Towards the end of last year a sad day dawned not only for the vast majority of Czechs, but for the rest of the world as well: Václav Havel, a worldwide symbol of freedom and humanism, the first post-revolution president of Czechoslovakia and later of the Czech Republic, departed this life. Memorial events were held and the media were filled with retrospective reflections on the life and significance of this extraordinary personality. It was a time to stop and realize how much has changed in the years since November 17, 1989. In the hustle and bustle of everyday life there are things that we often fail to notice, things we take for granted. And many things have certainly changed. For example, before the Velvet Revolution the idea that a Czechoslovak jazz musician could go on tour to the United States of America, play concerts in the capital city of the jazz world, New York itself, and even top off his American concert series by recording an album… all of that sounded like fanciful science fiction. Times change, however, and even science fiction can become reality, although in this case we had to wait here in our Bohemian fields and groves more than 21 years. *Read more*
Libor Šmoldas (g)
Petr Beneš (p)
Josef Fečo (b)
Tomáš Hobzek (dr)
- One for Wes Montgomery (Libor Šmoldas)
- Israel (John Carisi)
- Humblebee dance (Tomáš Hobzek)
- Lenka (Josef Fečo)
- Mike's bike (Libor Šmoldas)
- Not a jazz Tune (Libor Šmoldas)
- It could happen To You (Jimmy Van Heusen)
- Moanin (Bobby Timmons) – bonus track (live) feat. Bobby Watson (as)
