Jazz Made in Germany (Remastered) Various Artists

• 1 Orchester Erwin Lehn - How Deep Is the Ocean 09:17
• 2 Orchester Erwin Lehn - Blue Mood 09:04
• 3 Orchester Erwin Lehn - Night Train 03:15
• 4 Orchester Erwin Lehn - Sing, Sing, Sing 05:57
• 5 Orchester Erwin Lehn - The Unknown Song 07:13
• 6 Orchester Erwin Lehn - Ballade for Norma Jean 07:00
• 7 Heinz Schönberger, Paul Kuhn, Thomas Stabenow, Joe Nay - Shine 04:50
• 8 Paul Kuhn, Horst Jankowski, Peter Witte, Jörg Gebhardt - Honeysuckle Rose 07:24
• 9 Klaus Doldinger, Thomas Stabenow, Joe Nay - Well You Needn't 06:54
• 10 Helmut Brandt, Conny Jackel, Horst Jankowski, Peter Witte, Joe Nay - Nordlicht 04:43
• 11 Michael Naura, Wolfgang Schlüter - Fontainebleau 05:41
• 12 Emil Mangelsdorff, Joki Freund, Jose Gallardo, Thomas Stabenow, Joe Nay - Lennie Bird 11:16
• Total Runtime 01:22:34

Info for Jazz Made in Germany (Remastered)

This 1978 live recording gathers together some of the most prominent German and international musicians on the German jazz scene. The first of this double album set focuses on the Erwin Lehn Orchestra. Lehn headed South German Broadcasting’s jazz band for over 40 years; under his direction it became renowned for its international lineup, star-studded array of guest soloists, and hip arrangements. A swinging How Deep Is the Ocean features Texas trombonist Joe Gallardo, Dutch flugelhornist Ack van Rooyen, Swedish trombonist Bertil Strandberg, and German trumpeter Klaus Osterloh. On Horst Jankowski’s emotive, Blue Mood, the German pianist takes a couple of soulful choruses before romping into a joyous double-time. German star Max Greger struts forward with his gritty tenor sound on the R&B classic Night Train, and German clarinet great Rolf Kühn devours the Swing Era favorite, Sing, Sing, Sing. Alto saxophonist Bernd Rabe is featured on his The Unknown Song, while Hans Koller’s Ballad For Norma Jean has the German saxophonist stretching out on tenor and sopranino. The second album showcases six small groups. Popularized by Louis Armstrong, this swing version of Shine features clarinetist Heinz Schönberger and the popular German pianist Paul Kuhn. The listener is treated to two pianists on Fats Waller’s Honeysuckle Rose, as Kuhn and Jankowski trade off. Heralded for his music scores for such classic films as The NeverEnding Story and Das Boot, tenor saxophonist Klaus Doldinger along with stalwarts bassist Thomas Stabenow and drummer Joe Nay tackle Thelonious Monk’s Well You Needn’t in trio. Helmut Brandt’s pensive Nordlicht (Northern Lights) features pianist Jankowski’s reflective intro into the beautifully arranged theme. Fontainebleau has vibraphonist Wolfgang Schlüter and Michael Naura in duo ranging from free-form to structured melodic interplay. Alto saxophonist Emil Mangelsdorff and tenor saxophonist Joki Freund tip their hats to modern piano icon Lennie Tristano with an impressive foray into the kingdom of bop on Tristano’s Lennie Bird. A special album that gives the listener an aural glimpse into the depth of talent within the German jazz scene of the 70’s.

Orchester Erwin Lehn
Klaus Doldinger, tenor saxophone
Joki Freund, tenor saxophone
Helmut Brandt, baritone saxophone
Heinz Schönberger, clarinet
Paul Kuhn, piano
Horst Jankowski, piano
Michael Naura, piano
Conny Jackel, Flugelhorn
Thomas Stabenow, bass
Peter Witte, bass
Jörg Gebhardt, drums
Joe Nay, drums
Wolfgang Schlüter, vibraphone

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