NDR BIGBAND — Bravissimo : 50 Years NDR Big Band (1996) Serie : The World Greatest Jazz Orchestras – II | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

"An excellent cross-section of the music of one of the best jazz orchestras in Europe" - (DER SPIEGEL) ACT
Tracklist :
1    The Cat 6:04
Arranged By – Horst Mühlbradt
Written-By – J.Griffin
2    Blue Monk 7:14
Arranged By – Stan Tracey
Written-By – T.Monk
3    Voodoo Chile 5:17
Arranged By – Howard Johnson
Written-By – J.Hendrix
4    Sagma 5:19
Arranged By – Joki Freund
Written-By – H.Sauer
5    Night In Tunesia 9:27
Arranged By – Horst Mühlbradt
Written-By – D.Gillespie
6    Take The A-Train 4:22
Arranged By – Steve Gray
Written-By – B.Strayhorn
7    Supraconductivity 5:30
Arranged By – Joki Freund
Written-By – A.Mangelsdorff
8    Sister Sadie
Arranged By – Lex Jasper
Written-By – Horace Silver
9    Mood Indigo
Arranged By – Hans Hammerschmid
Written-By – D.Ellington
10    Django
Arranged By – Horst Mühlbradt
Written-By – J.Lewis
11    Descent
Arranged By – Ralf Hübner
Written-By – Ch. Lauer
12    Country Roads
Arranged By – Michael Gibbs
Written-By – B.Burton
Credits :
NDR Bigband conducted by Dieter Glawischnig
except #3 - Rob Pronk, #8 - Jiggs Wigham, #12 - Michael Gibbs

V.A. : Magic Moments 3 — The Ultimate ACT World Jazz Anthology Vol. VIII (2006) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Heinz Sauer, Michael Wollny–    Welcome To What You Hear 2:00
Music By – Heinz Sauer
Piano – Michael Wollny
Tenor Saxophone – Heinz Sauer
2    Ulf Wakenius, Lars Danielsson, Morten Lund–    Dancing
Acoustic Guitar – Ulf Wakenius
Bass, Cello – Lars Danielsson
Drums – Morten Lund
Music By – Keith Jarrett
3    Viktoria Tolstoy–    From Above 4:24
Bass – Lars Danielsson
Guitar – Ulf Wakenius
Piano – Jacob Karlzon
Vocals – Viktoria Tolstoy
Written-By – Lars Danielsson, Per Holknekt
4    Colin Steele, Dave Milligan–    Don Camillo's Revenge 4:18
Bass – Aidan O'Donnell
Drums – Stu Ritchie
Music By – Colin Steele
Piano – Dave Milligan
Tenor Saxophone – Michael Buckley
Trumpet – Colin Steele
5    Nils Landgren, Joe Sample–    Don't Take Your Love To Hollywood 3:12
Guitar – Ray Parker Jr.
Piano – Joe Sample
Trombone – Nils Landgren
Vocals – Nils Landgren
Written-By – Joe Sample, Will Jennings
6    Peter Apfelbaum & The New York Hieroglyphics–    Rainbow Sign 4:11
Music By – Peter Apfelbaum
7    Solveig Slettahjell–    What Is This Thing Called Love 5:03
Band – The Slow Motion Quintet
Vocals – Solveig Slettahjell
Written-By – Cole Porter
8    Jonas Knutsson, Johan Norberg–    Jämtpelle 4:01
Guitar – Johan Norberg
Music By – Johan Norberg, Jonas Knutsson
Soprano Saxophone – Jonas Knutsson
9    Kevin Hays–    You Are My Sunshine 4:54
Music By – Jimmie Davis
Piano – Kevin Hays
Vocals – Kevin Hays
10    Albert Mangelsdorff, NDR Bigband–    Mood Indigo 2:41
Music By – Duke Ellington
11    Rigmor Gustafsson, The Jacky Terrasson Trio–    Windows Of The World 4:52
Band – The Jacky Terrasson Trio
Lyrics By – Hal David
Music By – Burt Bacharach
Vocals – Rigmor Gustafsson
12    Elbtonalpercussion, Christopher Dell–    African Blues 3:50
Music By – Wolfgang Roggenkamp
Vibraphone – Christopher Dell
13    Muriel Zoe–    Have A Good Time 3:27
Bass – Johannes Huth
Drums – Michael Verhovec
Guitar – Matthias Pogoda
Trumpet – Michael Leuschner
Vocals – Muriel Zoe
Written-By – Paul Simon
14    Young Friends, Michael Wollny, Florian Trübsbach–    Dein Ist Mein Ganzes Herz 4:02
Alto Saxophone – Florian Trübsbach
Lyrics By – Fritz Löhner, Ludwig Herzer
Music By – Franz Lehár
Piano – Michael Wollny
Trombone – Johannes Lauer
15    Jazzindeed, Michael Schiefel–    Fahrn, Fahrn, Fahrn Auf Der Autobahn
Alto Saxophone – Jan von Klewitz
Piano – Bene Aperdannier
Vocals – Michael Schiefel
Written-By – Hartmut Goetze
16    e.s.t. Live In Berlin–    The Rube Thing 6:26
Bass – Dan Berglund
Drums – Magnus Öström
Piano – Esbjörn Svensson

