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Edward Blanco - Free Fall Liner Notes
Presenting ten new originals, this new effort propels elements of Latin, funk, free form and New Orleans style grooves to new levels. A creative composer, Ivanušić explores a new approach with Free Fall, where the center piece of the album draws energy from the free form expression of jazz...more
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Mike Reynolds @ MuzikReviews.com
Free Fall starts with a solid quartet of top-notch contemporary jazz musicians who take very good original material and then arrange that material in a logical, progressive and pleasing over-arching musical form to make a completely satisfying package. Both Ivanusic and Penava are talented soloists...more
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Nikola Marković @ Jazzin.rs
The easiest way to describe the music on this album is two words: modern mainstream. More concretely, this means that Ivanušić (who wrote all the compositions) uses tested harmony and melody samples, leaning on the post-bop rhythm section, which often turns into a buoyant funk and groove...more
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Dinko Husadžić Sansky @ Barikada.com
On the new album Zdenko Ivanušić has advanced in expressing his musical ideas and in achieving synergy with the rest of the band (Elvis Penava, guitar, Zvonimir Bučević-Buč, bass and Borna Šercar, drums) and has created an album which, although emanating from the values recognized on albums Lost in Html, Mellow and Four Odd, also truly represents a big step forward...more
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Dinko Prpić @ Mixer.com.hr
As early on as the first track "Some Blue", Ivanušić shows his fortes: in an otherwise Sanbornish theme, his crystal clear alto tone, more alike Marsh or Konitz than Sanborn himself, coupled with a similar approach by Penava, provides an interesting counterpoint to the lively rhythm section...more
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Davor Hrvoj @ Novi List, December 2009
...with his fellow musicians in the quartet, guitarist Elvis Penava, bass guitarist Zvonimir Bučević Buč and drummer Borna Šercar, he managed to achieve well-coordinated and well-rounded performances. This album features two previously recorded and eight new original compositions, belonging to a variety of subgenres...more
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Vera Lončar @ Cantus, March 2010
...jasan i čist ton kojim Ivanušić donosi temu, jednako je karakterističan za...more
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