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Gordon Grdina is a Vancouver based Oud/Guitarist whose sound is a combination of his interests in mainstream jazz, free-form improvisation and Arabic classical music. A protégé of jazz great Gary Peacock, he is a well-respected contributor to the jazz and world music scenes constantly being sought out for projects that need a fresh sound. He was introduced to the NativeDSD community on the label Songlines Recordings, and as their collective catalogue continues to grow we thought it best to bundle a few of his recent albums.
Think Like the Waves
Vancouver guitarist and oud player Gordon Grdina asked his mentor Gary Peacock if he would do a trio record. Gary agreed, and helped bring Paul Motian (another of Gordon’s musical heroes). Recorded in Brooklyn in 2006, Think Like the Waves is Grdina’s remarkable international jazz debut, with compelling compositions and deep three-way interaction.
Inroads
Inroads combines intricate counterpoint with the ebb and flow of dynamic yet focused improvisation. Grdina takes inspiration from the complexity of Bartok, the freedom of Ornette Coleman, the energy and logical construction of ideas in Soundgarden, and the delicacy of Webern.
Ejdeha
The Marrow began as a trio with Helias and Hank Roberts but soon morphed into a quartet with the addition of the Canadian Persian percussionist Hamin Honari. The music, all original compositions by Grdina but mostly based on classical Arabic and Persian modes (many with quarter-tones, well executed by Helias and Roberts), provides a context for creative group interplay. The music is intricate, sometimes delicate, other times high-risk exciting.
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| Release Date | September 24, 2024 |
Think Like the Waves
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| SKU | PWSGLSA15592 |
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| Audio Engineer | Aya Takemura |
| Mastering | Graemme Brown at Zen Mastering |
| Mixing | John Raham at Ogre Studio (stereo) and Zen Mastering (multi-channel), Vancouver. |
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| Recording Location | Recorded January 21-22, 2006 at Brooklyn Recording. |
| Release Date | April 19, 2024 |
Inroads
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| SKU | SGL16242 |
| Qualities | DSD 512 fs, DSD 256 fs, DSD 128 fs, DSD 64 fs, DXD 24 Bit, WAV 96 kHz, FLAC 192 kHz |
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| AD Convertor | Lynx Aurora |
| Audio Engineer | John Raham |
| Mastering | Mastered by Chris Gestrin.at Public Alley 421. |
| Mixing | John Raham at Afterlife, Vancouver BC. |
| Instruments | Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Rhodes, Bass clarinet, Drums, Guitar, Oud, Piano |
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| Release Date | September 13, 2024 |
Ejdeha
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| SKU | SGL24092 |
| Qualities | DSD 512 fs, DSD 256 fs, DSD 128 fs, DSD 64 fs, DXD 24 Bit, WAV 96 kHz, FLAC 192 kHz |
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| AD Convertor | Lynx Aurora |
| Mastering | Mastered by Chris Gestrin at Public Alley 421 |
| Mixing | John Raham at Afterlife Studios, Vancouver |
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| Recording Engineer | John Raham |
| Recording Location | Recorded September 9, 2017 |
| Release Date | July 5, 2024 |
Press reviews
NativeDSD Blog
The subtle interplay of West and East runs through subsequent years of Gordon Grdina’s musical output. His distinctive writing, and the effortless mastery of Peacock and Motian, marks [Think Like the Waves] as an early milestone in his career.
Ejdeha: Helias’ deep, rich bass, and the diverse sounds percussionist Hamin Honari elicits from the tombak, daf, and frame drum, are presented in vivid and warm recorded sound by engineer John Raham. Mastering of the original 24/96 release is by Vancouver’s most valuable player, pianist/composer/mastering engineer Chris Gestrin. As with all of the Songlines releases, NativeDSD’s higher rate versions shouldn’t be missed!
Inroads, a quartet album on which Grdina performs almost entirely on guitar, opens with a calm meditation by pianist Russ Lossing that focuses the listener’s attention for the challenging music to follow.
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