Aziza was born in Baku to musical parents Vagif and Elza Mustafa Zadeh. Vagif was a pianist and composer, famous for creating the mugam-jazz fusion in which his daughter now plays. Elza is a classically trained singer from Georgia.
Aziza's parents first noticed their daughter's sensitivity to music when she was eight months old. Aziza recalls the story as her mother tells it:
“ Once, my father was improvising at the piano playing in the mugam mode known as 'Shur', which creates a mood that evokes very deep, sad emotions. As my father was playing, I started to cry. Everyone wondered what was happening to me. Why was I crying? And then mother realized the correlation between my feelings and the music. 'Vagif, please,' she told my father, 'change the scale. Go to Rast. Play Rast.' And he did. Now 'Rast' is characterized by its joyfulness and optimism. And sure enough, with tears still running down my cheeks, I started to make dance-like movements. And Mom pointed out, 'Look, look what she's doing! Change back to Shur!' And when he did, I started crying again louder than before. At least, that's what they tell me. Back to Rast, and I began dancing again. ”
Aziza enjoyed all forms of art, especially dancing, painting and singing. At the age of three, she made her stage debut with her father, improvising vocals. She began studying classical piano at an early age, showing special interest in the works of famous composers Johann Sebastian Bach and Frédéric Chopin. Soon thereafter, she showed a growing talent for improvisation.
On December 16, 1979, Aziza's father died of a severe heart attack in Tashkent at the age of 39. In order to help her daughter cope with this blow, Aziza's mother gave up her career as a singer to help nurture her daughter's own musical talents.
In 1988, at the age of 18, Aziza's mugam-influenced style helped her win third place together with American Matt Cooper in the Thelonious Monk piano competition in Washington, D.C. It was around this time that she moved to Germany with her mother.
Aziza released her debut album, Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, in 1991. The album showed influence of Chick Corea and Keith Jarrett, as well as Near Eastern music. Her second album, Always, won her the Phono Academy Prize, a prestigious German music award, and the Echo Prize from Sony. She has since performed in many countries with many jazz and traditional luminaries and released several more albums, the most recent being Contrasts II, released in 2007. wiki
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• Aziza Mustafa Zadeh [1991)
Tracklist:
1 Quiet Alone 3:37
Written-By – Vagif Mustafa Zadeh
2 Tea On The Carpet 4:04
3 Cemetery 6:49
4 Inspiration 4:39
5 Reflection 4:06
6 Oriental Fantasy 11:14
7 Blue Day 4:14
8 Character 5:18
9 Aziza's Dream 4:50
10 Chargah 5:08
11 My Ballad 4:17
12 I Cannot Sleep 6:48
13 Moment 0:46
Arranged By [Short Variation] – Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
Written-By – Michal Urbaniak
14 Exprompt 2:03
15 Two Candles 5:59
Piano [Grand] – Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
Vocals – Aziza Mustafa Zadeh (tracks: 4, 11, 13)
Written-By – Aziza Mustafa Zadeh (tracks: 1 to 12, 14, 15)
FLAC (image+.cue), lossless
• Always (1993)
Tracklist:
1 Always 4:39
2 Heartbeat 7:37
3 Crying Earth 6:29
4 A.J.D. 6:19
5 Yandi Ganim Daha 7:30
6 I Don't Know 4:59
7 Vagif 6:02
Written-By – Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, Vagif Mustafa Zadeh
8 Marriage Suite 5:49
9 Insult 4:07
10 Kaukas Mountains 4:53
11 Dangerous Piece 5:24
Credits:
Bass [Acoustic], Bass [6-string Electric] – John Patitucci
Drums – Dave Weckl
Piano, Vocals, Composed By, Arranged By – Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
FLAC (image+.cue), lossless
• Aziza (1993)
Tracklist:
1 Chargah 5:07
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
2 My Ballad 4:17
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
3 Exprompt 2:02
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
4 Quiet Alone 3:36
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh / Vagif Zadeh
5 Inspiritation 4:38
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
6 I Cannot Sleep 6:47
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
7 Oriental Fantasy 11:14
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
8 Moment 0:45
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
9 Blue Day 4:14
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
10 Character 5:17
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
11 Tea on the Carpet 4:04
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
12 Cemetery 6:48
