Klaus Doldinger Ensemble live at NDR Hamburg 1962

Klaus Doldinger, ts
Kenny Clarke, dr
Don Ellis, tp
Jacques Pelzer, sax, fl
Ingfried Hoffmann, org, p
Benoit Quersin, b
Rene Thomas, gt

recorded live at NDR Studio 10, Hamburg, December 7, 1962

1. Open Door (Klaus Doldinger)
2. Quintenzirkel (Klaus Doldinger)
3. Theme For Freddy (Rene Thomas)
4. Signal (Klaus Doldinger)
5. Six Eight Pleasure
6. Crépuscule With Nellie (Monk)
7. Theme (Rene Thomas)
8. Solo (Don Ellis)
9. After You've Gone (Layton)
10. Hasten Jason (Kenny Clarke)
11. For Two Only (Klaus Doldinger)
12. Sweetie's Bounce  (Klaus Doldinger)

Doldinger's probably best remembered for the more dynamic fusion he cut with the Passport group in the 70s, but back in his early years he was full on soul jazz player, steeped in the tradition of Gene Ammons, Lou Donaldson, Sonny Stitt, and others before him – all players that we'd easily rank Doldinger with during these years, given the ultra-high level of his work for Philips. But given his German orientation, Doldinger also picked up on some of the freer influences that were running around the European scene of the 60s – and the tracks here don't just sparkle with American soul jazz sounds, but also show a bit of Brazilian and more progressive jazz influences as well.