ACT FAMILY BAND — The Jubilee Concerts (2017) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Those who were fortunate enough to secure tickets for the grand ACT anniversary celebration at the Berlin Konzerthaus will not forget the evening. The British Jazzwise magazine said, "Everything pointed to a label at its zenith, embracing the new while respecting the old, nurturing both, and building stars; ACT is growing up—with a smile on its face and a proud pose." For those who missed this unique family gathering live, they can at least listen to it on CD now. ACT
Tracklist :
1        Send In The Clowns 5:12
Piano – Michael Wollny
Trombone, Vocals – Nils Landgren
Written-By – Stephen Sondheim
2        Walk Tall 5:44
Bass – Lars Danielsson
Drums – Wolfgang Haffner
Guitar – Ulf Wakenius
Piano – Michael Wollny
Trombone – Nils Landgren
Written-By – Esther Marrow, James Rein, Joe Zawinul
3        Savannah Samurai 6:25
Bass – Lars Danielsson
Written-By, Bass – Dieter Ilg
4        Suffering 9:25
Bass – Dieter Ilg
Guitar – Nguyên Lê
Piano – Iiro Rantala
Trombone – Nils Landgren
Written-By, Cello – Lars Danielsson
5        Missing A Page 6:43
Saxophone – Emile Parisien
Written-By, Piano – Joachim Kühn
6        Quo Vadis 10:18
Bass – Dieter Ilg
Drums – Eric Schaefer
Piano – Joachim Kühn
Violin – Adam Bałdych
Written-By – Zbigniew Seifert
7        B&H 12:15
Piano – Michael Wollny
Saxophone – Emile Parisien
Voice – Andreas Schaerer
Written-By, Accordion – Vincent Peirani
8        Dodge The Dodo 7:25
Bass – Lars Danielsson
Drums – Noa Svensson
Flute, Arranged By – Magnus Lindgren
Guitar – Ruben Svensson, Ulf Wakenius
Piano – Iiro Rantala
Trombone – Nils Landgren
Violin – Adam Bałdych
Written-By – Dan Berglund, Esbjörn Svensson, Magnus Öström
9        We Are Family 5:34
Accordion – Vincent Peirani
Bass – Dieter Ilg, Lars Danielsson
Drums – Morten Lund, Wolfgang Haffner
Guitar – Nguyên Lê, Ulf Wakenius
Lead Vocals – Ida Sand
Piano – Jan Lundgren, Michael Wollny
Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Joachim Kühn
Saxophone – Emile Parisien, Magnus Lindgren
Trombone – Nils Landgren
Violin – Adam Bałdych
Vocals – Andreas Schaerer, Cæcilie Norby, Viktoria Tolstoy
Written-By – Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers

LANDGREN | WOLLNY | DANIELSSON | HAFFNER — 4 Wheel Drive (2019) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

 "Four top-league jazz musicians who just enjoy playing and who love good pop music," was how ZDF Heute Journal (German national TV news) introduced a feature about 4 Wheel Drive. “A jazz Olympics four," wrote the Neue Zürcher Zeitung. The group’s studio album spent four months at the top of the official German jazz charts, and now a new live album is being released.

Nils Landgren, Michael Wollny, Wolfgang Haffner and Lars Danielsson – any one of these four with his own band could have filled a concert hall such as the Prinzregententheater in Munich, the Alte Oper in Frankfurt or the Philharmonie in Berlin as part of an ACT JazzNights tour organized by Karsten Jahnke. So the combination of the four into a supergroup raised the kind of eager expectations that such encounters do not always fulfil, because great live performance is anything but a theoretical strategy game. Essentially, nothing is proven until it has actually happened in practice. And the extent to which this group really did come into its own in the concert hall can now be heard on "4 Wheel Drive Live", a recording of the last concert of the group’s eleven tour dates, on 19 April 2019, in front of a packed house at the Theaterhaus in Stuttgart.

Thomas Staiber of the Stuttgarter Zeitung was there and wrote: "In Stuttgart the supergroup exceeded all expectations. It was because the four were able to function so solidly with one another and to react with such instinctive understanding, that each of them had all the freedom he needed to stretch out fully as an improviser. [...] This musical four-cylinder engine with its four-wheel drive negotiated the rugged terrain of jazz and was equally at home in enjoyable pop music. They did both sensationally, and unleashed storms of genuine enthusiasm."

