David Sanborn Trio feat. Joey de Francesco live in Burghausen 2010

David Sanborn (as)
Joey de Francesco (org, voc)
Gene Lake (dr)

recorded live at Wackerhalle Burghausen, March 11, 2010
41st International Jazzweek Burghausen 2010

1. Comin´ Home Baby (Ben Tucker)
2. Brother Ray (Marcus Miller)
3. The Peeper/ Let The Good Times Roll (Hank Crawford/ Fleecie Moore & Sam Theard)
4. Basin Street Blues (Spencer Williams)
5. Only Everything (David Sanborn)
6. Full House (David Sanborn/ Marcus Miller)
7. I´ve Got News For You (Roy Alfred)

His 24th album "Only Everything"continues Sanborn’s return to the roots of his original inspiration in the world of R&B, blues and soul that began with 2008’s Here and Gone. The CD opens appropriately with “The Peeper” a cover of a Hank Crawford soul-jazz classic. Crawford was a major influence on Sanborn, who told JT that he was just 11 or 12 when her first heard Crawford’s version of “Don’t Cry Baby” on his From The Heart album and “it just stopped me in my tracks.” Later, when he hosted the television show Night Music, Sanborn brought his idol on as a guest and asked him to perform “The Peeper” and “Don’t Cry Baby.” Sanborn said that, “I wanted the world to hear this man’s special gift.”
The rest of Only Everything continues in the same classic groove, aided by a stripped-down band of Joey DeFrancesco on organ and Steve Gadd on drums, plus a horn section on selected cuts, adding to the vintage soul-jazz feel. On tour in support of his CD Gadd was replaced by drummer Gene Lake.

Dave Brubeck Group live at Berliner Jazztage 1972

Dave Brubeck (p)
Gerry Mulligan (bs)
Paul Desmond (as)
Jack Six (b)
Alan Dawson (dr)

recorded live at Philharmonie, Berlin, November 4, 1972

1. Blues for Newport (Dave Brubeck)
2. All the things you are (Jerome Kern)
3. Line for lyons (Gerry Mulligan)
4. Sermon on the mount/ Blessed are the poor (Dave Brubeck)
5. Jumping bean (Gerry Mulligan)
6. Someday my prince will come (Frank Churchill)
7. Thank you (Dave Brubeck)
8. Truth is fallen (Dave Brubeck)
9. Take five (Paul Desmond)
10. Sign off (Dave Brubeck)
11. Take the "A" train (Billy Strayhorn)

This legendary concert by Dave Brubeck with his regular quartet featuring Gerry Mulligan plus former member Paul Desmond is circulating for a long time among bootleggers. There´s also a video of this concert. Here I present you an all new recording taped directily from broadcast by Radio Berlin last Friday

MST – Murcof, Talvin Singh, Erik Truffaz live at Jazzfest Berlin 2009 - UPDATE!

Erik Truffaz · trumpet

Murcof · laptop
Talvin Singh · tabla

recorded live at Jewish Museum Berlin, Glass Courtyard, November 8, 2009

1. Berlin - Pt.1
2. Berlin - Pt.2
3. Ulysses (Murcof)
4. Al Mediodia (Murcof, Truffaz)
5. Good News From The Desert (Murcof, Truffaz)
6. Abiento (Murcof, Truffaz)

Since 20 years Swiss-French trumpet player Erik Truffaz has been opening up new perspectives on the European jazz horizon. With his quartet he has been following in Miles Davis’ footsteps on the gateway between acoustic and electronic music. Once in a while he takes time out of the quartet routine and goes traveling. His recent triple CD Rendez-Vous is a sonic travelogue about his journeys to India, Paris and Mexico. Joining him on this musical trip are mexican electronic minimalist Murcof and London based tabla player/producer of Indian origin, Talvin Singh.

Christof Lauer Trio live at Jazzfest Berlin 2009 - UPDATE!

Photo of Christof Lauer © by: CF Wesenberg / ACT


Christof Lauer · saxophones
Michel Godard · tuba & serpent, bass guitar
Patrice Heral · drums, percussion, vocals

recorded live at Georg-Neumann-Saal des Jazz-Institut Berlin, November 7, 2009

1. Un Regalo Per Natale (Michel Godard)
2. The Kite (Christof Lauer)
3. Mona (Patrice Heral)
4. Blues in Mind (Christof Lauer)
5. Suave Sopiro (Michel Godard)
6. Circe (Christof Lauer)
7. De Cuir et de Cuivre (Michel Godard)

Christof Lauer’s international trio of virtuoso musicians offers the added attraction that each musician plays two different instruments. Godard is a tuba player, but equally competent on the historical serpent, a slightly hoarse-sounding, snakelike exotic monster, a precursor to the ophiclieides made from wood covered in leather. Heral is an excellent drummer and percussionist as well and Lauer’s playing on soprano and tenor sax is so different in character, that one may justifiably speak of two different instruments. An ensemble of numerous possibilities this is – music with driving rhythm, lyrical with an angular edge and suffused with a soulful and strangely foreign beauty.
In 2007 Christof Lauer recorded a trio record featuring Michel Godard and Gary Husband called "Blues In Mind" released on ACT Music.

