KOLNER JAZZ
HAUS BIG BAND – OPEN LINES
LP JMH 04 ST –
GERMANY, 1980
An exciting
and adventurous contemporary big band outing led by Joachim Ulrich and featuring both established and upcoming musicians
who collaborated with the Kolner Jazz
Haus in the early eighties (Markus Stockhausen, Klaus Lenz, Karl
Heinz Wiberny, Georg Ruby …).
An album that proves that there was still a lot of creative music played
and recorded in Europe in the early eighties!
While it may
have been Keith Jarrett’s famous (and, IMHO, overrated) “Koln concert” that put Koln on the jazz map for the casual jazz fans,
the city had a very lively and creative jazz scene in the late 70s / early 80s
(and may still have?).
To the best
of my knowledge, this LP never made it to CD.
Shame as there is some great playing here. My favorite track is the last one, “My
You the Better”, but the whole LP is pretty good.
See Discogs
for the detail of the players.
Tracks
A1 Fly 6:54
A2 Fluorescent Stones In The River 7:45
A3 Insisting Lines 5:17
B1 Different Colours 10:13
B2 My You The Better 8:49
With thanks to
Paul D. for the rip and the scans.
Part 1: http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/14G6HMQB/KJHBB-01.rar_links
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http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/17MWDEFA/KJHBB-02.rar_links
Thanks for this post
ReplyDeleteThank you, boogieman! never heard of this band.
ReplyDeleteAs a big Lenz-devotee I had this on my watchlist. Thanks for ripping and posting!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome Arkadin. Found it in Brussels during my last holiday, with a few other German late 70s albums (Gunther Lenz, Naima, ...). Pretty cheap, nobody seems to be much interested in those obscure German LPs.
DeleteThanks new to me, looking forward to listening.
ReplyDeleteJust gave this alisten and really enjoyed it. Thanks Boogieman!
ReplyDeleteDear friend:
ReplyDeleteIf you can reupload this jewel, I would really appreciate it.
Greetings from Costa Rica
Sincerely
JRAC