KNUT REIERSRUD | ALE MÖLLER | ERIC BIBB | ALY BAIN | FRASER FIFIELD | TUVA SYVERTSEN | OLLE LINDER — Celtic Roots (2016) Serie : Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic — VI (2016) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

An exploration of the traces left by Celtic music on its journey from European music into jazz. In "Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic," curated by the Norwegian guitarist Knut Reiersrud, an illustrious group of exceptional musicians embarked on these musical paths. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Opening    2:27
2    Mole In The Ground    4:30
3    Hymn And Sword Dances    5:16
4    Willie Murray's Reel    5:57
5    Lament For The Children / Den Første Gang    10:05
6    Buck Ride    5:02
7    In The Pines    4:49
8    On The Big Sea    6:46
9    Shetland Medley    4:59
10    Two Sisters    8:22
11    St. James Infirmary    5:56
12    Right On Time    5:52
Credits :
Knut Reiersrud - Guitars, Weissenborn lap steel & Harmonica
Ale Möller - Mandola, Trumpet, Shawm (“skalmeja”), Overtone flutes, Hammered dulcimer & Harmonium
Fraser Fifield - Soprano Sax, Low Whistle & Scottish border pipes
Tuva Syvertsen - Vocals, Hardanger fiddle & Harmonium
Aly Bain - Fiddle
Eric Bibb - Vocals & Guitar
Olle Linder - Percussion & Double Bass

IIRO RANTALA | VIKTORIA TOLSTOY | ULF WAKENIUS | LARS DANIELSSON | MORTEN LUND — Lost Hero - Tears for Esbjörn (2016) Serie : Jazz At Berlin Philharmonic — V | FLAC (tracks), lossless

Few European jazz pianists have been as influential in recent years as the Swedish musician Esbjörn Svensson, who tragically passed away in 2008. In varying lineups, moods, and interpretive approaches, Iiro Rantala, Viktoria Tolstoy, Ulf Wakenius, Lars Danielsson, and Morten Lund pay tribute to some of Svensson's most well-known compositions from his trio, e.s.t., on "Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic." And when the album title "Tears for Esbjörn" is fulfilled with Svensson's perhaps most emotionally charged composition, "Love is Real," no one needs to be ashamed. Neither for tears of sorrow over the irreplaceable loss of Esbjörn Svensson nor for tears of joy over the music he left us. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Tears For Esbjörn 6:27
Composed By – Iiro Rantala
2    Love Is Real 5:22
Composed By – Esbjörn Svensson, Josh Haden
3    Waltz For The Lonely Ones 3:09
Composed By – Esbjörn Svensson, Lina Nyberg
4    Seven Days Of Falling 6:01
Composed By – E.S.T.
5    Elevation Of Love 6:40
Composed By – E.S.T.
6    Shining On You 6:29
Composed By – Emrik Larsson, Esbjörn Svensson
7    Dogde The Dodo 10:27
Composed By – E.S.T.
8    From Gagarin's Point Of View 4:22
Composed By – E.S.T.
9    Imagine 8:19
Composed By – John Lennon
Credits :
Iiro Rantala - Piano
Viktoria Tolstoy - Vocals
Ulf Wakenius - Guitar
Lars Danielsson - Bass
Morten Lund - Drums

VINCENT PEIRANI | STIAN CARSTENSEN | RÉGIS GIZAVO | KLAUS PAIER – Accordion Night (2015) Serie : Jazz At Berlin Philharmonic — IV | FLAC (tracks), lossless

"Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic" puts the program in the spotlight. In the always sold-out concert series at the Kammermusiksaal, curator Siggi Loch aims to bring together previously unheard combinations of musicians under a thematic focus. On February 13, 2015, the accordion took center stage... ACT
Tracklist :
1    Klaus Paier & Asja Valcic–    Tango Loco 5:19
Accordion, Composed By – Klaus Paier
Cello – Asja Valcic
2    Régis Gizavo & Nguyên Lê–    South África 6:54
Accordion, Vocals, Composed By – Régis Gizavo
Guitar – Nguyên Lê
3    Régis Gizavo & Nguyên Lê–    Love 4:59
Accordion, Vocals, Composed By – Régis Gizavo
Guitar – Nguyên Lê
4    Stian Carstensen–    Horgalaten 4:00
 – Traditional
Accordion, Arranged By – Stian Carstensen
5    Stian Carstensen & Adam Bałdych–    Oriental Hoedown 6:37
Accordion – Stian Carstensen
Composed By – Ola Kvernberg
Violin – Adam Bałdych
6    Vincent Peirani & Emile Parisien–    Egyptian Fantasy 4:12
Accordion – Vincent Peirani
Composed By – Sidney Bechet
Soprano Saxophone – Emile Parisien
7    Vincent Peirani & Emile Parisien–    Song Of Medina - Casbah 8:57
Accordion – Vincent Peirani
Composed By – Sidney Bechet
Soprano Saxophone – Emile Parisien
8    Vincent Peirani & Emile Parisien–    3 Temps Pour Michel'P 4:48
Accordion, Composed By – Vincent Peirani
Soprano Saxophone – Emile Parisien
Finale    
9    Vincent Peirani, Stian Carstensen, Régis Gizavo, Klaus Paier, Asja Valcic, Nguyên Lê, Emile Parisien, Adam Bałdych–    Libertango 8:05
Accordion – Klaus Paier, Régis Gizavo, Stian Carstensen, Vincent Peirani
Cello – Asja Valcic
Composed By – Astor Piazzolla
Guitar – Nguyên Lê
Soprano Saxophone – Emile Parisien
Violin – Adam Bałdych
Credits :
Klaus Paier - Accordion & Asja Valcic - Cello
Régis Gizavo - Accordion & Vocals & Nguyên Lê - Guitar
Stian Carstensen - Accordion & Adam Bałdych - Violin
Vincent Peirani - Accordion & Emile Parisien - Soprano Saxophone

