CHRISTOF LAUER | JENS THOMAS — Shadows in the Rain 'The Sting Project (2001) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Roxanne    2:56
Composed By – Sting
2    So Lonely 6:53
Composed By – Sting
Arranged By – Colin Towns
3    Shadows In The Rain    3:57
Composed By – Sting
4    Ecilop    3:20
Composed By – Christof Lauer
5    Russians 5:13
Composed By – Sergei Prokofiev
Arranged By – Colin Towns
6    Ballad For Sting    3:08
Composed By – Christof Lauer
7    Syncronicity I    5:18
Composed By – Sting
8    Tea In The Sahara 3:24
Composed By – Sting
Arranged By – Colin Towns
9    Moon Over Bourbon Street    2:16
Composed By – Sting
10    No Matter What They Say    4:49
Composed By – Jens Thomas
11    Every Breath You Take    4:31
Composed By – Sting
12    Every Little Thing You Do Is Magic 3:43
Composed By – Sting
Arranged By – Colin Towns
13    Desert Rose    6:02
Composed By – Sting
14    Syncronicity II    5:41
Composed By – Sting
15    Roxanne (Reprise)    1:34
Composed By – Sting
Credits :
Ensemble – Cikada String Quartet (tracks: 2,5,8,12)
Piano – Jens Thomas
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Strings – Emery Cardas (tracks: 2,5,8,12), Henrik Hannisdal (tracks: 2,5,8,12), Marek Konstantynowicz (tracks: 2,5,8,12), Odd Hannisdal (tracks: 2,5,8,12)
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Christof Lauer
Vocals – Sidsel Endresen (tracks: 3)

V.A. : GLOBAL MAGIC — The Ultimate ACT World Jazz Anthology Vol. V (2006) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Esbjörn Svensson Trio–    Reminiscence Of A Soul 5:43
Bass – Dan Berglund
Drums – Magnus Öström
Piano – Esbjörn Svensson
Written-By – Svensson
2    Huong Thanh / Paolo Fresu / Nguyên Lê–    Two Sisters 3:45
Electric Bass – Etienne Mbappé
Instruments [Viet.instr] – Duong Chi Tam
Trumpet – Paolo Fresu
Vocals – Huong Thanh
Written-By – Lê
3    Jens Thomas / Triocolor–    Sakyi's Song 2:57
Bass – Stefan Weeke
Drums – Björn Lücker
Piano – Jens Thomas
Written-By – Thomas
4    Gerardo Nuñez / Renaud Garcia-Fons–    Un Amor Real 3:24
Acoustic Guitar – Gerardo Nuñez
Bass – Renaud Garcia-Fons
Written-By – Nuñez
5    Gilberto Gil / Trilok Gurtu / Toninho Ferragutti / Bugge Wesseltoft–    Tatá Engenho Novo 3:50
 - Traditional
Accordion – Toninho Ferragutti
Keyboards – Bugge Wesseltoft
Percussion – Trilok Gurtu
Vocals – Gilberto Gil
6    Richie Beirach / Gregor Huebner / George Mraz–    Around Dubrawuschka 3:56
Bass – George Mraz
Piano – Richie Beirach
Violin – Gregor Huebner
Written-By – Huebner, Beirach
7    Karim Ziad / Jean-Philippe Rykiel / Bojan Z. / Linley Marthe–    Alouhid 5:10
Guitar – Nguyên Lê
Piano – Bojan Z.
Synth – Jean-Philippe Rykiel
Vocals – Karim Ziad
Written-By – Ziad, Lê, Takfarinas
8    Soriba Kouyaté / Didier Malherbe–    Diya 4:53
Arranged By – P. Gaillot
Bass – Linley Marthe
Drums – Joël Allouche
Flute – Didier Malherbe
Kora – Soriba Kouyaté
 - Traditional
9    Kudsi Erguner / Yunus Balcioglu / Nguyên Lê / Renaud Garcia-Fons–    Twins 3:43
Drums – Karim Ziad
Guitar – Nguyên Lê
Ney – Kudsi Erguner
Vocals – Yunus Balcioglu
Written-By – Erguner
10    Paolo Fresu / Elena Ledda / Antonello Salis / Furio Di Castri–    Pregadoria From Sonos 'E Memoria 3:42
Accordion – Antonello Salis
Bass – Furio Di Castri
Trumpet – Paolo Fresu
Vocals – Elena Ledda
Written-By – Ledda, Palmas, Lobina
11    Peter Erskine / Nguyên Lê / Michel Benita–    Autumn Rose 5:02
Bass – Michel Benita
Drums – Peter Erskine
Guitar – Nguyên Lê
Written-By – Erskine
12    Actronic–    Hamlet # Belleforest 2:13
Electronics – Bert Wrede
Written-By – Wrede
13    Frank Möbus / Der Rote Bereich–    Zambujeira Do Mar 1:47
Bass Clarinet – Rudi Mahal
Drums – John Schröder
Guitar – Frank Möbus
Written-By – Möbus
14    Nils Landgren Funk Unit–    Baby Let Me Kiss You 4:41
Bass Guitar – Lars Danmark Danielsson
Guitar – Henrik Janson
Vocals – Nils Landgren
Written-By – King Floyd
15    David Binney / Chris Potter / Uri Caine / Scott Colley / Brian Blade–    The Global Soul 4:11
Alto Saxophone – David Binney
Bass – Scott Colley
Drums – Brian Blade
Guitar – Adam Rogers
Piano – Uri Caine
Tenor Saxophone – Chris Potter
Written-By – Binney
16    Sidsel Endresen / Bugge Wesseltoft–    I Think It's Gonna Rain Today 4:15
Piano – Bugge Wesseltoft
Vocals – Sidsel Endresen
Written-By – Randy Newman
17    Actronic–    Frontside Backside 3:50
Electronics, Bass – Bert Wrede
Written-By – Wrede
18    Eirik Hegdal's Dingobats–    Slowhymn 4:02
Bass – Mats Eilertsen
Drums – Sverre Gjørvad
Guitar – Thomas T Dahl
Saxophone – Eirik Hegdal
Tenor Saxophone – Njål Ølnes
Written-By – Hegdal

