Ratko Zjaca & Nocturnal Four - Light in the World (2020) [Hi-Res]

The fact that drummers are no longer perceived as unimportant band members is likely to have become common knowledge at the latest in the 21st century. In the meantime, they are band leaders as well as compose, arrange and structure music according to their taste and in many cases pull all the strings. Anyone who has always claimed that the women and men at the back of the set are actually the main protagonists or rather the heart of a combo is not wrong with that. “For me as a guitarist, there is no musician more important in a band than a drummer,” Ratko Zjaca admitted openly and frankly. “I can base my playing on his drumming, he drives everyone, regulates the dynamics, is responsible for the sound, a perfect groove – and ultimately for me playing more than just notes. The principle is very simple. If the drummer does his job well, then the others are good too.”

Ratko Zjaca (electric guitar, electronics , guitar bass octave)
Stefano Bedetti (tenor saxophone)
Renato Chicco (Hammond C3 organ)
John Riley (drums)