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Echoes Of Swing
BIX - A Tribute to Bix Beiderbecke

VÖ: 14.10.2016

Genre: Good Time Jazz

€20.00*

ACT 9826-2, 614427982629

Echoes of Swing:
Bernd Lhotzky / piano & musical director
Chris Hopkins / alto saxophone
Colin T. Dawson / cornet & trumpet
Oliver Mewes / drums
with
Shannon Barnett / trombone & vocals
Mulo Francel / c-melody saxophone & guitar
Pete York / drums, percussion & vocals
Henning Gailing / double bass

Special guest on Jazz Me Blues:
Emile Parisien / soprano saxophone

CD 1: A TRIBUTE TO BIX BEIDERBECKE
Curated and produced by Siggi Loch
Recorded by Stefan Gienger at Mastermixstudio Unterföhring (Munich), August 1 - 3, 2016
Mixed and mastered by Klaus Scheuermann, August 8 - 11, 2016
Mulo Francel appears courtesy of GLM Music

CD 2: BIX BEIDERBECKE ORIGINAL MUSIC
Bix Beiderbecke & His Gang
Frank Trumbauer & His Orchestra
10 historical mono recordings

Vibrant hero worship: A tribute to a often forgotten genius: Bix Beiderbecke shaped the jazz of the 1920s and later stars like Chet Baker. "Bix" takes a new perspective on his music.

Echoes Of Swing

Founded in 1997, the internationally successful jazz band specialises in classic swing and mainstream jazz. The quartet consists of trumpeter and singer Colin T. Dawson, saxophonist Chris Hopkins, pianist Bernd Lhotzky and drummer Oliver Mewes. Echoes of Swing is characterised by their refreshing interpretation of traditional jazz standards as well as their own compositions, which they present with virtuoso technique and enormous enthusiasm. With their focus on classic jazz, they have established themselves as one of the leading European swing bands.