Album Notes

MELLOW LINER NOTES by Scott Yanow

The unaccompanied jazz saxophone quartet made its first major appearance in jazz in 1977 with the formation of the World Saxophone Quartet. Since then, the 29th Street Saxophone Quartet and the more avant-garde Rova have made their marks. In 1999 Zdenko Ivanusic and Andrej Henigman, two classically-trained altoists from Croatia who had met while playing in the Croatian Army Symphonic Wind Orchestra in 1992, formed the Donna Lee Saxophone Quartet. By 2001 the personnel had stabilized, with tenor-saxophonist Vanja Ilekovic and baritonist Ales Susa (from Slovenia) becoming permanent members.
Since then, the Donna Lee Saxophone Quartet has performed regularly including several appearances on television and a major concert at the Lisinski Hall in Zagreb. Its impressive recording debut Four Odd is now followed by Mellow which features ten arrangements by Ivanusic on six of his originals, three standards and the Macedonian traditional piece “U Krusevo Ogin Gori.”....more: www.zivaldo.com/shop/cd_details/mellow/press1.htm

Zdenko Ivanusic - alto & soprano sax
Andrej Henigman - alto sax
Vanja Ilekovic - tenor sax
Ales Susa - baritone sax

All songs composed and arranged by Zdenko Ivanusic,
except 1, 2, 6 & 10 - traditional, arranged by Zdenko Ivanusic

Recorded on 11 & 12 May, 2008 at \"Zvonimir Hall\" direct to two channels by Kresimir Pusticki
Editing and mastering: Kresimir Pusticki
Producer: Kresimir Pusticki
Cover design: Marko Prljic
Liner Notes: Scott Yanow
Executive producer: Zdenko Ivanusic

Catalogue No. CD - 032008
Released September, 2008