LESZEK MOŻDŻER | LARS DANIELSON | ZOHAR FRESCO | ATOM STRING QUARTET — Leszek Możdżer & Friends (2014) Serie : Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic — III | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Together, Możdżer & Friends conjure up a celebrated concert evening that once again demonstrates that the blend of jazz, classical, and folk music provides important impulses for the future of European jazz, with Poland, with Możdżer at the piano, playing a significant role in it. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Etude No 2 4:32
Composed By – Witold Lutoslawski
2    Praying 5:24
Composed By – Lars Danielsson
3    Follow My Backlights 5:48
Composed By – Leszek Możdżer
4    Love Pastas 12:01
Composed By – Leszek Możdżer
5    Na 7 5:31
Composed By – Dawid Lubowicz
6    África 6:04
Composed By – Lars Danielsson
7    Gsharim 7:10
Composed By – Zohar Fresco
8    Eden 8:55
Composed By – Lars Danielsson
9    Hunchback Porn Angel 4:01
Composed By – Leszek Możdżer
10    Winter Song 6:13
Composed By – Krzysztof Lenczowski
Credits :
Leszek Możdżer - Piano
Lars Danielsson - Bass & Cello
Zohar Fresco - Percussion

Atom String Quartet :
Dawid Lubowicz - Violin
Mateusz Smoczyński - Violin
Michał Zaborski - Viola
Krzysztof Lenczowski - Cello

IN THE COUNTRY | SOLVEIG SLETTAHJELL | BUGGE WESSELTOF | KNUT REIERSRUD — Norwegian Woods (2014) Serie : Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic — II | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

It was another one of those evenings of magical moments that the "Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic" series curated by Siggi Loch is so sure to generate. Knut Reiersrud, Solveig Slettahjell, Bugge Wesseltoft, Morten Qvenild and his trio In The Country demonstrate, as if under a burning glass, the reasons for the almost uncanny success of Norwegian jazz: a return to its own roots, i.e. Norwegian folk music and classical music. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Ingen Vinner Frem Til Den Evige Ro 8:42
– Traditional
Arranged By – K. Reiersrud, M. Qvenild
2    Can I Come Home Now 7:14
Composed By – Morten Qvenild
3    Have A Little Faith In Me 7:06
Composed By – John Hiatt
4    Chicken Feathers 6:34
Composed By – Steve Kuhn
5    Jargo 3:35
Composed By – Knut Reiersrud
6    Sæterjentens Søndag 8:35
Composed By – B. Wesseltoft, K. Reiersrud
Composed By [Based On] – Ole Bull
7    Ned I Vester Soli Glader 3:57
 – Traditional
8    Take It With Me 8:30
Composed By – Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits
9    Nobody's Fault But Mine 7:44
– Traditional
Arranged By – M. Qvenild, S. Slettahjell
Credits :
Solveig Slettahjell - Vocals
Bugge Wesseltoft - Piano & Synths (except 2 & 5)
Knut Reiersrud - Guitars & Harmonica
In The Country :
Morten Qvenild - Piano & Synths (except 4 - 6)
Roger Arntzen - Bass
Pål Hausken - Drums

IIRO RANTALA | MICHAEL WOLLNY | LESZEK MOŻDŻER – Jazz At Berlin Philharmonic I (2013) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

The acclaimed premiere of "Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic" with Iiro Rantala, Leszek Możdżer and Michael Wollny as a live recording:

"Jazz and classical music at eye level with rarity value for Berlin" (Tagesspiegel).

"That was great, not to say world class" (ZDF). ACT
Tracklist :
1    Iiro Rantala–    Aria And Goldberg Variation 7:12
Composed By – J.S. Bach
Arranged By – I. Rantala
2    Iiro Rantala & Michael Wollny–    Tears For Esbjörn 6:53
Composed By – I. Rantala
3    Michael Wollny–    Hexentanz 10:22
Composed By – M. Wollny
4    Leszek Możdżer–    No Message 5:28
Composed By – L. Możdżer
5    Leszek Możdżer–    Incognitor 5:33
Composed By – L. Możdżer
6    Leszek Możdżer & Michael Wollny–    Svantetic 6:34
Composed By – K. Komeda
7    Iiro Rantala & Leszek Możdżer–    Suffering 8:08
Composed By – L. Danielsson
8    Iiro Rantala, Leszek Możdżer & Michael Wollny–    Armando’s Rumba 6:16
Composed By – Chick Corea
Credits :
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Leszek Możdżer (tracks: 6, 8)
Piano – Iiro Rantala, Leszek Możdżer, Michael Wollny