OZREN DEPOLO - CHAPTERS (Dancefloor Jazz from Yugoslavia 1971-1984) LP + BOOKLET + OBI (BLACK VINYL)
PRE-ORDER. Estimated shipping date end of October 2025.
★ Chapters (Screen & Stage Dancefloor Jazz from Yugoslavia 1971-1984): Unreleased music for film, theater and television by Ozren Depolo (1930 – 2005), Croatian and Yugoslavian jazz saxophonist, flutist, clarinetist and composer.
Gatefold LP, 12-page color booklet with rare photos, extensive liner notes and filmography, 180g audiophile vinyl, OBI strip. Black Vinyl Edition.
★ Member of Plesni orkestar RTZ, Zagreb Jazz Quintet, Nonconvertible All Stars, B. P. Convention Big Band and YU All Stars Big Band. Collaborated with Zdenka Kovačiček, Igor Savin, Boško Petrović, Art Farmer, John Lewis, Clark Terry, Oliver Nelson, Gerry Mulligan, Slide Hampton, Johnny Griffin, Ted Curson, Leo Wright, Art Taylor, Lucky Thompson and many more.
★ From the Original Master Tapes
★ 180g Audiophile Vinyl
★ Extensive Liner Notes
★ 12-page with Photographs and Texts
★ Artwork by Dejan Dragosavac Ruta
★ Pressed by Record Industry Netherlands
★ Limited Edition Black Vinyl
★ Mastering and lacquer cutting by Frank Merritt at The Carvery
★ Featuring Igor Savin and Zdenka Kovačiček
PREORDER. SHIPPING DATE: END OF OCTOBER 2025.
This collection includes music for film & stage:
★ Rani snijeg u Münchenu / Early Snow in Munich (1984) Directed by Bogdan Žižić
★ Daj što daš / Whatever You Can Spare (1979) Directed by Bogdan Žižić
★ Put k susjedu / Way to Your Neighbor (1981) Directed by Nedeljko Dragić
★ Zimska želja / Winter’s Wish (1982) Directed by Leo Fabiani
★ Maturanti / The Graduates (1978) Directed by Ivica Ivanac
★ Guest musicians ZDENKA KOVAČIČEK, IGOR SAVIN, PLESNI ORKESTAR RTZ, BOŠKO PETROVIĆ, MILJENKO PROHASKA, ANSAMBL ALFIJA KABILJA, MIROSLAV SEDAK – BENČIĆ, LADISLAV FIDRI, DAMIR DIČIĆ, IVAN KELEMEN, KREŠIMIR REMETA, SVEMIR OPARA.
Mastering and lacquer cutting by Frank Merritt at The Carvery, London. Pressed at Record Industry, Netherlands.
A new release from Fox & His Friends Records, Chapters (Screen & Stage Dancefloor Jazz from Yugoslavia 1971-1984) by Ozren Depolo brings to light a trove of previously unreleased music spanning more than a decade of his work in film, theater and television.
This gate-fold audiophile 180g LP, including a 12-page booklet with archival photos and detailed liner notes, offers for the first time a full album composed exclusively of Depolo's own authorship, drawn from master tapes held in private and institutional archives. Mastering and cutting was done by Frank Merritt from The Carvery.
Depolo also played in international big bands alongside jazz greats such as Clark Terry, Oliver Nelson and Gerry Mulligan, as well as in formations led by Bosko Petrovic, including the Nonconvertible All Stars and the B.P. Convention Big Band. He was a member of ensembles including The Alfi Kabiljo Orchestra, The Dragutin Diklic Ensemble, Jugoslovenska Pop Selekcija, The Stipica Kalogjera Octet, Vaclav Zahradnik & His East All Stars Band and the Zagreb Jazz Quintet.
As both composer and arranger, he produced a significant body of work for large jazz orchestras and small ensembles. He was deeply engaged in jazz improvisation and avant-garde classical music and electronica, recording numerous chamber pieces for saxophone.
A long-standing member of Acezantez, Zagreb's renowned contemporary music ensemble, he also collaborated with international figures such as Ted Curson, John Lewis, Johnny Griffin, Art Farmer, Leo Wright, Art Taylor, Slide Hampton and Lucky Thompson. This selection also includes his collaboration with Igor Savin and jazz vocalist Zdenka Kovacicek who were played on Karl Lagerfeld's fashion shows.
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★★★ TRACKS ★★★
A1 Grotesque (Chapter 2)
A2 Duo + 1
A3 Night out (Theme from Early Snow in Munich)
A4 Paraphrase SW (Theme for Stevie Wonder)
A5 Peep Show feat. Zdenka Kovačiček (Theme from Early Snow in Munich)
B1 Love Experiment (End Credits from Whatever You Can Spare)
B2 Video Games (Theme from Early Snow in Munich)
B3 Whatever You Can Spare (Orchestral Version)
B4 Early Snow in Munich (Opening Credits)
B5 The Forrest Date (Theme from Whatever You Can Spare)
B6 The Graduates (Theme from the play The Graduates)
B7 Oberhausen (Theme from Way to Your Neighbour) (Orchestral Version)
B8 Winter's Wish (Theme from Winter's Wish.