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
13 Reflection 4:06
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
14 Aziza's Dream 4:50
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
15 Two Candles 5:59
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
• Dance of Fire (1995)
Tracklist:
1 Boomerang 4:24
2 Dance Of Fire 6:03
3 Sheherezadeh 2:53
4 Aspiration 2:23
5 Bana Bana Gel (Bad Girl) 12:32
6 Shadow 5:55
7 Carnival 7:29
8 Passion 7:11
9 Spanish Picture 9:02
10 To Be Continued 5:59
11 Father 5:57
Credits:
Acoustic Guitar – Al Di Meola
Bass [5-string Electric] – Kai E. Karpeh De Camargo
Double Bass [Acoustic Bass], Electric Bass – Stanley Clarke
Drums, Gong – Omar Hakim
Piano [Boesendorfer], Vocals, Composed By, Arranged By – Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Bill Evans
FLAC (image+.cue), lossless
• Seventh Truth (1996)
Tracklist:
1 Ay Dilber 5:25
2 Lachin 3:43
3 Interlude I 2:06
4 Fly With Me 7:07
Lyrics By – Aliagha Vakhid
5 F# 4:18
6 Desperation 6:21
7 Daha... (Again) 4:53
8 I Am Sad 4:55
Music By [Based On Music By] – Vagif Mustafa Zadeh
9 Interlude II 0:27
Music By [Based On Music By] – Vagif Mustafa Zadeh
10 Wild Beauty 4:34
11 Seventh Truth 4:40
12 Sea Monster 8:12
Music By [Based On Music By] – Vagif Mustafa Zadeh
Credits:
Congas – Aziza Mustafa Zadeh (tracks: 1, 4, 10, 11, 12)
Drums – Ramesh Shotam (tracks: 4)
Percussion [Indian] – Ramesh Shotam (tracks: 1, 4, 11)
Producer, Composed By, Arranged By, Piano, Vocals, Mixed By, Mastered By, Lyrics By [English] – Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
FLAC (image+.cue), lossless
• Jazziza (1997)
Tracklist:
1 Lover Man 6:33
Written-By – Davis
2 Sunny Rain 6:03
Written-By – Zadeh
3 My Funny Valentine 7:40
Written-By – Rodgers & Hart
4 Scrapple From The Apple 1:45
Written-By – Parker
5 Character 5:37
Written-By – Zadeh
6 Nature Boy 5:52
Written-By – Ahbez
7 You've Changed 5:46
Written-By – Carey, Fischer
8 Butterflies 1:28
Written-By – Zadeh
9 Black Orphaeus 8:15
Written-By – Tom Jobim
10 How Insensitive 5:35
Written-By – Tom Jobim
11 Take Five 6:52
Written-By – Desmond
12 I Can't Sleep 4:15
Written-By – Zadeh
Credits:
Guitar – Philip Catherine
Harmonica – Toots Thielemans
Percussion – Eduardo Contrera
Piano, Vocals, Producer, Arranged By – Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
FLAC (image+.cue), lossless
• Inspiration (2000)
Tracklist:
1 Insomnia 8:04
2 Insult 4:04
3 Spanish Picture (Remix) 4:30
4 March (Vagif Month) 2:38
5 Öz Allahina Düsmän 6:19
6 Heartbeat (Upgraded Version) 7:39
7 I Am Blue 2:04
8 Waiting For Aziza 5:57
9 Vocalise 2:19
10 Inspiration 5:04
11 Vagif Prelude 3:38
12 Bana Bana Gel - Bad Girl (Radio Edit) 7:58
13 139 Colors Of Sea 7:12
14 Naje Sevim 8:22
15 Night Interlude 2:39
Credits:
Acoustic Guitar – Al Di Meola, Torsten De Winkel
Double Bass [Acoustic Bass], Electric Bass – Stanley Clarke
Drums – Dave Weckl
Drums, Congas – Omar Hakim
Electric Bass [5-string], Fretless Bass – Kai Eckhardt De Camargo
Electric Bass [6-string] – John Patitucci
Grand Piano, Vocals – Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Bill Evans
APE (image+.cue), lossless
• Shamans (2001)
Tracklist:
1 Holiday Blessings 4:30
2 Ladies Of Azerbaijan 5:00
3 Uv (Unutma Vijdani) 5:48
4 Sweet Sadness 4:59
5 M25 2:58
6 Ayrilik 4:54
Lyrics By – Hodjaty Nariman
7 Fire Worship 4:34
8 Shamans 9:10
9 Strange Mood 5:26
10 Uzun Ince Bir Yoldayim 4:13
11 Endless Power 3:43
12 Melancholic Princess 4:20
13 Bach-Zadeh 2:56
14 Portrait Of Chopin 5:36
Piano [Steinway & Sons], Vocals, Composed By, Arranged By – Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
• Contrasts (2006)
Tracklist:
1. Singing Nature 5.09
2. Night Life In Georgien 3:28
3. Stars Dance 5:23
4. Dreaming Sheherezadeh 2:50
5. Bachuana1:45
6. Last Days Of Chopin - 3:38
7. Past Of Future 5:12
8. Contrasts 5:36
9. Egocentric Bumble-Bee 1:30
10. Jazzerei In Traumerei 4:30
11. Bolero 5:43
12. The Way To The Palace 1:38
13. The Mirror Of The Miracles 1:45
14. The Nightingale & The Rose 4:45
15. Cloudy Evening 3:26
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh - Yamaha grand piano and vocals
APE (image+.cue), lossless
• Contrasts II (2007)
Tracklist:
1. Introduction 1:43
2. Mozarts Jazz Ballade 3:27
3. Guarding Dreams 2:24
4. The Queen Of The Night 2:54
5. Gothic Jazz 4:22
6. Red In Black 3:28
7. If You Love Me 3:52
8. Bachmania 2:34
9. Do Not Tell Me 3:33
10. One Day, Perhaps 1:52
11. Lonely Dolphine 8:36
12. Barabashka 2:01
13. Peace, Peace, My God 7:28
14. Two Brothers 4:54
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh - Yamaha grand piano, vocal
FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
