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Guitarist Askold Buk not only has deep roots in the blues, rhythm and blues, jazz and what is being increasingly enjoyed as world music, but he also exemplifies the convictionfrom B.B. King and Louis Armstrong to Dizzy Gillespie and Count Basiethat music should enliven the spiritshould be fun as well as evocative of the whole range of feelings. On his self-titled debut album, Buk plays with passion born of complete mastery of his instrument so thatas Dizzy once said of superior playershe knows what notes not to play. Buk communicates with great presencebut without showboating or otherwise indulging in technical virtuosity for its own sake. Duke Ellington once told me that what he most wanted in a musician was someone who knew how to listen. Askold Buk more than meets that definition. -Nat Hentoff 

Tracklist:

1. Bella Luna 5:03    
   2. Iguana 3:42    
   3. Volcano 4:53 
   4. Without You 3:57  
   5. Big Slinky 4:16   
   6. One More Bar 4:22    
   7. Picklehead 4:19   
   8. Wondering 4:13    
   9. A.F.B. 3:14 $0.89   
 10. Downtime 5:00