CD, стоящие на полке рядом : Jazz (Small Orchestra - Contemporary)      

Recorded at Metropolis Audio, Melbourne

All Songs composed by Fessler

except "Voices On The Stair" Music Fessler/words Amy Antin

FGHR was formed by improvisatory masters Darryn Farrugia, Leonard Grigoryan, Luke Howard and Ben Robertson in 2003.

Following on from their debut release Stationary, Going Home (2009) presents an all original program of song-based instrumentals with Brazilian and European jazz influences.

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The band's moniker takes from the surnames of the four members: drummer Darryn Farrugia, guitarist Leonard Grigoryan, Luke Howard on piano and bassist Ben Robertson. They have been working together for some time, but this album has a different feel to it,more thematic than their previous output and almost cinematic in its approach. The album, with its all-original 13 tracks, has a European jazz sensibility with some Brazilian echoes and shades of Pat Metheny over the top. As always, Grigoryan's guitar maintains a lyrical flow. Indeed, you can almost hear it singing. It's there on the opening track, Hornsby, with his repeating chords and melodic lines waiting over Howard's sound. The track Sevamba, with its infectious Latin rhythm amrks a turning point in this album, followed up by the swing of St Ali, both preludes to a mood that seems to turn more reflective and meditative. The album gets added depth with cameos from vocalist Emma Gilmartin, percussionist Alex Pertout, and accordion player Anthony Schulz, who features on the evocative and gentle Redsette. That, combined with Robertson's solo over the piano on Re: Song I Knew, are just some of the precious moments here.

All Music Guide