Sokratis Votskos Quartet - Pajko, Fire In The Forest On The Mountain (2024) [Hi-Res]

A few words for the album:

Moment’s Aeternity: a 12/8 composition celebrating the raw power of the “moment”, marked by whirling improvised moments between drums, bass clarinet and Harris P’s Armenian duduk.
Pajko, fire in the forest on the mountain: in Sokratis own words: “I have a really vivid memory as a child. I was staring at the Djena mountain from my window in Archangellos which sits on the Pajko mountain. A little beam of light shone far in the horizon; it was a fire that in my little eyes looked as if the giants of Almopia were trying to communicate with
each other using phryktoria (a way of contacting through fire in Ancient Greece).”
Footprints of some Giant Steps: While the classic compositions of two true Jazz Giants - Wayne Shorter and John Coltrane- are certainly different, they do both connect in a mystical way. Rearranged in 5/8 combining half of each melody and half of each one’s chord
progression, keeping the form of the piece for improvisation, still in 5.
Oson Zeis Fainou (Seikilo’s Epitaph): found in a tomb stone in the Northeast of Greece, this is the only melody saved from the ancient times. It is accompanied by lyrics contemplating the meaning of life:

Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου ‘’While you live, shine
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ don’t feel blue for anything
πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν because our life is short
τὸ τέλος ὁ xρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ. and time demands an end.’’

Sokratis Votskos Quartet
Kostas Anastasiadis / Giorgos Klountzos - Chrysidis: Drums
Leandros Pasias: Piano
Vaggelis Vrachnos: Contrabass
Sokratis Votskos: Soprano Saxophone, Bass Clarinet and Compositions

Tracklist:
1.01 - Sokratis Votskos Quartet - Oson Zeis Fainou (Seikilo's Epitaph) (6:24)
1.02 - Sokratis Votskos Quartet - Footprints Of Some Giant Steps (4:29)
1.03 - Sokratis Votskos Quartet - Moment's Aeternity (7:01)
1.04 - Sokratis Votskos Quartet - Pajko, Fire In The Forest, On The Mountain (4:22)
1.05 - Sokratis Votskos Quartet - Balkan Riff (For Milcho Leviev) (3:26)
1.06 - Sokratis Votskos Quartet - Here's To Oghene Kologbo (3:06)
1.07 - Sokratis Votskos Quartet - Spirits of Djena (6:30)