Jurmala Sunset album is nominated for the Latvian Music Records Award of the Year (Golden Microphone 2014) in the category “Best Jazz Music Album”.
In the summer of 2014, FunCOOLio Band released a debut album consisting of 11 instrumental compositions. FunCOOLio - Jurmala Sunset album is nominated for the Latvian Music Records Award of the Year (Golden Microphone 2014) in the category “Best Jazz Music Album”.
Album: FunCOOLio - Jurmala Sunset
Format: Reel Tape, Album, Stereo, 15IPS, 2-Track, Limited Edition, CCIR Eq.
Country: Latvia
Released: 3 Nov 2021
Genre: Jazz, Funk / Soul
Style: Jazz-Funk, Jazz-Rock, Smooth Jazz, Fusion, Free Funk, Funk, Modal
The Tape Tracklist:
Tape One:
1. Bossa Funk 3:24
2. Bb Funk 2:49
3. Jurmala Sunset 3:57
4. Answer To Cookin 4:11
5. Gauja River 0:40
6. Yellow Morning 3:58
7. Blue Wave 3:04
8. Ice Rain 4:01
9. Smooth Movie 3:37
10. Running Through The Puddles 3:46
Total: 34:07 Min
Tape Two:
1. Funky Generation 3:00
2. Dangerous Angel 4:11
3. Anticipation 1:09
4. Talk On The Road 5:51
5. Clock 4:48
6. Pearl of Riga 4:01
7. Summer Rain 2:43
8. Key to My Heart 4:00
9. Medley 03:30
Total: 32:42 Min
Tracks Composed By: George Panfilov, Denis Gradalev
Instruments: Electric guitar, Keyboard, Saxophone, Drums, Electric bass
Original Recording Format: Analog
Producer: Denis Gradalev
FunCOOLio is a funk and soul band from Riga, Latvia that performs original compositions in the style of Baltic Fusion. The band includes guitarist George Panfilov, drummer Jurij Osipovich, bassist Denis Gradalev and organist Vladimir Tuzov. With this line-up, FunCOOLio has been successfully performing on stage for more than a decade.
The authors of the ten instrumental compositions on the album Vol. 2 are George Panfilov and Denis Gradalev. The material for the album has been taken during the band’s live performances and has been supplemented with new ideas as the studio records matured. Jazz musicians and friends of the band from Latvia, Germany, Estonia, France and Great Britain participated in the creation of the album. Every musician has managed to add something to the original idea to fill it with personal experience.
Recording Engineer: Denis Gradalev
George Panfilov – Guitar
Jurij Osipovich – Drums
Denis Gradalev – Bass
Vladimir Tuzov – Organ
Mastering by Kaspars Putrins using analogue tape recorder Studer A80.
Cover design by Dmitri Makonnen.
Original Recording Format: Analog
Funcoolio is a jazz fusion quartet from Latvia that plays sonic games with the local jazz traditions of earlier times, but does not forget about these days as well. Released on cassette at the very end of 2021, now the album is also released on vinyl, which is the most authentic format for it.
A light old-school feeling is intertwined with the modern musical coquetry and sometime jamming, as the Latvian quartet plays together with internationally known local saxophonist Deniss Pashkevich, as well as colleagues from France (saxophonist Fred Hormain), Germany (flautist Ilja Gussarov) and the United Kingdom (Rhodes piano player Michael Kasper).
The main author in the band is the experienced guitarist George Panfilov, bassist Denis Gradalev also joins in writing, and Hammong organ player Vladimir Tuzov and drummer Yuri Osipovich add pretty colorful accents. If you are also interested in Vol. 1, then look back to 2014.
FunCOOLio - Jurmala Sunset: High-Fidelity Analog Sound For Life!