"The band just got better and better as it toured," says producer Siggi Loch, explaining the background to the release of this live CD as a follow-up to the original studio album. The original compositions plus cover versions of songs by Sting and Phil Collins took on a whole new identity on stage. As Oliver Hochkeppel from the Süddeutsche Zeitung stated enthusiastically after the Munich concert: "In the live context, the songs from their album gave these top-calibre jazz musicians just the right blank canvas to paint stunning pictures. […] And to witness how each musician picks up ideas from the others in a split second and creates new ones is to reach an understanding of why music is the most beautiful of all languages. Come to a concert like this feeling tired, and you will be enlivened by episodes when ferocity and sheer pace and power take over. And the special flair of these four is really evident in the rests, in the thoughts that are quietly interspersed, in filigree pianissimo tones and the gentlest of contact with the instruments."

When all of this coalesces, one experiences one of those very special concert evenings. And thanks to the live recording now issued as "4 Wheel Drive Live" this fleeting and precious moment will not be forgotten. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Polygon 3:44
Composed By – Michael Wollny
2    Another Day In Paradise 4:33
Composed By – Phil Collins
3    Lady Madonna 4:14
Composed By – John Lennon & Paul McCartney
4    Shadows In The Rain 3:53
Composed By – Gordon Sumner, Sting
5    Lobito 3:34
Composed By – Wolfgang Haffner
6    Maybe I‘m Amazed 3:46
Composed By – Paul McCartney
7    She‘s Always A Woman 5:44
Composed By – Billy Joel
8    Le Chat Sur Toit 5:28
Composed By – Nils Landgren
9    Just The Way You Are 4:00
Composed By – Billy Joel
10    If You Love Somebody Set Them Free 3:53
Composed By – Gordon Sumner, Sting
11    That‘s All 4:25
Composed By – Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Tony Banks
12    4WD 3:26
Composed By – Lars Danielsson
Credits :
Nils Landgren - Trombone & Vocals
Michael Wollny - Piano
Lars Danielsson - Bass & Cello
Wolfgang Haffner - Drums

LANDGREN | WOLLNY | DANIELSSON | HAFFNER — 4 Wheel Drive II (2023) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

More about the album:
Four is a winner: that was the unanimous opinion of critics and audiences alike on the first album from German-Swedish supergroup 4 Wheel Drive. The eponymous debut disc from this band of bandleaders went straight to the top spot as best-selling jazz album in Germany for2019. And the media didn’t hold back with their praise either: "Four first-league jazz musicians with pure joy of playing and a love of good pop music", said ZDF's “heute-journal” about this spirited and enjoyable group, which combines trombonist/singer Nils Landgren, pianist Michael Wollny, bassist/cellist Lars Danielsson and drummer Wolfgang Haffner. AllAboutJazz, a leading American jazz website, asked whether this album might be worth adding to a listener's collection, and answered the question succinctly:"4 sure".

The same is manifestly true of the quartet's second studio album (there was also a live concert recording "4 Wheel Drive Live" in between, released in October 2019). In "4 Wheel Drive II", it is evident that things have shifted up a gear right from the start, with the rocky, pulsating opening track "Chapter II", straight from Wollny's compositional workbench. Landgren likes to let his trombone roar like a sports car engine. In similarly dynamic vein are pieces like Danielsson's final track of the album "The Wheelers", which, thanks to Haffner's nimble brushwork, makes you think you're on a high-speed train, or indeed Wollny's powerfully swinging "Spring Dance".

Compared to the first album, there has been another change, an increase in the proportion of original compositions written by all of the participants, as Lars Danielsson, who has contributed a sensitive, poppy ballad to the new album "Just Another Hour", remarks. Interpretations of worldwide hit songs were a factor behind the huge success of the debut album, but the ratio to original compositions here is getting closer to 50:50. That said, the fuel powering 4 Wheel Drive has remained the same: this band is all about creating music from deep within, and with like-minded people whom you can absolutely and implicitly trust to be in the driving seat. "It just flows," enthuses drummer Haffner, "we're a group of close friends with nothing we need to prove, we can just go for it. I've had so many magic moments with this band, it really is incredible!"

