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Eldar
Released 2007

Prairie Village
08:07
837 plays

Out of Nowhere
05:37
705 plays

Polaris
05:34
702 plays

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- 1
- I Remember When
- 04:36
- 1,401 plays

- 2
- Interlude #1 (Soul Glare)
- 01:26
- 472 plays

- 3
- Prairie Village
- 08:07
- 837 plays

- 4
- Out of Nowhere
- 05:37
- 705 plays

- 5
- Interlude #2 (Ordered Chaos)
- 00:45
- 374 plays

- 6
- Back Home
- 06:37
- 459 plays

- 7
- Place St. Henri
- 05:16
- 381 plays

- 8
- Tears
- 03:46
- 505 plays

- 9
- South Bixel
- 05:51
- 590 plays

- 10
- Dream Song
- 04:04
- 483 plays

- 11
- Polaris
- 05:34
- 702 plays

- 12
- Blackbird
- 02:48
- 32 plays

- 13
- Hallucination
- 01:47
- 28 plays

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album review

Up to this point, Eldar Djangirov has been best known as a brilliant young acoustic pianist who is influenced a little by Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock. While Eldar has previously been heard mainly in trios, Re-Imagination is a bit of a departure, ranging from unaccompanied piano solos on "Tears" and "Dream Song" and a romping trio rendition of Oscar Peterson's "Place St. Henri" to a few electronic numbers on which Eldar adds synthesizers for color. Three selections have DJ Logic on turntables, interacting with the leader's keyboards. The electronic trappings may dismay Eldar's fans, but in general they are quite intelligent and reasonably creative. Even those numbers have strong displays of Eldar's acoustic piano playing, and he really digs into "South Bixel." One cannot blame Eldar for spreading his wings a bit, and fortunately no one gets hurt along the way. This CD was nominated for a Grammy award in 2007 for Best Contemporary Jazz Album. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide