ACT, Deutschlands „Jazzlabel des Jahres“ (ECHO Jazz 2010), beeindruckt mit cooler Werkschau
Germany’s “Jazz Label of the Year” (ECHO Jazz 2010) impresses with a showcase of cool jazz worksJazz is the music of passion and emotion; it evokes a sense of fun and great entertainment; and it’s certainly not dead – jazz is cool! This is the motto behind the fourth edition of the cult Magic Moments series from ACT Music.For Siggi Loch and his ACT label, samplers are more than just a randomly chosen selection of tracks to showcase highlights from current productions. An artistic idea is always in the foreground, as with “Jazz is cool”: 18 carefully selected, magically cool moments provide a relaxed, groove-laden atmosphere, a harmonious audio adventure with a great potential for discovery. The opener of the 70-minute “Jazz is cool” compilation is by the recently awarded ECHO Jazz Award winner, drummer Wolfgang Haffner, with the nu-jaz...
Recording Information Mastered by Klaus Scheuermann
Compilation produced by Siggi Loch