4 Wheel Drive was officially born at the end of 2017, at a special winter concert of the Jazz Baltica Festival, and Nils Landgren has described its entire history as having been blessed by "mutual respect and mutual love.". In the new album "4 Wheel Drive II", listeners are treated to several new moments of pure magic, continuing 4 Wheel drive’s illustrious story. For example, their new instrumental version of the Simon & Garfunkel classic "Sound of Silence", has something mysteriously Nordic about it. Or their newly-cast version of the surprisingly infrequently covered Genesis ballad "Hold On My Heart" putting it into a jazz context. If there's anyone who can sing a Phil Collins number without it being embarrassing, it's Nils Landgren. That idea also applies to Elton John's "Your Song" or Paul Simon's "Still Crazy After All These Years". The courage to approach pop tunes that have become so ingrained in many people's minds from a completely different perspective pays off in full. Because within 4 Wheel Drive are four originals at work, each of whom can be recognised from the very first note they play or sing.

Michael Wollny doesn't see the playing of popular hits as a burden in any way, but rather as a freeing-up. "Songs that are so well-known give you the opportunity to be completely open to the moment," says the pianist. "In this band, the song selection allows us great freedom. It's like our concerts, where anything can happen. Drummer Haffner agrees: "There's nothing wrong with interpreting a great song in your own way. If you do it with deep conviction, you are always going to connect with people." ACT
Tracklist :
1    Chapter II 3:05
Written-By – Michael Wollny
2    Still Crazy After All These Years 5:26
Written-By – Paul Simon
3    Hold On My Heart 5:17
Written-By – Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Tony Banks
4    The Sound Of Silence 5:43
Written-By – Paul Simon
5    Just Another Minute 3:46
Written-By – Lars Danielsson, Nils Landgren
6    Sunrise 4:14
Written-By – Nils Landgren
7    Spring Dance 3:01
Written-By – Michael Wollny
8    Fields Of Gold 4:46
Written-By – Gordon M Sumner, Sting
9    April Rain 5:22
Written-By – Wolfgang Haffner
10    Your Song 4:41
Written-By – Elton John & Bernie Taupin
11    The Wheelers 4:25
Written-By – Lars Danielsson
Credits :
Nils Landgren - Trombone & Vocals
Michael Wollny - Piano
Lars Danielsson - Bass & Cello & Guitar (on 5)
Wolfgang Haffner - Drums

YOUNG FRIENDS — Great German Songbook (2005) Serie : young german jazz | FLAC (tracks+.cue) lossless

"Perhaps a groundbreaking project" - (SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG) ACT
Tracklist :
1    Du, Du Liegst Mir Am Herzen    1:39
2    Kauf Dir Einen Bunten Luftballon    5:06
3    Dein Ist Mein Ganzes Herz    4:03
4    Sie Sieht Mich Nicht    4:38
5    Nur Nicht Aus Liebe Weinen    4:49
6    Eins Und Eins    4:11
7    Auf Wiedersehn, My Dear    4:54
8    Mensch    5:38
9    Es Sungen 3 Engel    5:30
10    Ich Weiß, Es Wird Einmal Ein Wunder Geschehen    2:38
11    Strangers In The Night    5:15
Credits :
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Florian Trübsbach
Bass – Eva Kruse
Drums – Eric Schaefer
Piano – Michael Wollny
Trombone – Johannes Lauer
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Axel Schlosser

LESZEK MOŻDŻER | IIRO RANTALA | MICHAEL WOLLNY — Piano Night (2017) Serie : Jazz At Berlin Philharmonic — VII | FLAC (tracks), lossless

