'Deep Jazz' Releases New CD 'The Meeting', Following In The Footsteps Of Coltrane And Mingus
/EINPresswire.com/ Perfect Toy presents new CD 'The Meeting' by 'Jerker Kluge´s Deep Jazz', following the tradition of Blue Note and Impulse! records. DJ Gilles Peterson (BBC Worldwide) voted 'Little Sunflower' from the album on his all winners show 2011 as one of the best tracks of the year!
The group 'Deep Jazz' recorded its second album in a new exciting nonet formation. Leader and bassplayer Jerker Kluge wrote nine completely new compositions for the group, chose two classics of the genre for a new interpretation and arranged the material for the new exceptional and very special line-up.
Very special indeed are the two voice vocals, performed by singer Julia Fehenberger and pianist/vocalist Andrea Hermenau, the horn section (flute/alto, tenor and bass-clarinet) as well as the concert harp, an instrument seldom used in jazz, that adds a really special flavour to the recording. Together with the rhythm section and additional percussion the band features a unique line-up.
The musical core is the spiritual and modal jazz from the golden era of jazz in the 1960ies, but of course Kluge´s own musical ideas and influences are added, creating a very special musical cosmos, that is additionally spiced by the individual talents of the involved musicians.
"This neo-classic retro spiritual jazz album is quite a treat, sounding like classic Impulse!/Blue Note material from the 60s!", says DJ Djouls from parisdjs.com.
The group offers the highly praised track 'Little Sunflower' (written by Freddie Hubbard / Leon Thomas) as a free download on their website www.deepjazz.org
The first album 'Heaven & Earth' (Perfect Toy 2009) was played in radio stations around the world and celebrated by jazz fans and critics everywhere:
"These guys really blew us away with their debut, and we're loving them even more this time around - and can honestly say that they're one of the few contemporary combos to ever get our favorite sounds of the 70s just right - that magical music that came out on labels like Strata East and other small indies of the time - that post-Coltrane generation when musicians really stretched their skills to the heavens in search of new sounds!" says a review from dustygroove.com.
Jerker Kluge is well known in the international jazz scene for a long time with his other distinct projects as 'The Hi-Fly Orchestra', 'Hipnosis', 'Cosmic Groove Orchestra' and 'Bad Jazz Troupe'. He is one of the few bass players in the tradition of Charles Mingus, who see their own role not only as a supporting player but as a composer and innovator with a strong, unique voice.
He is influenced by artists like John and Alice Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Roland Kirk, Grachan Moncur, Sam Rivers, Freddie Hubbard, Richard Davis, Pharoah Sanders, Eric Dolphy and McCoy Tyner.
DEEP JAZZ line-up:
Julia Fehenberger (Vocals)
Andrea Hermenau (Piano, Vocals)
Florian Riedl (Flute, Alto-Saxophone)
Till Martin (Tenor-Saxophone)
Ulrich Wangenheim (Bassclarinet)
Kathrin Pechlof (Concert Harp)
Jerker Kluge (Double-Bass)
Diony Varias (Percussion)
Matthias Gmelin (Drums)
"The Meeting has a really spiritual feel to it and surpasses their impressive debut Heaven & Earth. A top album that's well worth investigating."
Tokyo Jazz Notes
"The Meeting is the amazing second album from Deep Jazz - and every bit as spiritual and soulful as the first. The arrangements, production, and execution are wonderful!"
Smooth and Jazz Radio
The album is available on all major download stores, bandcamp, and as CD and limited vinyl in selected stores worldwide.
About Deep Jazz:
Deep Jazz is a German jazz nonet, following in the footsteps of the great spiritual and modal jazz of the 1960s.
Media Contact:
Jerker Kluge
Perfect Toy Records
0049-89-32162001
http://www.deepjazz.org
PR courtesy of Online PR Media: http://bit.ly/GB3ySK
The group 'Deep Jazz' recorded its second album in a new exciting nonet formation. Leader and bassplayer Jerker Kluge wrote nine completely new compositions for the group, chose two classics of the genre for a new interpretation and arranged the material for the new exceptional and very special line-up.
Very special indeed are the two voice vocals, performed by singer Julia Fehenberger and pianist/vocalist Andrea Hermenau, the horn section (flute/alto, tenor and bass-clarinet) as well as the concert harp, an instrument seldom used in jazz, that adds a really special flavour to the recording. Together with the rhythm section and additional percussion the band features a unique line-up.
The musical core is the spiritual and modal jazz from the golden era of jazz in the 1960ies, but of course Kluge´s own musical ideas and influences are added, creating a very special musical cosmos, that is additionally spiced by the individual talents of the involved musicians.
"This neo-classic retro spiritual jazz album is quite a treat, sounding like classic Impulse!/Blue Note material from the 60s!", says DJ Djouls from parisdjs.com.
The group offers the highly praised track 'Little Sunflower' (written by Freddie Hubbard / Leon Thomas) as a free download on their website www.deepjazz.org
The first album 'Heaven & Earth' (Perfect Toy 2009) was played in radio stations around the world and celebrated by jazz fans and critics everywhere:
"These guys really blew us away with their debut, and we're loving them even more this time around - and can honestly say that they're one of the few contemporary combos to ever get our favorite sounds of the 70s just right - that magical music that came out on labels like Strata East and other small indies of the time - that post-Coltrane generation when musicians really stretched their skills to the heavens in search of new sounds!" says a review from dustygroove.com.
Jerker Kluge is well known in the international jazz scene for a long time with his other distinct projects as 'The Hi-Fly Orchestra', 'Hipnosis', 'Cosmic Groove Orchestra' and 'Bad Jazz Troupe'. He is one of the few bass players in the tradition of Charles Mingus, who see their own role not only as a supporting player but as a composer and innovator with a strong, unique voice.
He is influenced by artists like John and Alice Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Roland Kirk, Grachan Moncur, Sam Rivers, Freddie Hubbard, Richard Davis, Pharoah Sanders, Eric Dolphy and McCoy Tyner.
DEEP JAZZ line-up:
Julia Fehenberger (Vocals)
Andrea Hermenau (Piano, Vocals)
Florian Riedl (Flute, Alto-Saxophone)
Till Martin (Tenor-Saxophone)
Ulrich Wangenheim (Bassclarinet)
Kathrin Pechlof (Concert Harp)
Jerker Kluge (Double-Bass)
Diony Varias (Percussion)
Matthias Gmelin (Drums)
"The Meeting has a really spiritual feel to it and surpasses their impressive debut Heaven & Earth. A top album that's well worth investigating."
Tokyo Jazz Notes
"The Meeting is the amazing second album from Deep Jazz - and every bit as spiritual and soulful as the first. The arrangements, production, and execution are wonderful!"
Smooth and Jazz Radio
The album is available on all major download stores, bandcamp, and as CD and limited vinyl in selected stores worldwide.
About Deep Jazz:
Deep Jazz is a German jazz nonet, following in the footsteps of the great spiritual and modal jazz of the 1960s.
Media Contact:
Jerker Kluge
Perfect Toy Records
0049-89-32162001
http://www.deepjazz.org
PR courtesy of Online PR Media: http://bit.ly/GB3ySK
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