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| MPS Records 1965-1969: Nathan Davis, Eugen Cicero, Jonny Teupen, Wolfgang Dauner et al. MPS Records New Digital Releases Digital Mastered for iTunes Distribution: Edel:Kultur/ Kontor New Media Releases: November 20th, 2015 (Exclusively on iTunes) Nathan Davis Quintet Featuring Carmell Jones – The Hip Walk The Hip Walk is a superb album of soulful, swinging jazz – the perfect companion when you feel the need to get in the groove! Considered one of Nathan Davis' best albums, and long a collector's item, The Hip Walk was recorded in 1965, a time when the Afro-American Davis lived in Europe, working with such legends as Kenny Clarke, Eric Dolphy, and Art Blakey. Nathan's Kansas City school mate, trumpeter Carmell Jones comes along for the ride. Jones played trumpet on Horace Silver's classic 1965 Song for My Father – 'nuff said about his credentials! Nathan's rhythm section represents the underpinning of one of the greatest big bands of the time, Kenny Clarke and Francy Boland, with Jimmy Woode. Eugen Cicero – In Town The Romanian Eugen Cicero was a Wunderkind, performing his first piano concert with a symphony orchestra at the age of six. He was acknowledged as an "all-around entertainer, someone who gives a damn about stylistic borders and takes whatever is useful, from Bach to Cole Porter". Cicero and the MPS "house rhythm section" of bassist Peter Witte and drummer Charly Antolini display an uncanny empathy throughout. Autumn Leaves sounds as if Schuman's Kinderscenen might have been played out in Harlem. Und Bach? from Johann Sebastian's Prelude in C Minor rates as "the most intensive and dynamic of the wave of modern Bach-to-jazz recordings (Joachim E. Berendt). Amazing music by a pianist with the sensibilities of the great classical and jazz interpreters at his fingertips. Wolfgang Dauner Quartett, Elsie Bianchi Trio, Dieter Reith Quintett & Modern Jazz Group Freiburg – Piano X 4 Stuttgarter Dauner approaches legendary status as one of Germany's most inventive pianist-composers. Swiss pianist Elsie Bianchi was popular throughout the 50's and 60's as pianist/pianist (MPS's The Sweetest Sound from the August 28 iTunes releases). Dieter Reith co-wrote the music for 1972 Munich Olympics and worked with the likes of Stan Getz and Art Farmer. 'Waldi' Heidepriem, founder and pianist of the Modern Jazz Group Freiburg, was a force in the South German music scene; with tightly knit arrangements and Impressive trumpet and sax solos his quintet shows off the high quality of play in mid-60's Germany. An enlightening listen to some of the best young German players of the era. Jonny Teupen – Play Harp The harp may not be considered a major instrument in jazz yet the instrument has a long and continuing history in the music. Jonny Teupen belongs to the European part of that history. Much sought-after for his ability to fit in both classical and pop musical worlds, Teupen played with the Berlin City Opera, and performed in concert and on radio and TV throughout Europe. On Play Harp, Teupen intertwines baroque with mainstream jazz, and in so doing weaves a colorfully rich musical tapestry. An all-star rhythm section includes three Afro-American stalwarts, bebop drum legend Kenny Clarke, bassist Jimmy Woode, known for his work with Duke Ellington, and reed player Sahib Shihab. Harpsichord, vocals, and a string quartet thread their ways into the works as well. The music varies from intimate quartet to full-blown chamber orchestra, but the intent is the same: to demonstrate that baroque swings. write your comments about the article :: © 2015 Jazz News :: home page |