Pirouet Jazz Compilation Vol. 2 – Cats and Dogs
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Pirouet Jazz Compilation Vol. 2 – Cats and Dogs
press release PIROUET Records P.O. Box 15 17 25 · 80050 Munich · Germany www.pirouet.com · [email protected] phone: +49-89-55 077674 Pirouet Jazz Compilation Vol.2: Cats and Dogs A potpourri composed of the twelve recent PIROUET releases featuring John Abercrombie, Bill Carrothers, Marc Copland, Jürgen Friedrich, Pablo Held, Domenic Landolf, Dave Liebman, Gary Peacock, Henning Sieverts, Loren Stillman, Nicolas Thys and Robin Verheyen. 1. Disco Monkey 7:55 2. Rainy Night House 5:10 3. Dribs and Drabs 7:07 4. Like It Never Was 6:44 5. The Flight of the Eagle 5:38 6. Samarkand 4:00 7. Night Whispers 8:02 8. I Remember Clifford 5:04 9. W.E. 4:29 10. Blue in Green 6:22 11. Skin 8:32 12. O Sacrum Convivium 4:08 1 Press release Pirouet Jazz Compilation · Vol. 2: Cats and Dogs Produced and compiled by Jason Seizer Release: August 2010 Pirouet Records · PIT3050 press release PIROUET Records P.O. Box 15 17 25 · 80050 Munich · Germany www.pirouet.com · [email protected] phone: +49-89-55 077674 marc copland night whispers pit3037 Marc Copland piano Drew Gress bass Bill Stewart drums Night Whispers, the strongest top to buttom and most poetic album ... Copland may possess the most recognizable and individual piano approach. (Downbeat, USA) 1. Emily – take one 2. The Bell Tolls 3. Night Whispers 4. Emily – take two 5. So What 6. Like it Never Was 7. Space Acres 8. Emily – take three 9. Scattered Leaves 10. I Fall in Love Too Easily nicolas thys virgo pit3038 Nicolas Thys bass Chris Cheek tenor saxophone Ryan Scott guitar Jon Cowherd piano Dan Rieser drums It’s lovingly crafted, with an undeniably laid-back charm, and a blend has been achieved—but at the expense of legroom for the soloists. (The Irish Times) 1. Disco Monkey 2. 99 Ocean 3. Lucky Looser 4. It’s Been a While 5. Virgo 6. G Brazil JÜRGEN FRIEDRICH POLLOCK pit3039 Jürgen Friedrich piano John Hébert bass Tony Moreno drums Leaning toward the pensive and cerebral, Pollock is a gorgeously spare and spontaneous work. (All About Jazz, USA) 2 1. Drift 2. Round Midnight 3. Ripple 4. Wayward 5. I Am Missing Her 6. Samarkand 7. Enclosed 8. Billy No Mates 9. Pollock 10. Over 11. Flauschangriff Press release Pirouet Jazz Compilation · Vol. 2: Cats and Dogs Produced and compiled by Jason Seizer for Pirouet Records Release: August 2010 Pirouet Records · PIT3050 press release PIROUET Records P.O. Box 15 17 25 · 80050 Munich · Germany www.pirouet.com · [email protected] phone: +49-89-55 077674 henning siEverts symmetry blackbird pit3040 Henning Sieverts bass, cello Chris Speed clarinet, tenor saxophone Johannes Lauer trombone Achim Kaufmann piano John Hollenbeck drums The album is a forest of sounds dressed in chamber-jazz foliage and orchestral shadings. (JazzTimes, USA) 1. Wingswing 2. Dribs and Drabs 3. Ubaramarabu 4. Penguin Promenade 5. Twittering Machine 6. Blackbird/Wenn ich ein Vöglein wär’ 7. Low Owl 8. Gale in Night, Nightingale 9. E Bird 10. Half-brain Dream 11. Blues for Alice 12. O.M.’s Birthday gary peacock & marc copland insight pit30341 Gary Peacock bass Marc Copland piano Peacock and Copland, bass and piano: a dream paring for inner visions and deeper musical perceptions. (Jazzstation.com, USA) 1. All Blues 2. The Wanderer 3. Blue in Green 4. Rush Hour 5. River’s Run 5. Matterhorn 7. The Pond 8. Goes out Comes in 9. Late Night 10. Cavatina 11. In Your Own Sweet Way 12. Benediction 13. Sweet and Lovely loren stillman winter fruits pit3042 Loren Stillman alto saxophone Nate Radley guitar Gary Versace organ Ted Poor drums The new album has a warmly balanced sound—but it also highlights the practical hurdle facing any jazz ensemble without a designated frontman, even one as unassuming