Acoustic Trio 3000: Yo Ho (2010)

Yo Ho is nice musical debut album by renowned Bulgarian guitarist (lead author Tsvetan Nedyalkov from Ku-Ku Band, Veselin Koychev from legendary jazz ensemble White, green, red and Ivan Lechev from FSB), drifting on the waves of flamenco music in which also has jazz, fusion, even classical music is rearing its head not only because of the title composition "Beethoven". The name of the album was chosen in honor of Johann Devletyan, clerk of the municipality of Plovdiv, which brings together three musicians for the project. Here and there one can hear some joke with the traditional native folk music ("Banishora Forever" and rearranged by Veselin Koychev folk song "Podzim Sa Male"), which pleasantly tickles the soul, but without any drinking exotic.

This project is not unusual, simply such format is not done in former Soviet satellites. Otherwise every connoisseur will remember the legendary guitar trio Al Di Meola Trio, John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucia, whose third album The Guitar Trio (1996) can make comparisons as a creative approach. More similarities with another classic album, one other string trio with a heavy reputation: The Rite Of Strings (1995) Al Di Meola, Stanley Clarke and Jean-Luc Ponty. Jazz standard of Charles Mingus "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" from 1959 and the last composition "Bugs" (curious to compete with their guitars and blends) are different from others and it sounds a bit out of place, but an interesting variety to the album. The inclusion of violin by Ivan Lechev additionally makes good sound (rich in moods, themes and layers of "Gang"), but it is underused and causes reminiscences with progressive rock veterans from Kansas. It turns out that Lechev is included in the project at the last moment which could explain the absence of his own material in Yo Ho.

Tracklist:

1. Accoustic Song
2. Banishora Forever
3. Beethoven
4. Bossa Nova
5. Podzim Sam Male
6. Gang
7. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
8. Bugs

Personnel:

Tsvetan Nedyalkov - guitar
Veselin Koychev - guitar
Ivan Lechev - guitar, violin

Yo Ho

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