"Three men, three grand pianos, one feeling - jazz": this is how ZDF heute journal summed up the piano summit in the sold-out Great Hall of the Berlin Philharmonie. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Iiro Rantala–    Candide Overture 5:05
Composed By – Leonard Bernstein
2    Iiro Rantala–    Freedom 6:41
Composed By – Iiro Rantala
3    Michael Wollny & Iiro Rantala–    White Moon 6:05
Composed By – Chris Beier
4    Leszek Możdżer–    She Said She Was A Painter 4:41
Composed By – Leszek Możdżer
5    Leszek Możdżer & Iiro Rantala–    Africa 7:17
Composed By – Lars Danielsson
6    Leszek Możdżer, Iiro Rantala & Michael Wollny–    Summertime 7:53
Composed By – George Gershwin
7    Leszek Możdżer, Iiro Rantala & Michael Wollny–    La Fiesta 8:05
Composed By – Chick Corea
Credits :
Leszek Możdżer - Piano, Fender Rhodes on Summertime
Iiro Rantala - Piano
Michael Wollny - Piano
All three play Fender Rhodes, in turn, on La Fiesta

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

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

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

NILS LANDGREN — The Moon, The Stars And You (2011) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Re-release of a milestone in Swedish jazz history. An incredibly atmospheric interpretation of the rich Swedish folk tradition. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Moonshadow 5:11
Written-By – Cat Stevens
2    The Moon, The Stars And You 3:28
Written-By – Michael Wollny, Nils Landgren
3    Oh You Crazy Moon 3:34
Written-By – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
4    Joe's Moonblues 3:57
Written-By – Nils Landgren
5    Angel Of Fortune 4:52
Written-By – Cæcilie Norby, Lars Danielsson
6    Moon River 4:32
Written-By – Henry Mancini
7    Til' There Was You 3:18
Written-By – Meredith Willson
8        Stars In Your Eyes 4:28
Written-By – Herbie Hancock
9    Please Don’t Tell Me How The Story Ends 4:37
Written-By – Kris Kristofferson
10    The Moon’s A Harsh Mistress 4:45
Written-By – Jimmy Webb
11    Holofotes 5:27
Written-By – Antonio Cicero, João Bosco, Waly
12    Lost In The Stars 7:22
Written-By – Kurt Weill
Credits :
Bass – Dan Berglund (tracks: 1), James Genus (tracks: 11), Lars Danielsson (tracks: 2 to 10)
Cover [Cover Art] – Martin Noël
Drums – Kiko Freitas (tracks: 11), Rasmus Kihlberg (tracks: 2, 3, 7, 10), Robert Ikiz (tracks: 12)
Drums, Percussion – André Ferrari (tracks: 1)
Guest, Accordion – Richard Galliano (tracks: 1, 6)
Guest, Backing Band – The NDR Big Band (tracks: 10)
Guest, Drums – Steve Gadd (tracks: 4, 5, 9)
Guest, Guitar, Vocals – João Bosco (tracks: 11)
Guest, Orchestra – The Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra (tracks: 12)
Guest, Piano – Joe Sample (tracks: 4)
Piano – Michael Wollny (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 9)
Trombone – Nils Landgren (tracks: 2 to 12)
Vocals – Cæcilie Norby (tracks: 5), Nils Landgren (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 7 to 10, 12)

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

WOLLNY | KRUSE | SCHAEFER — [em] Live (2010) Serie : young german jazz | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

"The crashingly vital, interactive music of this group has arrived at the top of the world's most overpopulated jazz line-up at the moment." (U. Olshausen, FAZ) "... arguably the best jazz album of the last 25 years." (Stuart Nicholson, Jazzwise UK) ACT
Tracklist :
1    Blüten    4:23
2    Shelley    3:59
3    Phlegma Phighter    8:53
4    Sov Lilla Alma    3:39
5    Kiyoshi    4:34
6    In Water    3:33
7    Etude No. 1    3:38
8    Arsène Somnambule    5:41
9    Gorilla Biscuits    5:02
10    Break It    4:14
Credits :
Bass – Eva Kruse
Drums – Eric Schaefer
Piano – Michael Wollny

WOLLNY | KRUSE | SCHAEFER — [em] II (2006) Serie : young german jazz | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

