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Virtue
(Eldar Djangirov album)

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Virtue
Studio album by
Eldar Djangirov
Released 2009
Genre Jazz
Label Sony Masterworks
Eldar Djangirov chronology
Re-Imagination Virtue Three Stories

(2007) (2009) (2011)
Virtue is a jazz album released in 2009 by new Sony Masterworks. It is the fourth album
of the Kyrgyzstan-born, New York-based musician Eldar Djangirov.
The album released when Djangirov was 22 years old. In the album, pianist Djangirov
worked with bassist Armando Gola and drummer Ludwig Afonso; Djangirov was also
aided and abetted by guests saxophonist Joshua Redman, saxophonist Felipe Lamoglia
and trumpeter Nicholas Payton. There are ten original compositions among which eight
were written or co-written by Djangirov. Djangirov commented on his own album, "In
many ways, you could think of it as a soundtrack to my direct experiences since I've
moved to New York City."
Background[edit]
Throughout the album, "Exposition" starts with a bing-bang sound, and it follows with a
call and response between piano and sax, featuring the energy and frenzy of urban
bustle. Djangirov adds some electric piano under Redman’s solo, then follows the
reprise of the melody with a ripping and echo-effected synthesizer solo. A similar
pattern is shown on "Blues Sketch in Clave", but with Felipe Lamoglia on tenor sax. In
"Insensitive", the trio becomes gentler, Djangirov’s Chopinesque piano introduction
shifting to a more abstract journey, with rapid-fire lyricism.
In "Estate", swinging support from bassist Armando Gola and drummer Ludwig Afonso
provide a strong jazz sensibility and balance out Djangirov's tendency at times to move
more towards a classical style of playing. "Estate" is a slow and delicate piece which
allows Djangirov to show his emotions; there is absence of complex chord patterns.
"Iris", is another delicate ballad which showcases Djangirov’s strengths by combining
classical melody with the jazz feelings. Electric bassist Armando Gola seeps through
the melody to add delicate lines, and the piece is closed with delicate solo piano. In
"Blackjack", Djangirov properly solos first, but he gives most impressive setting to
trumpeter Peyton, who solos against a spare but funky background. When the melody
returns, however, there is synth again. Throughout Virtue, Djangirov manages to avoid
clichés.
From the start, Djangirov took an experimental approach to this project. He said, "I
came up with intricate frameworks but allowed it to expand in a rhapsodic way," he
explains. "That means I didn't limit myself. I didn't write with any idea of form, like A-A-B-
A. Instead, I set my goals and priorities, priorities by experimenting with harmonic
movements, melodic ideas, and rhythmic codes. Through this, I was able to shape and
develop these ideas which eventually became the basis for the compositions for this
album." After laying the compositional foundation of Virtue, Djangirov brought Gola and
Afonso into the mix because their musical priorities were similar to those of Djangirov.
Equally important, they established an intuitive communication that was critical to
transforming those ideas into compelling performances. Eventually they reached a point
where, as Djangirov puts it, "we all feel like we know where this train is going. We listen
constantly to each other as we play. If somebody goes in an unexpected direction, we
don't go against him; we move and breathe together. We rely on each other. It comes
from following our impulses rather than 'reading' this note at that exact time."
References[edit]
 "Eldar Djangirov: Virtue". allaboutjazz.com.
Retrieved 2014-07-12.
 "Eldar Djangirov: Virtue | PopMatters".
popmatters.com. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
 "Jazz Police". jazzpolice.com. Archived from the
original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
 "Sony Corporation of America". sony.com.
Retrieved 2014-07-12.
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 Jazz albums by American artists
 2009 albums
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