Torna a farsi vivo Gilad Atzmon con un album intriso di blues, spiritualità, nostalgie e speranze: Praying for More Songs to Come, registrato a febbraio dell'anno scorso in forma acustica con il suo quartetto comprendente Daniel Bulatkin, Taras Volos e Dušan Černák.
Praying for More Songs to Come is the result of the second tour of Gilad Atzmon's European 4tet. It was captured in half a day the old school way. Recorded purely acoustically together in one room and without editing, it resembles the 60's era Impulse and Blue Note Records. Inspired by the spiritual side of Coltrane, as well as melodies from the Middle East, the group evokes Gilad's legendary group Orient House Ensemble. The album presents original compositions as well as the standard My Old Flame. The pieces are very open without much written-out material, allowing for maximum spontaneity and interplay. The pieces tell a story from start to end, reflecting on the musicians' nostalgia for the "good old days" in music and yearning for a more prosperous and stable world that sadly seems to be slipping away.