Koubková Jana: Soap Bubbles - CD

This 2011 album marks a fairly fundamental change in the singer's musical direction: she has moved away from jazz standards and is uncompromisingly following a path she currently enjoys.
The record is a mix of groove, rap, free jazz, and even chanson. It also reflects the singer's project, 'Provokace na place' (Provocation on the Spot), in which she performs as a duo with drummer Jan Červenka.
The result is an album as colourful and varied as the booklet, which features a painting by the world-renowned artist Jiří Georg Dokoupil, used with his permission – Dokoupil's work was one of Jana Koubková's key sources of inspiration.

Of course, the CD, which is predominantly original material, wouldn't be complete without Jana's colleagues from her quartet – Ondřej Kabrna on keyboards and the Arabic oud, and Jan Keller on cello and bass guitar. In contrast, the singer recorded the title track, 'Mýdlové bubliny', with Martin Cikánek, who accompanied her on an analogue Moog synthesiser.

Tracklist

Píseň beze slov / Koukám se z okna / Proč si k nám nepřišeu / Poušť / Igelitka / Narkomanova tíseň / Duha ve mně / Příběh o troglodytovi / Outsider / Mýdlové bubliny / Jak odešla Edith Piaf / Chet Baker a já