NGUYÊN LÊ DUOS | PAOLO FRESU | DHAFER YOUSSEF — Homescape (2006) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

A breeze from Sardinia, the hypnotic essence of the Orient, and the enigmatic allure of the Asian world blended with electronic sounds. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Stranieri 5:59
Written-By – Nguyên Lê, Paolo Fresu
2    Byzance 4:24
Written-By – Dhafer Youssef, Nguyên Lê
3    Muqqam 2:43
Written-By – Dhafer Youssef
4    Mali Iwa 6:26
Written-By – Nguyên Lê
5    Zafaran 6:00
Written-By – Dhafer Youssef, Nguyên Lê
6    Domus Janas 2:17
Written-By – Nguyên Lê, Paolo Fresu
7    Kithâra 2:18
Written-By – Dhafer Youssef
8    Chelsea Bridge 3:00
Written-By – Billy Strayhorn
9    Safina 3:26
Written-By – Dhafer Youssef, Nguyên Lê
10    Des Prés 2:19
Written-By – Nguyên Lê, Paolo Fresu
11    Thang Long 5:32
Written-By – Nguyên Lê
12    Neon 3:11
Written-By – Nguyên Lê, Paolo Fresu
13    Mangustao 7:25
Written-By – Dominique Borker
14    Lacrima Christi 3:13
Written-By – Nguyên Lê, Paolo Fresu
15    Beyti 2:53
Written-By – Dhafer Youssef, Nguyên Lê
Credits :
Nguyên Lê – Electric, Acoustic, Fretless, Synthesizer, e-bow, Vietnamese Guitars, Computer programming & electronics
Paolo Fresu – Trumpet, Fluegelhorn & electronics
Dhafer Youssef – Oud, Vocals & electronics

NGUYÊN LÊ — 3 Three Trios (1997) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Nguyên Lê is a fusion guitarist who has versatility, leaves space, and does not mind caressing a melody now and then. On 3 Trios, he is heard with three different trios, all of which are impressive and engage in close interplay with the leader. Scott Yanow
"Three trios - and each of them sounds diverse, as if the virtuosity of three guitarists is at play." - ROLLING STONE ACT
Tracklist :
Three Trios    (9:43)
1    Silk    3:24
2    Silver    2:29
3    Sand    3:50
4    Dance Of The Comet    6:02
5    Foow    7:50
6    Kinderhund    3:31
7    Woof    6:56
8    Idoma    5:27
9    La Parfum    5:39
10    Blue Monkey    6:09
11    Straight No Chaser    3:35
Credits :
Nguyên Lê - El. & Electroacoustic Guitars, Guitar-Synth and E-bow
Marc Johnson - Acoustic Bass
Peter Erskine - Drums
Dieter Ilg - Acoustic Bass
Danny Gottlieb - Drums
Renaud Garcia-Fons - Acoustic Bass

JULIAN & ROMAN WASSERFUHR — Landed in Brooklyn (2017) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

With their fifth album, Julian & Roman Wasserfuhr have embarked on a journey to the homeland of jazz and landed in the international jazz hotspot: New York. There, they teamed up with American jazz stars Donny McCaslin, Tim Lefebvre, and Nate Wood, opening another chapter in their impressive career with "Landed in Brooklyn." ACT
Tracklist :
1    Bernie's Tune    5:50
2    Tutto    5:11
3    Tinderly    7:25
4    Carlo    6:06
5    Durch Den Monsun 8:19
Written- By – B. Kaulitz, D. Roth, D. Jost, P. Benzner, P. Hoffmann
6    S.N.C.F.    6:05
7    Ella    4:44
8    Seven Days 5:44
Written-By – G. M. Sumner, Sting
– BONUS TRACK –
9    First Rays Of Dawn     7:31
Credits :
Julian Wasserfuhr - Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Roman Wasserfuhr - Piano, Marimba, Seaboard
Donny McCaslin - Tenor Saxophone
Tim Lefebvre - Electric & Double Bass
Nate Wood - Drums