V.A. : Magic Moments 2 — The Ultimate ACT World Jazz Anthology Vol. VII (2004) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    E.S.T. Esbjörn Svensson Trio–    O.D.R.I.P. (Radio Edit) 3:24
Bass – Dan Berglund
Drums – Magnus Öström
Piano – E.S.T. Esbjörn Svensson
Written-By – E.S.T.
2    Norah Jones / Joel Harrison–    I Walk The Line (Radio Edit) 3:45
Accordion – Tony Cedras
Guitar – Joel Harrison
Sampler – David Binney
Violin – Rob Thomas
Vocals – Norah Jones
Written-By – Johnny Cash
3    Gerardo Nuñez / Paolo Fresu / Perico Sambeat–    La Habana A Oscuras 5:17
Guitar – Gerardo Nuñez
Piano – Mariano Diaz
Saxophone – Perico Sambeat
Trumpet – Paolo Fresu
Written-By – Gerardo Nuñez
4    Viktoria Tolstoy–    Dear Diary 3:43
Bass – Christian Spering
Drums – Wolfgang Haffner
Piano – Bror Falk
Vocals – Viktoria Tolstoy
Written-By – Svensson, Holknekt
5    T.L. Carrington / G. Osby / A. Rogers / J. Haslip–    Ethiopia 5:48
Alto Saxophone – Greg Osby
Drums – Jimmy Haslip, Terri Lyne Carrington
Guitar – Adam Rogers
Written-By – Joni Mitchell
6    Ramón Valle Trio–    Dilsburgh Morning Light 3:31
Bass – Omar Rodriguez Calvo
Drums – Liber Torriente
Piano – Ramón Valle
Written-By – Ramón Valle
7    Muriel Zoe–    Bye Bye Blackbird 3:27
Bass – Johannes Huth
Drums – Michael Verhovec
Guitar – Matthias Pogoda
Trumpet – Michael Leuschner
Vocals – Muriel Zoe
Written-By – Dixon, Henderson
8    Perico Sambeat / Brad Mehldau–    Mirall (Radio Edit) 4:19
Bass – Ben Street
Drums – Jeff Ballard
Piano – Brad Mehldau
Saxophone – Perico Sambeat
Written-By – Perico Sambeat
9    Rebekka Bakken / Julia Hülsmann Trio–    Same Girl 3:17
Bass – Marc Muellbauer
Drums – Heinrich Köbberling
Piano – Julia Hülsmann
Vocals – Rebekka Bakken
Written-By – Randy Newman
10    Richie Beirach / Gregor Huebner / George Mraz–    Chant (Radio Edit) 3:01
Bass – George Mraz
Piano – Richie Beirach
Violin – Gregor Hübner
Written-By – Palestrina
11    Huong Thanh / Nguyên Lê / Paul McCandless–    South Delta Song    4:07
English Horn – Paul McCandless
Guitar – Nguyên Lê
Vocals – Huong Thanh
Written-By – Nguyên Lê
12    Marsmobil / Roberto Di Gioia / Till Brönner–    Hand In Hand (Radio Edit) 3:32
Flugelhorn – Till Brönner
Keyboards – Roberto Di Gioia
Written-By – Roberto Di Gioia
13    Rigmor Gustafsson / Nils Landgren–    Makin' Whoopee 3:58
Bass – Lars Danielsson
Drums – Wolfgang Haffner
Piano – Roberto Di Gioia
Trombone – Nils Landgren
Vocals – Rigmor Gustafsson
Written-By – Walter Donaldson
14    Elbtonalpercussion / Christopher Dell–    Freak Taeb (Radio Edit) 2:28
Marimba – Christopher Dell
Percussion – Andrej Kauffmann, Jan-Frederick Behrend, Stephan Krause, Wolfgang Rummel
Written-By – Jan-Frederick Behrend
15    Jens Thomas / Christof Lauer–    Be Yourself 3:39
Piano – Jens Thomas
Saxophone – Christof Lauer
Written-By – Jens Thomas
16    Nils Landgren Funk Unit–    Thank You For The Music 6:52
Drums – Wolfgang Haffner
Guitar – Henrik Janson
Keyboards – Jesper Nordenström, Roberto Di Gioia
Trombone, Vocals – Nils Landgren
Written-By – Ulvaeus - Andersson