"Fast-paced and original, a new European jazz emerges here that doesn't rely too much on either domestic or US traditions, which makes it incredibly exciting." - STEREOPLAY ACT
Tracklist :
1    Bruder    0:57
Composed By – Eric Schaefer / Eva Kruse / Michael Wollny
2    Phlegma Phighter    5:19
Composed By – Eric Schaefer
3    Funèbre    4:47
Composed By – Eric Schaefer
4    Irradians    2:07
Composed By – Eric Schaefer
5    Another Mr. Lizard    4:11
Composed By Michael Wollny
6    Moving    4:17
Composed By – Eva Kruse
7    Takashi    4:53
Composed By Michael Wollny
8    Schwester    1:06
Composed By – Eric Schaefer / Eva Kruse / Michael Wollny
9    So Will Die Sonn' Nun Untergehen    4:59
Composed By – Eric Schaefer
10    Walpurgisnacht    5:12
Composed By Michael Wollny
11    Brizzle    2:49
Composed By – Eva Kruse
12    Rica    4:39
Composed By – Eric Schaefer
13    Dance & Grow    2:49
Composed By – Eva Kruse
14    Schneefall    2:20
Composed By – Eva Kruse
15    Gorilla Biscuits    4:15
Composed By – Eric Schaefer
Credits :
Artwork, Cover – Carl Henrik Wigren
Bass – Eva Kruse
Drums – Eric Schaefer
Piano – Michael Wollny

WOLLNY | KRUSE | SCHAEFER — [em] 3 (2008) Serie : young german jazz | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

"A stroke of luck for modern jazz" - SÜDWESTPRESSE

CD of the Month: PIANO NEWS and CHOC JAZZMAN (FR) ACT
Tracklist :
1    Sempre Igor    4:03
Composed By – Eric Schaefer
2    Arsène Somnambule    5:52
Composed By – Eric Schaefer
3    Wo Leichte Kähne Fliehen    3:25
Composed By – Eric Schaefer
4    Monsters: Symmetriads    6:19
Composed By Michael Wollny
5    Ephemere Phone    1:36
Composed By – Eric Schaefer
6    Love Of Her Life    4:34
Composed By Eva Kruse
7    Nocturne    3:54
Composed By – Eric Schaefer
8    Kiyoshi    4:33
Composed By Michael Wollny
9    Lautloser Adel    3:55
Composed By Eva Kruse
10    What Kurtag Left    2:27
Composed By Eva Kruse
11    Grieg's Last Bow    2:55
Composed By Michael Wollny
12    Gravité    4:15
Composed By – Eric Schaefer
13    Redux    3:23
Composed By – Eric Schaefer
Credits :
Bass – Eva Kruse
Cover – Petra Horn
Drums – Eric Schaefer
Piano – Michael Wollny

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

THE ACT FAMILY BAND — The ACT Jubilee Concert (2012) 2CD | FLAC (tracks), lossless

The live recording of the acclaimed concert in the Laeiszhalle Hamburg: "A world-class session" (Die Bunte) for the label's 20th birthday: "with booming tutti, various trios and quartets. great programme, great applause" (Die Welt). ACT
Tracklist 1 :
1    Pasodoble 4:56
Bass – Lars Danielsson
Piano – Leszek Możdżer
Written-By – Lars Danielsson
2    Sleep Safe And Warm 5:52
Piano – Leszek Możdżer
Written-By – Krzysztof Komeda
3    Svantetic 6:03
Piano – Leszek Możdżer, Michael Wollny
Written-By – Krzysztof Komeda
4    The Tears Of Billie Blue - Clair de Lune 6:37
Bass – Lars Danielsson
Drums – Wolfgang Haffner
Guitar – Nguyên Lê
Vocals – Cæcilie Norby
Written-By – Debussy, Norby
5    Stars In Your Eyes 6:45
Bass – Lars Danielsson
Drums – Wolfgang Haffner
Piano – Michael Wollny
Trombone – Nils Landgren
Written-By – Herbie Hancock
6    Hymn 7:00
Band – The ACT Family Band
Featuring – Cæcilie Norby
Written-By – Lars Danielsson
7    This One Goes In Four 11:23
Band – The ACT Family Band
Featuring – Verneri Pohjola
Written-By – Verneri Pohjola
Tracklist 2 :
1    Little Wing 7:49
Bass – Lars Danielsson
Guitar – Nguyên Lê
Written-By – Jimi Hendrix
2    Lonely Dancer 4:58
Baritone Saxophone – Céline Bonacina
Bass – Lars Danielsson
Piano – Michael Wollny
Written-By – Michael Wollny
3    ZigZag Blues 5:47
Band – The ACT Family Band
Featuring – Céline Bonacina
Written-By – Céline Bonacina
4    Silent Way 6:14
Bass – Lars Danielsson
Drums – Wolfgang Haffner
Piano – Michael Wollny
Trombone – Nils Landgren
Written-By – Wolfgang Haffner
5    Dodge The Dodo 8:50
Band – The ACT Family Band
Featuring – Nguyên Lê, Verneri Pohjola
Written-By – Esbjörn Svensson
6    Love Is Real 5:42
Band – The ACT Family Band
Featuring – Cæcilie Norby, Nils Landgren
Written-By – Esbjörn Svensson, Josh Haden
7    Purple Haze 15:26
Band – The ACT Family Band
Featuring – Cæcilie Norby, Céline Bonacina, Nguyên Lê, Wolfgang Haffner
Written-By – Jimi Hendrix
Credits:
Nils Landgren - Trombone & Vocals
Céline Bonacina - Baritone Sax
Verneri Pohjola - Trumpet
Michael Wollny - Piano
Nguyên Lê - Guitar
Lars Danielsson - Bass
Wolfgang Haffner - Drums

