"Das ist neuer intelligenter Jazz, made in Germany"
(SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG)
Sentimental? Certainly not! Also not naïve, as it was with the New German Wave (NDW) in the early 80s. In fact, rather realistic! And self-confident! The blue eyes are wide open - looking attentively, aggressively and critically at the big wide world. On to it, but not too old. jazzIndeed! Young German Jazz: take two.The first release by the outstanding trio [em] has gone extremely well, with the band being thanked by Germany’s biggest national daily newspaper, the Süddeutsche Zeitung, for saving German jazz through tension and humour: "A self-confident, unique statement from a young German scene that can hold its own on the international stage. Wollny, Kruse and Schäfer conjure up an astonishing sound with corners and edges, with hair-raising tones and jagged rhythms" writes the newspaper."As the first of a new CD serie...
line upMichael Schiefel - vocals, electronic
Jan von Klewitz - alto saxophone
Bene Aperdannier - piano, keyboards
Paul Kleber - bass
Rainer Winch - drums, percussion
Track # 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11
Recorded by Ulf Drechsel at SFB
Mixed by Volker Meitz
Mastered by Klaus Scheuermann
Produced by jazzIndeed & Volker Meitz
Track # 1, 4, 7, 8, 12
Recorded by Rainer Robben at AudioCue
Mixed by Teo Schulte
Mastered by Klaus Scheuermann
Produced by jazzIndeed
