pochod stoprocentních mužů – Recorded 1993, ℗ 2020 1:32
5. Píseň strašlivá o Golemovi – Recorded 1989, ℗ 2020 7:17
6. Passacaglia – ℗ 2020 4:30
7. Java – Tanec – ℗ 2020 2:40
8. Nikdy nic nikdo nemá – Finale – ℗ 2020 1:08
9. Ezop a brabenec – Recorded 1995, ℗ 2020 2:51
10. Na shledanou v lepších časech – Recorded 1993, ℗ 2020 2:13
11. Tisíc a jeden sen – Recorded 1993, ℗ 2020 3:30
12. Corrida del muerte – Recorded 1989, ℗ 2020 2:58
13. Full Hand – Recorded 1989, ℗ 2020 3:19
14. Když jsem kytici vázala – Recorded 1989, ℗ 2020 3:35
15. The Shadows on the Snow – Recorded 1989, ℗ 2020 2:59
16. Proti větru – Recorded 1989, ℗ 2020 1:56
17. Echo of the Music Hall – Recorded 1989, ℗ 2020 2:08
18. Nebe na zemi – Finale – Recorded 1993, ℗ 2020 1:26
19. Early Morning Mist – Recorded 1993, ℗ 2020 3:31
20. City Lights – Recorded 1989, ℗ 2020 2:41
21. David a Goliáš – ℗ 1988 2:30
22. Proměny – Recorded 1989, ℗ 2020 5:22
23. Jarní vítr – Recorded 1989, ℗ 2020 4:44