March 26, 2012

Lisbeth Quartett live at JazzFest Berlin 2011


Charlotte Greve sax
Manuel Schmiedel piano
Marc Muellbauer bass
Moritz Baumgärtner drums

recorded live at A-Trane, Berlin, November 3, 2011

1. Trust (Charlotte Greve)
2. Quiet Rush (Charlotte Greve)
3. Constant Travellers (Charlotte Greve)
4. The Tree (Charlotte Greve)
5. Ballade (Charlotte Greve)
6. False (Charlotte Greve)

The band members come from diverse backgrounds which they manage to harmonize most elegantly; Founder and saxophonist Charlotte Greve has a distinct talent for evoking balladesque moods, with beautiful melodic lines and precisely chiselled details. Besides her own compositions plus a few jazz standards, some pieces penned by pianist Manuel Schmiedel round up the repertoire. Bassist Marc Muellbauer throws in a kaleidoscope of moods and drummer Moritz Baumgärtner is an adventurous commuter between jazz, alternative rock and electronica.

“Charlotte is a great young player. She possesses a lot of ability and passion at a very young age. Beautiful sound and intonation. Her ballad playing especially is wise way beyond her years. Nice writing with a balance of standards sprinkled in. A very good first recording. A career I'll be following closely.”  (David Binney)

1 comment:

bogard said...

http://www.mediafire.com/?s81umce7f67nq7n