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.​.​.​For Its Beauty Alone

by Yuriy Galkin

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about

Yuriy Galkin’s second album as a leader …For Its Beauty Alone (2019) is a reflection of events that took place in recent years and the impact those events imposed on humanity. A story of an era, when political leaders become obsessed with their insane endeavours, genuine values are dismissed in favour of personal gains, violence is prevalent and ordinary people are thoroughly guided to take one side or another. Yet a few manage to find ways to treasure the beauty of life, to stay true to their moral standards and to resist the oppression.

In order to get an in depth experience, it is recommended to listen to the album in full - from beginning to end, as opposed to listening to the individual tracks.

Very special thanks to David, Matt and Rudy for their tremendous musicianship; my wife Valeria and my son Gregory for their endless love, patience and support and everyone who contributed to this record directly and otherwise.

Album Reviews:

YURIY GALKIN/For It’s Beauty Alone: An impressionistic bass ace from downtown by way of Russia shows that Gil Evans’ school of orchestrating is something that should never go out of style---especially in the right hands. Tasty, sitting down jazz that strikes a chord in the mind, this is one of those sets just right for when you want to be alone---just you and your music. Here’s a cat to follow that going to go the distance.

Chris Spector.

Accompanied by some of the most prominent New York musicians in recent years, the Russian musician, established in the big apple, delivers a record from his reflections on the world as it goes (or no longer). He and his acolytes favor dense atmospheres but removed from heaviness thanks to a clear, intelligible writing. Rudy Royston shines in each of his interventions, Matt Mitchell harmonizes perfectly, David Binney dresses the musical conversation without affectation but not without imagination and Yuri Galkin leads the ensemble with a convincing subject and science. A sincere manifesto of a concerned musician, this album will not fail to interest the property of contemporary jazz fans who adhere to the genre and the aesthetics it conveys.

Yves Dorison. Culture Jazz France

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released April 19, 2019

Yuriy Galkin - acoustic and electric bass, spoken word
David Binney - alto saxophone
Matt Mitchell - piano, Prophet 6
Rudy Royston - drums

All compositions by Yuriy Galkin
Produced by David Binney

Recorded at Systems Two Studio, New York. December 29-30, 2017
Engineered by Max Ross
Mixed and mastered by Eivind Opsvik
Original art and graphic design by Nevena Binney

℗ 2019 Yuriy Galkin. © 2019 Yuriy Galkin. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorised copying, reproduction, hiring, lending, public performance and broadcasting prohibited.

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Yuriy Galkin is an award-winning composer and jazz bassist based in NYC. He previously lived in Russia and the UK where he appeared at nearly every major venue across these countries.

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