Niels Lan Doky - Yesterday's Future

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2023
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 77:02
Size: 177,3 MB
Art: Front

(9:11) 1. Medley 1
(8:22) 2. Just Do It
(7:40) 3. Farewell Song
(4:22) 4. Forever Frank
(6:28) 5. Children's Song
(4:43) 6. Misty Dawn
(3:33) 7. Medley 2
(8:01) 8. Are You Coming with Me?
(5:21) 9. Free At Last
(6:09) 10. Rough Edges
(7:03) 11. Yesterday's Future (Maria's Song)
(6:03) 12. Yesterday's Future (Studio Version)

This album was recorded live at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark, on the first day of Spring 2022 and shortly after the end of the final COVID-19 lockdown. Needless to say there was a great need for hope and new beginnings for everyone at that time.

Doing a Spring concert on the actual first day of Spring, at one of Denmark’s most beautiful and most beloved venues seemed like the perfect thing to do for Niels Lan Doky, who also chose to do the concert in the afternoon, in order for the splendor of the museum’s gardens, the spectacular seaview and the coast of Sweden across the Øresund straight to be visible from the concert hall’s panoramic windows, in addition to the large painting entitled “Portugalia” by Per Kirkeby, one of Denmark’s most iconic painters, which serves as the concert hall’s stage backdrop.

Subsequently to the decision to record and release this concert as a full length double LP, the Per Kirkeby Estate generously gave their permission for Portugalia to be used as artwork for the album cover.

The 2 years of pandemic, with all of its repeated lockdowns, social distancing and disruptions of activity, gave Niels Lan Doky an occasion to reflect deeper on the state of the world, on the past present and future, and on the meaning of our existence.

All of those reflections became encapsulated in the program that Niels Lan Doky prepared for this concert which he gave the abstract poetic title “Yesterday’s Future”, which also became the title of his latest new composition that concludes the concert.
https://www.nielslandoky.com/yesterdays-future

Yesterday's Future

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Niels Lan Doky Trio Montmartre - The Look Of Love

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:59
Size: 141.9 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[5:32] 1. The Look Of Love
[5:06] 2. The Days Of Wine And Roses
[3:38] 3. Don't Know Why
[5:11] 4. Blues For Kenny
[6:09] 5. I Loves You, Porgy
[4:50] 6. Tender Lies
[3:52] 7. Clash By Night
[4:06] 8. Someday My Prince Will Come
[7:22] 9. The Shadow Of Your Smile
[5:20] 10. Come Summer
[5:06] 11. Rhythm Steps
[5:42] 12. Over The Rainbow

Although still not that well-known in the United States, Niels Lan Doky is an impressive pianist who has recorded pretty extensively, with 14 albums as a leader by 1996. Born to a Danish mother who sang and had hit records and a Vietnamese father who was both a doctor and a classical guitarist, Niels first played guitar when he was seven, switching to piano when he was 12. Three years later, he played with Thad Jones, who wrote a letter recommending him to the Berklee School of Music. Doky lived in Boston while attending Berklee from 1981-1984, spent a long period in New York, and eventually settled in Paris. He has worked with Joe Henderson, Woody Shaw, Jack DeJohnette, Bob Berg, Clark Terry, Tom Harrell, and many others, and had such players as Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, Bob Berg, Terri Lyne Carrington, and John Scofield as side players on his records. Niels Lan Doky has recorded as a leader for Storyville, Milestone, and Soul Note, and occasionally co-leads the Doky Brothers with his younger sibling Chris, who plays bass; they have recorded a set for Blue Note. ~bio by Scott Yanow

The Look Of Love

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Niels Lan Doky - Misty Dawn

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1994
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:23
Size: 125,0 MB
Art: Front

(7:49)  1. Ach Vaermland Du Skoena
(4:04)  2. Rough Edges
(7:07)  3. The Shadow Of Your Smile
(3:41)  4. Misty Dawn
(0:57)  5. Things
(5:00)  6. The Truth
(6:33)  7. Pax Americana
(5:03)  8. For All We Know
(4:43)  9. Serial Thriller
(4:40) 10. So Fine
(4:42) 11. All The Things You Are

Although still not that well-known in the United States, Niels Lan Doky is an impressive pianist who has recorded pretty extensively, with 14 albums as a leader by 1996. Born to a Danish mother who sang and had hit records and a Vietnamese father who was both a doctor and a classical guitarist, Niels first played guitar when he was seven, switching to piano when he was 12. Three years later, he played with Thad Jones, who wrote a letter recommending him to the Berklee School of Music. Doky lived in Boston while attending Berklee from 1981-1984, spent a long period in New York, and eventually settled in Paris. He has worked with Joe Henderson, Woody Shaw, Jack DeJohnette, Bob Berg, Clark Terry, Tom Harrell, and many others, and had such players as Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, Bob Berg, Terri Lyne Carrington, and John Scofield as side players on his records. Niels Lan Doky has recorded as a leader for Storyville, Milestone, and Soul Note, and occasionally co-leads the Doky Brothers with his younger sibling Chris, who plays bass; they have recorded a set for Blue Note. ~ Scott Yanow https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/niels-lan-doky/id75566991#fullText

Personnel: Piano, Producer – Niels Lan Doky;  Bass – Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen;  Drums – Alex Riel

Misty Dawn

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Niels Lan Doky - Daybreak

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1989
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:32
Size: 134,4 MB
Art: Front

( 7:50)  1. Daybreak
( 6:51)  2. Natural
( 6:27)  3. Jet Lag
(10:44)  4. Final Decision
( 5:35)  5. Why
( 4:53)  6. All Or Nothing At All
( 5:03)  7. The Little Family
( 5:50)  8. Solo piano medley: a) Intro b) I thought about you c) December
( 5:16)  9. Tears

For this project, pianist Niels Lan Doky enlisted a particularly strong group (guitarist John Scofield, bassist Niels Pederson and drummer Terri Lyne Carrington) to perform five of his originals and the standard "All Or Nothing At All." 25 at the time, Doky was most influenced by McCoy Tyner but he manages to find his own niche within that style although Scofield usually takes solo honors. Excellent post bop music. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/daybreak-mw0000273355

Personnel:  Bass – Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen;  Drums – Terri Lyne Carrington;  Guitar – John Scofield;  Piano – Niels Lan Doky

Daybreak

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Niels Lan Doky, Daniel Humair, Chris Minh Doky, Randy Brecker - Paris by Night

Styles: Piano, Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1993
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 74:37
Size: 171,7 MB
Art: Front

(11:37)  1. Invitation
( 7:29)  2. Blue 'n' Boogie
( 8:34)  3. Lover Man
(13:13)  4. Sonnymoon for Two
(10:52)  5. Dreams
(12:16)  6. Secret Love
(10:33)  7. Someday My Prince Will Come

While this is ostensibly a shared session, with pianisron  Niels Lan Doky, drummer Daniel Humair, bassist Chris Minh Doky and trumpeter Randy Brecker equal participants, it's Brecker's mix of mellow solos, bent notes, slurs and superb statements that dominate the date. While the others play nicely, Brecker's melodic and harmonic inventiveness dominates such songs as "Invitation," "Lover Man" and "Sonnymoon For Two." It's been many years since he's demonstrated such facility and command in a straight jazz setting, and those times he lays out the energy level dips considerably. The results are outstanding when Brecker's featured, and otherwise interesting, but subdued. ~ Ron Wynn http://www.allmusic.com/album/paris-by-night-mw0000623104

Personnel: Neils Lan Doky (piano); Daniel Humair (drums); Chris Minh Doky (bass); Randy Brecker (trumpet).

Paris by Night

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