Jak Jazz Pro All Stars

The compilation released in the afterglow of Jak Jazz 2006 serves up as a prestigious exhibition of several Indonesian jazz soloists, accomplished figures who have withstood long standing affiliations with the music industry. It employs Margie Segers and Kemala Ayu, whom both of them contribute three of each others’ songs, Ermy Kullit contributing 2 songs, and Anna Andrea happening to have solo performance in Loving You, a song which I love to hate for she appeals as an imitator to the singer who sings it first. Plus, the typical background music makes it even worse. Didiek SSS accompanies single-handedly as saxophonist with Wine Light. It occurs that all the singers except Andrea have their shares in offering duet songs paired with male singers, whether he is Laurence Manaba or Mike Idol. 

The compilation, having no certain ambience to look up to, manages to attribute a fairly steady beat and regular rhythm to its encompassing tracks Furthermore, the tracks mainly made up of already familiar to jazz listeners either worldwide or nationwide collocates well in forming a ready to serve stuff. Margie Segers positions as the first among the lineups singing the smooth Stand by Me. Her role in raising tempo gets clearer as her song Give Me the Night is chosen later halfway through the album. The heavy but tonal voice of Kemala Ayu proves sustainable in Do That to Me One More Time and Easy, Both are likely the same in that the instruments go lightly, thus reject too much variations. On another occasion, her voice sounds more suitable in When I Fall in Love, where she collaborates with Laurence Manaba, Margie Segers, Anna Andrea, and Ermy Kullit all told. It is a song most number of singers has participated. 

Ermy Kullit, the well known female singer gets her part in Didadaku Ada Kamu, and a duet with one of grand finalist of annual singing competition known as Indonesian idol, Michael Mohede, in the nostalgic track Menggapai Bahagia. The sole instrumental song takes place along the way, and Didiek is the man behind a saxophone as main melody. The song is unrivaled in terms of its freedom to play out of the tabs, the factor less likely exposed in this compilation. A less catchy song turns out nicely as Margie, duet with Laurence Manaba, sing And I Love Her. Moreover, it is Margie again that puts an end to the album with the improved arrangements in Antonio’s Song. Margie has gotten the biggest part in this album compared to others, with which four of the songs insist on her participation.