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The 8th of September 1999
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| Bandleader, composer, jazz historian, original independent label head and vibist/bass clarinetist extraordinaire - Gunter Hampel moves into the new century, assured of his place in the long history of modern (European) jazz. A professional jazz musician since 1958, he recorded for the ESP label in the mid-sixties, moved to NY in 1969 (where he still resides a few months out of the year), started his own label Birth in the early 70's and this cd is his 49th release! Gunter has continually attracted great musicians worldwide to work with, so this here ensemble of unrecognized talent is also outstanding! What makes Gunter's gigs & releases so great is that he embodies the world/history of jazz, not just the avant-garde as some may imagine. The title of this cd pays tribute to Gunter's first Birth release from 30 years ago called 'The 8th of July 1969' which featured kindred spirit - Anthony Braxton - then little known. Considering that the alto sax, bone & piano player here are all young German cats, they are well schooled in jazz history also, playing solos in that swinging, reverent spirit. From the first piece "Who's Controlling Whom?", the sextet has a sumptuous almost cool school vibe with some fine growling trombone and elegant electric piano. The trombonist continues to blow up a storm on much the freer "How Late is it in Your Life?" and also plays an inspired duet with Gunter's vibes on "Preface". "Preface II" pushes the entire sextet into the freedom terrain and they all swirl through layers of winds - bravo! "Truth I" seem to combine both older & newer styles nicely, swinging freely, surging but not going overboard, a groove with many lines swirling as one. "Truth II" was recorded live at the AlterKnit, which often had questionable sound, so here too the sound is marred by messy engineering - oh well - it is a good thing the AlterKnit is no longer, but the rest of this cd is great, anyway. |
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Gunter Hampel (vibes); Nils Wogram (trombone); Christian Weidner (alto sax); Clemens Orth (piano); Larry Roland (bass); Sadiq (drums) |
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