DAERR | SIEVERTS | JÜTTE — Germany 12 Points > Celebrating Ralph Siegel (2006) Serie : young german jazz | FLAC (tracks+.cue) lossless

"This is how schlager finally becomes fun." - STEREOPLAY ACT
Tracklist :
1    Du Kannst Nicht Immer 17 Sein    5:44
2    Dschingis Khan (Blue)    6:03
3    Griechischer Wein 3:12
Composed By – Udo Jürgens
Lyrics By – Michael Kunze
4    Ein Bisschen Frieden I    6:49
5    Dschingis Khan (Swing)    3:15
6    Do You Speak English    3:20
7    Theater    4:06
8    Dann Heirat Doch Dein Büro    3:20
9    Moskau    5:21
10    Dschingis Khan (Reggae)    2:28
11    Fiesta Mexicana    2:09
12    Ein Bisschen Frieden II    6:48
13    Lass Die Sonne In Dein Herz    2:58
Credits :
Carsten Daerr – Piano
Henning Sieverts – Bass, Cello
Bastian Jütte- Drums

DANIELSSON | DELL | LANDGREN — Salzau Music On The Water (2006) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

"This recording exudes a rare tranquility, with which one can encounter the constraints of everyday life in a beautiful way"-(JAZZTHETIK)

More about the album:
What makes the installation “Music on the Water“ by Ilya Kabakov & Vladimir Tarasov, situated on the palace pond in Salzau so unique, is the way it captures the essence of music. It was exactly ten years ago, that the two artists created their idea of a visual “field of sound” in Salzau, and the pier in the pond that seems so raw and artless, has held a strange kind of magical attraction ever since. In the book about “Music on the Water”, Kabakov himself has said that “notes, sounds create a field of energy, a special ambience.” Music is experienced as something that happens in a space. “The notes arrange themselves in this ambience, and each of us wanders through a space on its energy map.”

What can the visitor expect? The construction itself seems unfinished; time itself seems to have stopped. A scaffolding has been put up, walls are missing, a stone thrown would find no windows. The distinction between inside and outside has been rendered meaningless. The place provides no cover. Steel wires span the beams that hold no roof, and from them hang various everyday objects such as knives and forks as well as some metal sound rods. The wind breathes through the pier and draws quiet sounds from the objects touching each other.

In all these years I have rarely experienced a summer festival in which this place didn’t attract visitors, enticing them to stay. It has a melancholy atmosphere; it draws us away from “the inevitability of everyday stress“ (Thomas Deecke in “Music on the Water“).

But not until the festival year 2005 did the JazzBaltica artists discover the installation as a place for their music. The initiative had come from Siggi Loch, who had been a regular visitor to the installation. And he knew about the magical atmosphere of the early morning hours at “Music on the Water“. It was exactly at 6 o’clock on the morning of Monday the 4th of July 2005, and after the festival and the session at the palace, that Lars Danielsson, Christopher Dell and Nils Landgren carried their instruments past the tents of the campers and set themselves up, just as the sun was rising. At first only a few guests were present as they sounded the first hesitant, restrained notes – soft like the morning dew. They were accompanied by birdsong, protesting swans on the pond and the sound of the morning wind in the web of knives and forks above the three musicians.

Rarely has music found its way back to its source in this way. It was an extraordinary example of musical silence. Kabakov und Tarasov would have enjoyed this space filled with sound playing a tangible leading role in their installation.

JazzBaltica itself has never ended more aptly than on this early morning in the Salzau palace gardens. ACT
Tracklist :
Salzau Music On The Water    
1        Part I    9:17
2        Part II    4:51
3        Part III    7:39
4        Part IV    6:54
5        Part V    2:45
6        Part VI    5:53
7        Part VII    6:18
8        Part VIII    1:48
9        Part IX    3:21
10        Part X    3:04
11        Part XI    10:50
Credits :
Lars Danielsson – Bass
Christopher Dell – Vibraphone, Speech
Nils Landgren - Trombone