as Mr. Stillman. (The New York Times) 3 1. Muted Dreams 2. Skin 3. Man of Mystery 4. With You 5. Like a Magic Kiss 6. A Song to Be Played 7. Winter Fruits 8. Puffy Press release Pirouet Jazz Compilation · Vol. 2: Cats and Dogs Produced and compiled by Jason Seizer for Pirouet Records Release: August 2010 Pirouet Records · PIT3050 press release PIROUET Records P.O. Box 15 17 25 · 80050 Munich · Germany www.pirouet.com · [email protected] phone: +49-89-55 077674 robin verheyen starbound pit3043 Robin Verheyen soprano & tenor sax Bill Carrothers piano Nicolas Thys bass Dré Pallemaerts drums Starbound is an impressive introduction to a unique voice. Verheyen brings a fresh, ensemble-driven approach to contemporary jazz. (Jazzreview.com) 1. On the House 2. Boechout 3. The Flight of the Eagle 4. Starbound 5. Lamenting 6. Roscopaje 7. Waves 8. Long Island City 9. Narcis 10. Tree Line 11. I Wish I Knew marc copland alone pit3044 Marc Copland piano Marc Copland is one of the best pianists in jazz history, an underrated artist who’s in the same creative level of Keith Jarrett and Ahmad Jamal. (Jazzstation.com) 1. Soul Eyes 2. I Don’t Know Where I Stand 3. Night Whispers 4. Into the Silence 5. Rainy Night House 6. I Should Care 7. Fall 8. Blackboard 9. Michael from Mountains 10. Hi Lily Hi Lo pablo held music pit3045 Pablo Held piano Robert Landfermann bass Jonas Burgwinkel drums At 23, he has time on his side, but right now he’s one of the most satisfying pianists around, and thriving in the context of this supple, inventive and flexible trio. (The Irish Times) 4 1. Encore 2. I Have a Dream 3. Desire 4. Monn 44 5. O Sacrum Convivium 6. Nearness 7. Log Lady 8. Music 9. Klartraum 10. Arista Press release Pirouet Jazz Compilation · Vol. 2: Cats and Dogs Produced and compiled by Jason Seizer for Pirouet Records Release: August 2010 Pirouet Records · PIT3050 press release PIROUET Records P.O. Box 15 17 25 · 80050 Munich · Germany www.pirouet.com · [email protected] phone: +49-89-55 077674 BILL CARROTHERS joy spring pit3036 Bill Carrothers piano Drew Gress bass Bill Stewart drums Joy Spring zeros in on a smaller slice of a more recent history: the music of died-too-young hard bop trumpeter Clifford Brown. This is a masterfully sequenced album. (All About Jazz, USA) 1. junior’s arrival 2. joy spring 2. jacqui 2. gerkin for perkin 2. delilah 2. gertrude’s bounce 2. jordu 2. daahoud 2. time 2. powell’s prances 2. tiny capers 2. i remember clifford domenic landolf new brighton pit3037 Domenic Landolf tenor sax, bass clarinet, alto flute Patrice Moret bass Dejan Terzic drums, glockenspiel The set as a whole has a suite-like quality of interconnectedness.The pace is measured and introspective, and reverential, leaving the ring of a familiar melody lingering at the end of a fine set of sounds. (All About Jazz, USA) 1. Lehar 2. Storm Chaser 3. Les bouts du Monde 4. W.E. 5. Calling the Spirits 6. Cho Oyu 7. Enchanted Beans 8. Fjord 9. Kululeka 10. Malstrom 11. New Brighton 12. The Beatles Go East 13. My Old Flame contact five on one pit3038 Dave Liebman tenor and soprano saxophone John Abercrombie guitar Marc Copland piano Drew Gress bass Billy Hart drums Five incisive figures find an intimacy and intensity that is rare among all-star ensembles. A stylistically diverse collection of eight originals and one standard, the album evinces an impression of vibrant unity, intimate warmth, wide-open exploration and completley natural group interplay. (Downbeat, USA) 5 1. Sendup 2. Like it Never Was 3. Childmoon Smile 4. Four on One 5. Lost Horizon 6. Retractable Cell 7. My Refrain 8. Lullaby for Imke 9. You and the Night and the Music Press release Pirouet Jazz Compilation · Vol. 2: Cats and Dogs Produced and compiled by Jason Seizer for Pirouet Records Release: August 2010 Pirouet Records · PIT3050