Special Guests:
Cæcilie Norby - Vocals
Leszek Możdżer - Piano

MICHAEL WOLLNY'S [EM] — Wasted & Wanted (2012) 2CD | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

The album by "Germany's strongest (jazz) musical personality since Albert Mangelssdorff" (Hamburger Abendblatt): In all the crevices where convention doesn't want them, Michael Wollny's [em] explores new music. An adventure full of ingenuity, power and virtuosity. ACT
Tracklist 1 :
1    Wasted & Wanted    3:35
2    Symphony No. V, Mov 1: Trauermarsch    3:36
3    Metall    3:51
4    Blank    5:31
5    Kulintang    3:21
6    Cembalo Manifeszt    3:13
7    Wasserklavier    2:40
8    Ihr Bild    4:51
9    Nr. 10    3:30
10    Das Modell    4:09
11    Dario    3:47
12        Whiteout    5:11
Tracklist 2 :
1    Wasted & Wanted (live)    3:37
2    Blank (live)    6:23
3    Metall (live)    4:45
4    The Fearless Vampire Killers (live)    8:07
Credits :
Bass, Glockenspiel – Eva Kruse
Cover – Daniel Richter
Drums, Performer [Kulintang], Melodica – Eric Schaefer
Piano, Spinet – Michael Wollny

MICHAEL WOLLNY | VINCENT PEIRANI — Tandem (2016) 24-96Hz | FLAC (tracks), lossless

Two winners united for the first time: Michael Wollny, a 7-time ECHO Jazz awardee and "Europe's Musician of the Year" (Académie du Jazz), joins forces with Vincent Peirani, "France's Jazz Artist of the Year" (Victoires du Jazz) and 2-time ECHO Jazz winner. Together, they form a duo of two musical connoisseurs and virtuosos, simultaneously demonstrating themselves as European luminaries in the universal language of jazz. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Song Yet Untitled 4:16
Composed By – Andreas Schaerer
2    Adagio For Strings 5:45
Composed By – Samuel Barber
3    Hunter 3:55
Composed By – Björk Guðmundsdóttir
4    Bells 3:13
Composed By – Michael Wollny
5    Did You Say Rotenberg? 5:02
Composed By – Vincent Peirani
6    Sirenes 5:05
Composed By – Michael Wollny
7    Uniskate 4:03
Composed By – Vincent Peirani
8    Vignette 4:02
Composed By – Gary Peacock
9    Fourth Of July 4:33
Composed By – Sufjan Stevens
10    Travesuras 6:19
Composed By – Tomás Gubitsch
Credits :
Accordion, Producer – Vincent Peirani
Cover [Art Cover] – Jorinde Voigt
Piano, Producer – Michael Wollny