V.A. : MAGIC MOMENTS 1 — The Ultimate ACT World Jazz Anthology Vol. IV (2000) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Soriba Kouyaté / Paolo Fresu / Linley Marthe / Joël Allouche–    Massanicissé    4:11
2    Javier Paxariño / Glen Velez–    Cortesanos    4:55
3    E.S.T.–    Dodge The Dodo    4:36
4    Nguyên Lê / Renaud Garcia-Fons / Tino Di Geraldo / Carles Benavent–    Encanto    5:41
5    Kudsi Erguner / Christof Lauer / Michel Godard / Mark Nauseef–    Sufimaj    4:00
6    Schäl Sick Brass Band–    Malka Moma    2:46
7    Bazillus (2) Featuring Eddie Harris / Jamaaladeen Tacuma–    Back To Ed-E    3:48
8    Nils Landgren Funk Unit / Fred Wesley–    Six Beauties On A Rooftop    3:55
9    Gilberto Gil–    Oslodum    4:00
10    Jens Thomas / Paolo Fresu / Antonello Salis–    The Man With The Harmonica    3:08
11    Larry Coryell / Philip Catherine / Joachim Kühn–    Deus Xango    5:27
12    The Real Group / Toots Thielemans–    Vem Kan Segla Förutan Vind    3:36
13    Michael Riessler / Elise Caron / Jean-Louis Matinier / Pierre Charial–    Itinéraires/Verticalement    4:34
14    Huong Thanh / Nguyên Lê–    Lovers On The Mountain    3:22
15    Christof Lauer / Marc Ducret / Michel Godard / Gene Jackson–    Ferma L'Ali    5:47
16    Vince Mendoza / Charlie Mariano / Dave Liebman / WDR Big Band Köln–    Pavane    4:22
17    Steve Klink–    Mountain Blues    4:27
18    Sidsel Endresen / Bugge Wesseltoft–    Epilogue    1:43

JENS THOMAS — Plays Ennio Morricone 'You Can't Keep a Good Cowboy Down (2000) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Overture To You Can't Keep A Good Cowboy Down    3:23
2    The Man With The Harmonica    4:55
3    The Good, The Bad And The Ugly    3:04
4    Cockeye's Song    6:40
5    Once Upon A Time In America    3:47
6    Deborah`s Theme    5:05
7    The Battle Of Laatzen    4:44
8    Once Upon A Time In The West    8:49
9    For Maestro Morricone    3:41
10    Poverty    6:31
11    Pioggia    3:04
12    Here's To You    7:32
Credits :
Accordion – Antonello Salis (tracks: 2, 5, 9)
Piano – Jens Thomas
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Paolo Fresu (tracks: 2, 5, 9, 11)
Written-By – Morricone (tracks: 2 to 6, 8, 10, 12), Thomas (tracks: 1, 7, 9, 11)

