30.10.24

LARS DANIELSSON | MARIUS NESET | MORTEN LUND — Sun Blowing (2016) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

The magic of the first time - that's jazz: Nowadays, something like this rarely happens in jazz: Three musicians, all living in Copenhagen, spontaneously enter the studio, play together for the first time, and create a moment of jazz brilliance. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Little Jump 4:42
Composed By – Lars Danielsson
2    Sun Blowing 4:11
Composed By – Lars Danielsson
3    Up North 5:17
Composed By – Morten Lund
4    Salme 8:58
Composed By – Marius Neset
5    Folksong 5:19
Composed By – Lars Danielsson
6    Evening Song For B 4:23
Composed By – Morten Lund
7    Blå 4:01
Composed By – Lars Danielsson
8    The Cost Of Living 7:13
Composed By – Don Grolnick
Credits :
Bass – Lars Danielsson
Drums – Morten Lund
Painting [Cover Art Based On A Painting By] – Wilhelm Morgner
Tenor Saxophone – Marius Neset

WOLFGANG HAFFNER — Kind of Spain (2017) 24-48Hz | FLAC (tracks), lossless

"Kind of Spain" is, after the 50s-cool jazz and bop excursions on "Kind of Cool", Wolfgang Haffner's second ACT album with an acoustic band. The sextet creates introverted, warm, atmospheric soundscapes to which some might dream themselves onto a rooftop terrace in Granada at night. ACT
Tracklist :
1    For Vince & Arif 1:16
Composed By – Dell, Stelter, Lundgren, Danielsson, Studnitzky, Haffner
2    Pasodoble 4:22
Composed By – Lars Danielsson
3    El Faro 4:25
Composed By – Wolfgang Haffner
4    Children Of Sanchez 4:02
Composed By – Chuck Mangione
5    Tres Notas Para Decir Te Quiero 4:29
Composed By – Vicente Amigo
6    El Vito 4:21
 – Traditional
Arranged By – Lars Danielsson, Wolfgang Haffner

7    El Chaos 4:46
Composed By – Dell, Stelter, Lundgren, Danielsson, Studnitzky, Haffner
8    Concierto De Aranjuez 4:02
Composed By – Joaquín Rodrigo
9    Tàpies 1:12
Composed By – Daniel Stelter, Lars Danielsson, Wolfgang Haffner
10    Salinas 3:52
Composed By – Wolfgang Haffner
11    Recuerdos De La Alhambra 5:14
Composed By – Francisco Tárrega
12    Spain 2:43
Composed By – Chick Corea
13    Capricho Arabe 4:09
Composed By – Francisco Tárrega
Credits :
Bass – Lars Danielsson
Cover [Cover Art] – Gert & Uwe Tobias
Drums – Wolfgang Haffner
Guitar – Daniel Stelter
Piano – Jan Lundgren
Trumpet – Sebastian Studnitzky
Vibraphone – Christopher Dell

29.10.24

MO' BLOW — For Those About to Funk (2011) Serie : young german jazz | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

 As "one of the hottest club bands" (Berliner Zeitung) and winner of the audience and jury prize at the Berlin Jazz & Blues Award, "Mo' Blow" give jazz a leg up. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Fried Chocolate 4:26
Written-By – Mo' Blow
Trombone – Nils Landgren
2    Eleven Feels Like Heaven    4:25
Written-By – Matti Klein
3    Along Came Mag 4:16
Written-By – Mo' Blow
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Magnus Lindgren
Trombone – Nils Landgren

Vocals – Magnum Coltrane Price
4    Mac Tough 5:36
Written-By – Pat Martino
Guitar – Torsten Goods
5    Grandpa's Fairytale    6:16
Written-By – Matti Klein
6    Volkman's Van 4:19
Written-By – Mo' Blow
Trombone – Nils Landgren

7    Groomsman    5:01
Written-By – Mo' Blow
8    Mo’bilé 6:10
Written-By – Mo' Blow
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Magnus Lindgren

9    New Meditation 3:21
Written-By – Mo' Blow
Guitar – Torsten Goods

10    Ricky The Lobster    4:11
Written-By – Felix F. Falk
11    75 Percent In Love    4:49
Written-By – Felix F. Falk
Credits :
Bass, Producer [Additional] – Tobias Fleischer
Drums – André Seidel
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Matti Klein
Saxophone, Didgeridoo, Percussion – Felix F. Falk
Photography By [Cover] – Siggi Loch

JACOB KARLZON 3 — Shine (2014) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

 "Radiant." If one word describes both the music and the personality of Jacob Karlzon, it's this one. He doesn't concern himself much with questions about which genre to assign his music to. He prefers to call it "improvised instrumental music" and joyfully and tastefully draws from the best of two worlds—the openness, experimentation, and energy of jazz and the power and catchiness of pop. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Shine    6:43
Composed By – Jacob Karlzon
2    Bubbles    4:39
Composed By – Jacob Karlzon
3    I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For 4:52
Composed By – U2
4    Outsourced    5:55
Composed By – Jacob Karlzon
5    Metropolis    5:42
Composed By – Jacob Karlzon
6    Inner Hills    5:43
Composed By – Jacob Karlzon
7    One More Day    6:48
Composed By – Jacob Karlzon
8    Screening Self    4:20
Composed By – Jacob Karlzon
9    A Thousand Conclusions    6:42
Composed By – Jacob Karlzon
Credits :
Bass – Hans Andersson
Cover [Cover Art] – Jiri Geller
Drums – Robert Mehmet Ikiz
Piano, Keyboards [Keys], Synth, Programmed By – Jacob Karlzon

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

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: ...