What's next
Some groove for the king
Funkallero
Good morning heartache
Blues for Gene
Swingin' the blues
Butterfly (version trio)
You've changed
Return engagement
Lotus blossom
Lester leaps in
Ma he's making eyes at me
Butterly (version solo)

Najponk, piano
Hans Backenroth, contrebasse
Jiri Slavicek, batterie
Barney Kantor, guitare

An exquisite pianist and musician, Najponk is one of the pioneers of mainstream jazz on the Czech music scene. From the bottomless resources of mainstream jazz repertoire he has been picking gems for his own albums. Butalthough his repertoire mainly consists of the so-called “standard” pieces, his recordings are informed by unusual inventiveness and his acute sense of style and rhythm. For each of the albums, Najponk usually invites different collaborators; “What’s Next” has been recorded together with the famous Swedish double bassist Hans Backenroth and Czech drummer Jirí Slavícek.