Budweiserová Irena, Racek Jakub: Wings - CD

On this album of Irena Budweiserová collaborated excellent guitarist and singer Jakub Racek. This is the culmination of more than four years of cooperation, as visitors to their concerts may know it.
Irena again touches on the genres that are closest to her - blues, jazz, folk ballads, world music.
You will witness Irena Budweiser's very distinctive and at the same time energetic performance of spirituals, of gospels, of blues songs, folk ballads and her own songs, supported by the virtuoso playing of guitarist Jakub Rack, with whom Irena sings several duets.
It appears on the CD alongside her favourite spirituals; Nobody Knows The Trouble I See, Didn't It Rain in English versions, Weary Traveler with Czech lyrics by Marek Šlechta and Sephardic Los Bilbilicos, as well as several songs taken from the album, e.g. opening Lord, Help The Poor and Needy by Jessie Mae Hemphill etc. Last but not least, her own songs or compositions by her friends Pavla Vojnová and Mirek Linka.
Arrangements are usually the joint work of Irena and Jakub, or Marek Šlechta or Mirek Linka.
The CD was recorded at the HAMU studio in Prague, Irena provided vocals and piano, Jakub acoustic and electric guitars, bass guitar, stompbox, percussion and vocals.
With this album, her tenth solo album, Irena also celebrates her 40th season on the music scene.