After the extraordinary success of
"Nature Morte" (CD LR 310), Simon
Nabatov comes up with a double CD based on a novel by a great Russian writer
Mikhail Bulgakov "Master and Margarita." Nabatov's quintet is made up of
stellar members of the New York Downtown scene: Mark Feldman (violin), Herb
Robertson (trumpet), Mark Helias (bass), Tom Rainey (drums). The book
provided Nabatov with a series of formal analogues, structuring patterns,
scenic constructions and moods, well-spring of feelings and emotions ranging
from swing rhythms to cool jazz textures bridged by improvisation. Libretto
by Simon Nabatov, liner notes by Stuart Broomer.