Studnitzky Trio live at Jazzfest Berlin 2009

Sebastian Studnitzky - Trumpete, Piano, Electronics
Paul Kleber - Bass
Sebastian Merk - Drums
Guest: Hrund Osk - Vocals
Oskar Gudjonsson - Tenorsaxophone
Nils Landgren - Trombone

recorded live at Jazzfest Berlin, November 6-8, 2009

1. Egis (Sebastian Studnitzky)
2. Gloomy Sunday (Lewis)
3.  Love Sick (Bob Dylan)
4. Quiet (Sebastian Studnitzky)
5. Sequel (Sebastian Studnitzky)
6. Ice Cream Man (Tom Waits)
7. Hauke (Sebastian Studnitzky)

He lives in Berlin and works with renowned artists on an international level. "I used to be just a jazz trumpeter", says Sebastian Studnitzky. However, in the course of his musical career, he has opened a lot of doors: Now he is proficient in a variety of musical styles and has developed into a unique multi-instrumentalist. Playing the trumpet, the piano and the keyboard, Sebastian Studnitzky has created his very own sound.
With a unique sound, fascinating detailed soundscapes and a message delivered in a musical language entirely his own, Sebastian Studnitzky's new album, EGIS, brings his mastery into focus. Overflowing with vitality and excitement, packed with energy, the album tells many different stories. EGIS is Jazz - and a lot more. There is a unique sound, a special type of emotion as well as a certain minimalistic character that makes the listening experience more intimate at the heart of Sebastian Studnitzky's music - real up close.

CTI All Star Band feat. Curtis Stigers live in Burghausen 2010

Hubert Laws (fl), Brian Lynch (tp, flh),
Bob Malach (ts), Russell Malone (g),
Niels Lan Doky (p), Mark Egan (b),
Jeff „Tain“ Watts (dr), Airto Moreira (perc),
Curtis Stigers (voc, ts)
41th International Jazzweek Burghausen 2010

1. Red Clay
2. Bimbe Blue
3. Road Song
4. Misturada
5. Sophisticated Lady/ Corcovado
6. Sugar
7. First Light
8. That´s All Right
9. You´ve Got The Fever
10. All The Things You Are
11. Jealous Guy
12. Billie´s Bounce
13. All Blues

After the European tour last Summer, the CTI All Stars are back on the road under the aegis of producer Creed Taylor. The line-up of the CTI 2010 Band includes trumpeterand Brian Lynch replacing Randy Brecker, while Bob Malach takes the sax chair instead of Bill Evans. Curtis Stigers, the great jazz vocalist who also happens to be an excellent saxophonist, is the new "special guest," replacing Flora Purim.

CTI All Stars live in Montreux 2009

Randy Brecker, trumpet
Hubert Laws, flute
Bill Evans, tenor sax
Todd Bashore, alto sax
Russell Malone, guitar
Niels Lan Doky, piano
Mark Egan, bass
Jeff Tain Watts, dums
Airto Moreira, percussion
Flora Purim, vocals

recorded live at Miles Davis Hall, Montreux, July 7, 2009

1. Misturada (A.Moreira)
2. Mr. Clean (W.Irvine)
3. Airto Moreira Solo (A.Moreira)

CTI stands for Creed Taylor Incorporated, better known as CTI Records, the famous jazz/fusion record label. Creed Taylor will probably not be known to everyone. However, since the Grammy success of Getz/Gilberto in 1963, Creed Taylor has been one of the few people whose songs many people can hear in their dreams. Not surprising, given his great accomplishments as the producer for John Coltrane, George Benson, Wes Montgomery, Freddie Hubbard and many others. This hints at great musical quality that under the direction of Creed Taylor himself finds its expression in the CTI All Star Band. He constantly reforms the band for recordings and the performance of special material written specifically for his line-up. Only the world's best are considered and that delivers exceptional combinations.