HEINZ SAUER | MICHAEL WOLLNY — Certain Beauty (2006) APE (image+.cue), lossless

"Certain Beauty" is simply a masterpiece. Jazz CD of the Year 2006 - "CHOC de l'année 2006," JAZZMAN, F. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Stay On "C"    2:40
2    Where Is The Line? 3:05
Music By – Björk
3    I Loves You Porgy    4:30
4    Evidence    2:33
5    Kieser's Exchange    3:10
6    Nothing Compares 2 U    2:38
7    Ruby My Dear    4:05
8    Blues For Pablo    4:25
9    Certain Beauty    3:19
10    Laughing At Dinosaurs    1:35
11    Lover Man    3:52
12    Believe Beleft Below    3:32
13    Chelsea Bridge    3:00
14    Tangent A    2:10
15    Lush Life    4:10
Credits :
Artwork [Cover Artwork Inspired By] – Estelle Thompson
Piano, Keyboards – Michael Wollny
Tenor Saxophone – Heinz Sauer

HEINZ SAUER | MICHAEL WOLLNY — Melancholia (2005) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

"Jazz comes alive again here: Heinz Sauer, the grandmaster of the saxophone, meets Michael Wollny, a rising star in German piano jazz." - (DIE ZEIT)

Quarterly Award of the German Record Critics' Award 2/2005 ACT
Tracklist :
1    ABC    2:31
Written-By – Heinz Sauer
2    Space Cake    1:49
Written-By – Michael Wollny
3    Dry Icarus    1:45
Written-By – Heinz Sauer / Michael Wollny
4    Crows On The Roof    2:41
Written-By – Heinz Sauer
5    Welcome To What You Think You Hear    3:15
Written-By – Heinz Sauer
6    Blue Print    2:07
Written-By – Michael Wollny
7    Deep River    3:21
Written-By – Heinz Sauer
8    Sculptor    1:41
Written-By – Heinz Sauer / Michael Wollny
9    Out Of Diversity    4:46
Written-By – Heinz Sauer
10    Trouble With Mutation    2:42
Written-By – Heinz Sauer
11    Dreaming Field    2:37
Written-By – Heinz Sauer / Michael Wollny
12    Round Midnight 5:30
Written-By – T. Monk
13    Melancholia 1:08
Written-By – D. Ellington
14    Deep Sea    2:03
Written-By – Heinz Sauer / Michael Wollny
15    Seven Sharp    2:49
Written-By – Michael Wollny
16    Ursa Minor    2:18
Written-By – Heinz Sauer
17    Welcome To What You Hear    2:01
Written-By – Heinz Sauer
18    Don't Explain 5:05
Written-By – B. Holiday
Credits :
Artwork [Cover] – Estelle Thompson
Piano, Keyboards – Michael Wollny
Tenor Saxophone – Heinz Sauer

HEINZ SAUER — The Journey (2008) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

For the 75th birthday of Heinz Sauer, a compilation featuring 15 of the most important recordings from his career spanning from 1964 to the present. "World-class jazz from Germany" - SPIEGEL ACT
Tracklist :
1    Albert Mangelsdorff Quintet–    Now Jazz Ramwong 9:00
Written-By – Albert Mangelsdorff
2    Albert Mangelsdorff Quartet–    Nachwort 1:57
Written-By – Heinz Sauer
3    Albert Mangelsdorff Quartet–    Blues Booth 3:24
Written-By – Heinz Sauer
4    Heinz Sauer & Bob Degen–    Round About Midnight 6:41
Written-By – Thelonious Monk
5    NDR Big Band–    Sagma 4:14
Arranged By – Joki Freund
Written-By – Heinz Sauer
6    Heinz Sauer Quartet–    Lush Life 6:15
Written-By – Strayhorn
7    Hessischer Rundfunk Jazzensemble–    Blues, Eternal Turn On 6:59
Written-By – Mangelsdorff
8    HR Jazz Ensemble–    Darauf Der Schnee Danach 1:26
Written-By – Heinz Sauer
9    NDR Big Band ft. Heinz Sauer & Tomasz Stańko–    Chelsea Bridge 7:06
Written-By – Strayhorn
10    HR Jazz Ensemble–    Winterballade 1:37
Written-By – Heinz Sauer
11    Heinz Sauer Trio–    Küss Die Hand, Madame 3:17
Written-By – Heinz Sauer
12    Heinz Sauer Trio–    The Narrator 7:47
Written-By – Heinz Sauer
13    Heinz Sauer & Bob Degen–    Roses Are Black 5:01
Written-By – Heinz Sauer
14    Heinz Sauer & Michael Wollny–    Nothing Compares 2 U 2:41
Written-By – Prince
15    Heinz Sauer & Michael Wollny–    Variations On Redford 2:59
Written-By – Sauer / Wollny
Credits:
Heinz Sauer - Saxophone

NDR BIGBAND — Ellingtonia (1999) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Take The A-Train 4:22
Composed By – Billy Strayhorn
2    It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing 4:30
Composed By – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
Ellingtonia-Medley    (12:05)
3.1        Carnegie Blues
Composed By – Duke Ellington
3.2        Things Ain't What They Used To Be
Composed By – Mercer Ellington
3.3        Koko
Composed By – Duke Ellington
4    In A Sentimental Mood 4:55
Composed By – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mann Kurtz
5    Sophisticated Lady 5:17
Composed By – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish
6    Caravan 8:10
Composed By – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol
7    Chelsea Brigde 7:05
Composed By – Billy Strayhorn
8    Day Dream 8:18
Composed By – Billy Strayhorn
9    Diminuendo, Crescendo And Crescendissimo In Blue 16:46
Composed By – Duke Ellington
Credits:
NDR Bigband conducted by Dieter Glawischnig, Steve Gray, Arif Mardin
featuring Tomasz Stanko / Heinz Sauer / Slide Hampton / Nils Landgren / Christof Lauer