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■ Product Description
‘Founder of Piano Byeongchang | Choi Jun
Singing a section of traditional Korean vocal music (Pansori, Danga, Minyo, Jeongga) while directly playing the piano, the genre of <Piano Byeongchang> was created for the first time in the world in 2010. As an active pianist and composer, <Choi Jun> has held a total of 18 solo concerts and released 5 full-length albums.
This 6th album, <Broken Piano>, rearranges pieces performed at the Kkumbit Theater in June 2023. It was recorded with a jazz band (bass, guitar, drums) and Western instruments (viola, flute, clarinet, Irish whistle, accordion, percussion), along with the Chinese instrument (Erhu), expressing <Choi Jun>'s unique sensibility as world music that encompasses both Eastern and Western instruments.
[Track Introduction]
01 a broken piano Broken Piano [Composed & Arranged by : Choi Jun]
Piano : Choi Jun / E. Bass : Lee Sang-jin / E. Guitar : Kim Ki-joong / Drums : Lee Kwang-hyuk
Jeju Aewol beach, broken piano~
With the sound of the waves, the piano starts playing and dances together.
02 the sound of the wind Wind Sound [Composed & Arranged by : Choi Jun]
Piano : Choi Jun / Double Bass : Lee Sang-jin / N. Guitar : Kim Ki-joong / Drums : Lee Kwang-hyuk / Erhu : Yifel Lu
Birds sing when they climb Gyeonseongam Hermitage.
The sound of the wind blows in the wind and spreads all over the world.
03 a dream of becoming an experimental artist A Dream of an Experimental Artist [Composed & Arranged by : Choi Jun]
E. Piano : Choi Jun / Synth Bass : Lee Sang-jin / E. Guitar : Kim Ki-joong / Drums : Lee Kwang-hyuk
Nature's breathing sound and piano's harmony
In the forest, trees dance with the wind. Everyone goes back to one.
04 Gireum Station Gireum Station [Composed & Arranged by : Choi Jun]
Piano : Choi Jun / Double Bass : Lee Sang-jin / E. Guitar : Kim Ki-joong / Drums : Lee Kwang-hyuk / Flute : Jo Hyo-sung
The sound of the water flowing through the valley was clear and clear
My neighborhood, where you can naturally feel good and hear good songs. Gireum.吉音
05 nodeul gangbyun & gyungbokgung Nodeulgangbyeon & Gyeongbokgung Taryeong (New Folk Song) [Arranged by : Choi Jun]
Piano & Vocal : Choi Jun / Double Bass : Lee Sang-jin / E. Guitar : Kim Ki-joong /
Drums : Lee Kwang-hyuk / Clarinet : Yeo Kang-rim / Percussion : Park Kwang-hyun
This is a jazz swing arrangement of <Nodeulgangbyeon>, a new folk song with a Semachi rhythm popular in the 1930s. It also reimagines <Gyeongbokgung Taryeong>, a Gyeonggi folk song, in a Latin jazz style.
06 Sabalga Sabalga (New Folk Song) [Arranged by : Choi Jun]
Organ & Vocal : Choi Jun / E. Bass : Lee Sang-jin / E. Guitar : Kim Ki-joong / Drums : Lee Kwang-hyuk
This is a jazz song arranged in a swing hip-hop style, based on a Gyeonggi folk song with a Gutgeori rhythm that was widely sung in Seoul in the 1910s.
07 F.Schubert, Die Forelle The Trout [Arranged by : Choi Jun]
Piano : Choi Jun / Double Bass : Lee Sang-jin / N. Guitar : Kim Ki-joong / Drums : Lee Kwang-hyuk / Percussion : Park Kwang-hyun
This art song, composed by Austrian composer Franz Schubert in 1817, arranges the scene of a trout joyfully and cheerfully frolicking into an upbeat jazz piece.
08 J.S, Bach, Siciliano Siciliano [Arranged by : Choi Jun]
Piano : Choi Jun / Double Bass : Lee Sang-jin / Drums : Lee Kwang-hyuk / Viola : Jung Min-kyung
Referring to a dance piece from the island of Sicily, Italy, this is a masterpiece written by German composer Bach during his time in Köthen, showcasing the pinnacle of lyrical and formal beauty. Its melancholic and elegant melody has been arranged into a jazz piece.
09 J. Brahms, Hungarian Dance Hungarian Dance [Arranged by : Choi Jun]
Piano : Choi Jun / Double Bass : Lee Sang-jin / N. Guitar : Kim Ki-joong /
Drums : Lee Kwang-hyuk / Viola : Jung Min-kyung / Percussion : Park Kwang-hyun
German composer Johannes Brahms created an exciting jazz piece from a collection of works influenced by Hungarian folk songs and Gypsy music.
10 Summer of Seosan Jeong Summer of Seosan Jeong [Composed & Arranged by : Choi Jun]
Piano : Choi Jun / Double Bass : Lee Sang-jin / E. Guitar : Kim Ki-joong /
Drums : Lee Kwang-hyuk / Flute : Jo Hyo-sung / Percussion : Park Kwang-hyun
Seosan Jeong's summer is comfortable.
In the midst of the blue sky and green lawns, cicadas sing, and flowers smile broadly.
11 Let's drink a bowl of water Let's Drink a Bowl of Water [Composed & Arranged by : Choi Jun]
Piano : Choi Jun / Irish Whistle & Accordion : Jo Yoon-jung
The moon is bright and quiet, and the nonexistent clouds scatter.
A lone pine tree smiles, and so do I.
12 Today, Friday Today, Friday [Composed & Arranged by : Choi Jun]
Piano : Choi Jun / Double Bass : Lee Sang-jin / E. Guitar : Kim Ki-joong /
Drums : Lee Kwang-hyuk / Viola : Jung Min-kyung / Percussion : Park Kwang-hyun
Today, Friday. What are you thinking?
Yesterday, today, and tomorrow. It's all today.
[Artist Name]
Choi Jun | Piano Byeongchang
Jin Choi | Piano Byeongchang
[Credits]
All Composed by Choi Jun
All Arranged by Choi Jun
Piano Director Oh Hwan-hee
Vocal Director Hi-jin
Vocal & Piano Choi Jun
Basses Lee Sang-jin
Drums Lee Kwang-hyuk
Guitars Kim Ki-joong
Clarinet Yeo Kang-rim
Flute Jo Hyo-sung
Viola Jung Min-kyung
Percussion Park Kwang-hyun
Accordion & Irish Whistle Jo Yoon-jung
Erhu Yifei Lu (Yifel Lu)
Producer Lee Sang-jin
Planning ORIGINASIA
Recording Date February 2024
Album designed by Choi Jeong-don
Recording Space : Eeum Sound
Mixed & Mastered by Lee Jeong-myeon