Rusconi live in Bremen 2010

Photo © Lena Maria Thuering, 2009

Stefan Rusconi, piano
Fabian Gisler, bass
Claudio Strüby, drums

recorded live at KITO, Bremen, February 26, 2010

1. Skip Tracer (Sonic Youth)
2. Into The Heart (Stefan Rusconi)
3. Gotschna (Stefan Rusconi)
4. One Up Down Left Right (Stefan Rusconi)
5. Unwind (Sonic Youth)
6. Sunday (Sonic Youth)
7. Hoarfrost (Sonic Youth)
8. Destroyed Room (Sonic Youth)
9. A Cat Goes Alone (Stefan Rusconi)
10. Hits Of Sunshine (Sonic Youth)
11. Massage The History (Sonic Youth)
12. The Wind Is Blowing (Stefan Rusconi)
13. Helsinki (Stefan Rusconi)
14. Theresa's Sound World (Sonic Youth)

Three guys from Zurich generating jazz full of energy. Music that floats never hesitates or drifts away, but surges straight to the crest of a mountain wind then surfs direct to the valley floor to work the land with razor-sharp rhythms and soulful sounds. Rusconi Trio is THE alternative to nuclear power and remote heating, a musical blast furnace, a high-pressure area headed straight at YOU.  (David Hesse)
On their newest cd "It´s a Sonic Life" Rusconi play the Music of Sonic Youth from New York.

S.M.V. - Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller & Victor Wooten live in Montreux 2009

Stanley Clarke, bass
Marcus Miller, bass, bass clarinet
Victor Wooten, bass
Federico Gonzales Peña - keyboards
Derico Watson - drums

recorded live at Miles Davis Hall, Montreux Jazz Festival, July 6, 2009

1. Schooldays/ Beat It/ Schooldays
2. Shake Your Body (Down To The Earth)/ It´s About That Time/ Human Nature (Fade out)
3. Tutu (excerpt)

Bassically speaking - a Michael Jackson meets Miles Davis tribute. Enjoy!
Be sure to buy S.M.V.´s official release "Thunder".

 

Tuck & Patti livet at Leverkusener Jazztage 2009

Tuck Andress, guitar
Patti Cathcart, vocals

recorded live at Forum Leverkusen, November 2009

1. A Foggy Day
2. You Ain´t Seen Nothing Yet
3. Man In The Mirror
4. Europa
5. Time After Time
6. Tears In Heaven
7. Thank You
8. Castle Made of Sand/ Little Wing

For nearly three decades, this unique vocal/guitar jazz duo has cast its passionate musical spell worldwide, capturing the hearts of lovers, the respect of jazz buffs, and the jaw-dropping awe of guitarists.
With 29 years of performing together, and 26 years of marriage, the devotion forged by this extraordinary couple shows no sign of dimming from the pressure of familiarity. For them, this pressure creates more diamond than dust. Their instinct for refining their music, their technique and their career—their home studio makeover—their house and garden renovation—never wavers from their credo: It’s not done if it’s not from the heart. And what comes from the heart demands excellence.
Onstage and off, guitarist Tuck Andress and vocalist/arranger Patti Cathcart might, at first impression, strike you as an odd couple. The obvious difference in skin color is quickly overshadowed by the contrast of their personalities. Patti exudes the soft, centered yet powerful graciousness of a gospel singer; Tuck almost wears his brain on his skin, anticipating the thousands of musical decisions he’ll have to send to his ten fingers during the course of a performance. Seeing the virtuosity and complexity of Tuck's guitar work, most are surprised to learn that Patti is the actual writer, arranger, and producer. Without even blinking, Tuck-the-problem-solver brags, “Patti writes and arranges; I am just the orchestra.”

Their latest recording "I remember you" was released in 2007.

 

Roberto Fonseca live at Leverkusener Jazztage 2009

Roberto Fonseca: Piano
Javier Zalba: Clarinet, Flute, Saxophones
Joel Hierrezuelo: Percussion
Ramsés Rodríguez: Drums
Omar González: Bass

recorded live at Leverkusener Jazztage, November 2009

1. Consumatum Est
2. Siete Potencias
3. La Flor Que No Cuidé
4. Lento y Despacio

Roberto Fonseca did an extended tour through Germany last year, so I´m gladly able to present you a third concert on this blog by a man I introduced here earlier on this blog. So enjoy the concert and be sure to buy his incredible official releases, the latest being "Akokan"

Firomanum live at JazzBaltica 2002

Niels Klein - Tenor Saxophone

Arne Jansen - Guitar
Eva Kruse - Bass
Nils Tegen - Drums

recorded live at Große Konzertscheune Salzau, July 2002

1. Brand 4 (Klein)
2. Cielo Argento (Jansen)
3. Ranterkant jagt (Tegen)
4. New/ Old Tendency (Tegen)
5. Firomanum (Kruse)

Last October I introduced this really great German quartet to you. This concert here was a kind of breakthough for the getting wider recognition in Germany, followed by their debut recording called "Firomanum" released in 2003 on Schoener Hoeren.

