Independent review

Makar is jazzing again in full force. Jazz has been hooking him in recent years just as much as blues-rock, and maybe even stronger. Be it Yiddish or a traditional style. Andrey Vadimovich is releasing another album of rearranged things from the repertoire of "Mashina" and his own solo albums. "The Era of Great Unlove" sounds daring (as far as possible in jazz), and the guitar solo is simply divine. "I am drawing you" is stylish to the point of indecency in the good sense of the word. "She walks through life laughing" became as pensive as possible. "The Old Ship" finally found its ideal image. "Intersection" received a portion of sadness and another impressive solo by Makarevich. "Cardboard Wings of Love" seem as if they were initially written for jazz. "Time for the return journey" became a top-blues. Previous jazz experiments with updating the classics did not impress me much, but now it becomes clear that they were only preparation for Yo5. And even I, not a lover of jazz experiments, see potential in Makarevich's further work in this direction. I am sure that people who understand will also enjoy the freshly written jazz things of the celebrated musician, and for those who are far from the style, it is ideal to continue moving along the Yo5 vector. I have no doubt that dozens more things written by Makar will perfectly fit into this framework. The main thing is to arrange them in a diverse and relaxed manner. This is a fine line where a small mistake kills all the charm, turning masterpieces into background music.

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