Many Faces
MANY FACES is Selen Gülün’s new duo album recorded live in Japan and Italy, featuring Hakuei Kim (piano), Issei Igarashi (trumpet), Keisuke Ohta (violin), and Marcello Allulli (tenor saxophone). The album consists of four original compositions by Selen and four free improvisations. MANY FACES originated from Selen’s performances with Issei, Keisuke, Hakuei, and Marcello, held between 2016 and 2018 in Japan, Italy, and Turkey.
Tracks
- Many Faces (4:51) – Keisuke Ohta (violin), Selen Gülün (piano, vocals)
- Duality (4:52) – Issei Igarashi (trumpet), Selen Gülün (piano)
- King of the Wind (6:11) – Marcello Allulli (tenor saxophone), Selen Gülün (piano)
- Yakei no Haiku 夜警の俳句 (5:25) – Hakuei Kim (piano), Selen Gülün (piano, vocals)
- Shiun 紫雲 (6:56) – Keisuke Ohta (violin, vocals), Selen Gülün (piano)
- Yuuyake 夕焼け (6:32) – Issei Igarashi (trumpet), Selen Gülün (piano)
- Ouhen 黄変 (4:48) – Marcello Allulli (tenor saxophone), Selen Gülün (piano, vocals)
- Meimei 冥冥 (6:07) – Hakuei Kim (piano), Selen Gülün (piano)
Recording Locations
Recorded live in Italy (2017) and Japan (2018) at the following locations:
- Keisuke Ohta & Selen Gülün: ZIMAGINE, Tokyo – 15 August 2018
- Issei Igarashi & Selen Gülün: ZIMAGINE, Tokyo – 12 September 2018
- Hakuei Kim & Selen Gülün: Studio Sound DALI, Tokyo – 20 August 2018
- Marcello Allulli & Selen Gülün: Nuccia Studio, Rome – 31 October 2017
Special Thanks
Selen Gülün thanks:
Okşan Güleç, Hasan – Seval Gülün, Diloy Gülün, Ferit Kılıç, Semral Karabacak, Burak Karabacak, Cüneyt Karabacak, Aysu Karabacak Erbeş, Feryal Tükel, Murat – Serpil Özyüksel, Ali Kazma, Engin Yenidünya, Ali – Gülnaz Yenidünya, Esra Şaşmaz, David G. Litt, Jozef – Çiğdem Amado, Mehmet Tuncer, Tayfun – Şule Demiröz, Kerimcan Akduman, TURKISH Air & Travel.
iKi Muzik thanks:
Bedük, Boğaç Ülker, Kazunori Watanabe, Maki Takagi, Kenji Itagaki, Mark E. Rappaport, Takahide Miyamoto, Yoshi Kobayashi, Taylan Sinan Yılmaz, Can Mısırlıoğlu.