Julian & Roman Wasserfuhr live at Leverkusener Jazztage 2009

Julian Wasserfuhr – trumpet
Roman Wasserfuhr – piano
Lars Danielsson - bass, cello
Anders Kjellberg - drums
Nils Landgren - trombone, vocals

recorded live at Forum Leverkusen, November 2009

1. Traveller´s Defense (Danielsson)
2. Dusan (Wasserfuhr)
3. Blue Desert
4. Why Should I Care
5. Song For E. (Danielsson)
6. Geno The Shoeshine (Wasserfuhr)

When asked who the most talented young musicians in Germany are, the answer echoes back from the rural town of Hückeswagen near Cologne. Surrounded by hills and forest live two brothers who play “with a magical tone” (Süddeutsche Zeitung) that is “of the finest quality” (JazzPodium). Their 2006 homage to Chet Baker, Remember Chet, was celebrated as a “stunning debut” (Süddeutsche Zeitung). In faraway Sweden, Nils Landgren heard about these young musicians’ abilities through the jazz grapevine, and decided he wanted to produce the two shooting stars inviting the brothers to that famous sound kitchen in which Landgren has cooked up his own highly successful albums, the Nilento Studio in Gothenburg. Since the world famous trombonist doesn’t do things by half, he picked out Sweden’s most prominent musicians for the session: with one of the most important voices in European jazz, bassist and cellist Lars Danielsson was a fantastic addition to the brothers’ sound. Anders Kjellberg also works beautifully with the overall musical concept, fitting right in the groove with clockwork timing that is consistently focused and mindful. Understatement is given its real worth when the barely 21-year-old Julian launches into his breathy trumpet tone, astonishing in its substance and clarity. Roman is the other pole that makes the brothers’ playing so attractive - on piano, Julian’s two-year-older alter ego is the empathetic and resourceful initiator. With their innate talent for strong melodies, the art by which the Wasserfuhrs narrate their marvellous jazz tales is pure pleasure to the ears. Just as in a fairytale, Julian and Roman Wasserfuhr have been awakened by their Swedish fellow travellers with a musical kiss. With Upgraded in Gothenburg (released on ACT) the brothers have been enhanced and advanced; “We make authentic music that’s honest and sincere. It’s music that is close to our hearts, and we think that people appreciate that.”

 

Marc Schmolling Trio live at Bavarian Broadcast 2010

Photo © Johanna Diehl

Marc Schmolling (Piano)
Jonas Westergaard (Bass)
Christian Lillinger (Drums)

recorded live at Bavarian Broadcast, Munich, April 28, 2010

1. "April Serenade Teil 1" (Schmolling, Westergaard, Lillinger)
2. "April Serenade Teil 2" (Schmolling, Westergaard, Lillinger)

   

In this group Marc Schmolling’s musical ideas are put into practice in the traditional piano trio with bass and drums. Influenced by the acoustic aesthetics of Bill Evans or Thelonious Monk, as well as the tonal and harmonic language of Paul Bley or Cecil Taylor, the Marc Schmolling Trio unveils with playful ease and a delicate instinct for dramaturgy surprising images of bizarre acoustic worlds.
The latest edition of the trio featuring Danish bassist Jonas Westergaard and "Hyperactive Kid" Christian Lillinger from Berlin on drums released the live album "live in Berlin - vol.1" on Wizmar-Records in May 2010.

Wolfgang Muthspiel Trio live at Schloss Elmau 2009

Photo © Erich Reismann

Wolfgang Muthspiel, Guitar
Matthias Pichler, Bass
Andreas Pichler, Drums

recorded live at 10th European Jazztival Schloss Elmau, Germany, November 25, 2009

1. "Radiohead" (Wolfgang Muthspiel)
2. "Sleep" (Wolfgang Muthspiel)
3. "Air, love and vitamins" (Harry Pepl)
4. "Shanghai" (Wolfgang Muthspiel)
5. "Etude 1 u. 2" (Wolfgang Muthspiel)
6. "Mehldau" - Excerpt (Wolfgang Muthspiel)

   
For his new trio Wolfgang Muthspiel has engaged two young musicians from Tyrol, the twin brothers Matthias and Andreas Pichler. On bass and drums they form a counterpoint to his guitar improvisations. The objective of the new trio is the development of a band sound with material written specifically for this lineup. Not a band put together for only one tour but a "working band", whose members are committed (and available) to a long term view. An ensemble, whose individual components are not exchangeable, independent of their name value.
The highly talented twins are yet a well kept secret in the jazz world. Their stylistic openness, their dedication to the moment, (the main element of improvisation), and their understanding of rhythm have convinced Muthspiel to start a new band with them. Their recording "Bright Side" was released on Material Records.