V.A. — Piano Works : Romantic Freedom (2005) Serie Piano Works | FLAC (tracks +.cue) lossless

"ACT is on a mission to introduce the world to Europe's emerging jazz pianists." (The Guardian): The new retrospective "Romantic Freedom - Blue in Green" presents some of the world's leading piano virtuosos - solo, duo or in trio. A quintessence of the current piano scene, curated by Siggi Loch. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Bugge Wesseltoft–    Greensleeves    3:41
2    Joachim Kühn–    Adagio, Concert in A-Major, KV 622    5:17
3    Michael Wollny–    There Again    3:31
4    Brad Mehldau–    Resignation    5:29
5    Esbjörn Svensson–    Prelude In D-Minor    4:10
6    Leszek Możdżer–    Sanctus    5:18
7    Richard Beirach–    Musica Callada #15    2:28
8    George Gruntz–    My Foolish Heart    4:37
9    Kevin Hays–    Sacred Circles    6:05
10    Ramón Valle–    Andalucía    4:17
11    Jens Thomas–    Poverty    6:25
12    Eric Watson–    Exits    7:53

JENS THOMAS | CHRISTOF LAUER — Pure Joy (2003) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

"These are songs without words, hymns to the emotions. They exult, they swing, and they don't let go" - (DIE ZEIT) ACT
Tracklist :
1    Pure Joy 5:37
Written-By – Thomas
2    Green Dance 3:19
Written-By – Thomas
3    Elements 3:31
Written-By – Thomas
4    Missing The Rainbow 4:49
Written-By – Lauer
5    XTC-Blue 4:28
Written-By – Thomas
6    Golden Lake 2:38
Written-By – Thomas
7    Into The Black 1:57
Written-By – Lauer, Thomas
8    Velvet Horizon 2:11
Written-By – Lauer
9    The Yellow Circle 6:45
Written-By – Thomas
10    Be Yourself 3:39
Written-By – Thomas
11    Rodeo 3:12
Written-By – Lauer
12    My Shy Silver 6:01
Written-By – Thomas
13    Pure Purple 3:37
Written-By – Lauer
Credits :
Artwork [Cover] – Imi Knoebel
Piano – Jens Thomas
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Christof Lauer

JENS THOMAS | VERNERI POHJOLA — Speed of Grace 'A tribute to AC/DC (2012) FLAC (tracks), lossless

A homage to the music of AC/DC - not loud and rocking, but balladic and intimate. Hard rock becomes lyrical chamber music, totally dimmed, impressionistic ballads, completely improvised except for the basic framework. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Highway To Hell 5:48
Composed By – Angus Young, Bon Scott, Malcolm Young
2    Live Wire 5:12
Composed By – Angus Young, Bon Scott, Malcolm Young
3    T.N.T. 4:19
Composed By – Angus Young, Bon Scott, Malcolm Young
4    It's A Long Way To The Top 3:55
Composed By – Angus Young, Bon Scott, Malcolm Young
5    The Jack 5:17
Composed By – Angus Young, Bon Scott, Malcolm Young
6    Night Prowler 4:00
Composed By – Angus Young, Bon Scott, Malcolm Young
7    Hells Bells 2:51
Composed By – Angus Young, Brian Johnson, Malcolm Young
8    Connected 3:58
Composed By – Jens Thomas
9    If You Want Blood 5:31
Composed By – Angus Young, Bon Scott, Malcolm Young
10    Rock 'N' Roll Singer 2:04
Composed By – Angus Young, Bon Scott, Malcolm Young
11    Keep It Down Boy 2:53
Composed By – Jens Thomas
12    You Shook Me All Night Long 1:57
Composed By – Angus Young, Brian Johnson, Malcolm Young
Credits:
Jens Thomas - Vocals, Piano, Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Harmonium, Shaman Drum
Verneri Pohjola - Trumpet
Cover Art: © 2009 Gregor Gaida „E“, Acrylic resin, sprayed lacquer, cloth.