Pirouet Jazz Compilation Vol. 2 – Cats and Dogs

Pirouet Jazz Compilation Vol. 2 – Cats and Dogs

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PIROUET Records
P.O. Box 15 17 25 · 80050 Munich · Germany
www.pirouet.com · info@pirouet.de
phone: +49-89-55 077674
Pirouet Jazz Compilation
Vol.2: Cats and Dogs
A potpourri composed of the twelve recent
PIROUET releases featuring John Abercrombie,
Bill Carrothers, Marc Copland, Jürgen Friedrich,
Pablo Held, Domenic Landolf, Dave Liebman,
Gary Peacock, Henning Sieverts, Loren Stillman,
Nicolas Thys and Robin Verheyen.
1. Disco Monkey 7:55 2. Rainy Night House 5:10 3. Dribs and Drabs 7:07 4. Like It Never Was 6:44 5. The Flight of the Eagle 5:38 6. Samarkand 4:00 7. Night Whispers 8:02 8. I Remember Clifford 5:04 9. W.E. 4:29 10. Blue in Green 6:22 11. Skin 8:32 12. O Sacrum Convivium 4:08
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Press release
Pirouet Jazz Compilation · Vol. 2: Cats and Dogs
Produced and compiled by Jason Seizer
Release: August 2010
Pirouet Records · PIT3050
press release
PIROUET Records
P.O. Box 15 17 25 · 80050 Munich · Germany
www.pirouet.com · info@pirouet.de
phone: +49-89-55 077674
marc copland
night whispers
pit3037
Marc Copland piano
Drew Gress bass
Bill Stewart drums
Night Whispers, the strongest top to buttom
and most poetic album ... Copland may possess
the most recognizable and individual
piano approach. (Downbeat, USA)
1. Emily – take one 2. The Bell Tolls 3. Night Whispers 4. Emily – take two 5. So What 6. Like it Never Was 7. Space Acres 8. Emily – take three 9. Scattered Leaves 10. I Fall in Love Too Easily
nicolas thys
virgo
pit3038
Nicolas Thys bass
Chris Cheek tenor saxophone
Ryan Scott guitar
Jon Cowherd piano
Dan Rieser drums
It’s lovingly crafted, with an
undeniably laid-back charm, and a blend
has been achieved—but at the expense
of legroom for the soloists. (The Irish Times)
1. Disco Monkey 2. 99 Ocean 3. Lucky Looser 4. It’s Been a While 5. Virgo 6. G Brazil
JÜRGEN FRIEDRICH
POLLOCK
pit3039
Jürgen Friedrich piano
John Hébert bass
Tony Moreno drums
Leaning toward the pensive and
cerebral, Pollock is a gorgeously spare and
spontaneous work. (All About Jazz, USA)
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1. Drift 2. Round Midnight 3. Ripple 4. Wayward 5. I Am Missing Her 6. Samarkand 7. Enclosed 8. Billy No Mates 9. Pollock 10. Over 11. Flauschangriff
Press release
Pirouet Jazz Compilation · Vol. 2: Cats and Dogs
Produced and compiled by Jason Seizer for Pirouet Records
Release: August 2010
Pirouet Records · PIT3050
press release
PIROUET Records
P.O. Box 15 17 25 · 80050 Munich · Germany
www.pirouet.com · info@pirouet.de
phone: +49-89-55 077674
henning siEverts symmetry
blackbird
pit3040
Henning Sieverts bass, cello
Chris Speed clarinet, tenor saxophone
Johannes Lauer trombone
Achim Kaufmann piano
John Hollenbeck drums
The album is a forest of sounds dressed in chamber-jazz
foliage and orchestral shadings. (JazzTimes, USA)
1. Wingswing 2. Dribs and Drabs 3. Ubaramarabu 4. Penguin Promenade 5. Twittering Machine 6. Blackbird/Wenn ich ein Vöglein wär’ 7. Low Owl 8. Gale in Night, Nightingale 9. E Bird 10. Half-brain Dream 11. Blues for Alice 12. O.M.’s Birthday
gary peacock &
marc copland
insight
pit30341
Gary Peacock bass
Marc Copland piano
Peacock and Copland, bass and
piano: a dream paring for
inner visions and deeper
musical perceptions.
(Jazzstation.com, USA)
1. All Blues 2. The Wanderer 3. Blue in Green 4. Rush Hour 5. River’s Run 5. Matterhorn 7. The Pond 8. Goes out Comes in 9. Late Night 10. Cavatina 11. In Your Own Sweet Way 12. Benediction 13. Sweet and Lovely
loren stillman
winter fruits
pit3042
Loren Stillman alto saxophone
Nate Radley guitar
Gary Versace organ
Ted Poor drums
The new album has a warmly balanced
sound—but it also highlights the practical
hurdle facing any jazz ensemble without
a designated frontman, even one as unassuming
as Mr. Stillman. (The New York Times)
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1. Muted Dreams 2. Skin 3. Man of Mystery 4. With You 5. Like a Magic Kiss 6. A Song to Be Played 7. Winter Fruits 8. Puffy
Press release
Pirouet Jazz Compilation · Vol. 2: Cats and Dogs
Produced and compiled by Jason Seizer for Pirouet Records
Release: August 2010
Pirouet Records · PIT3050
press release
PIROUET Records
P.O. Box 15 17 25 · 80050 Munich · Germany
www.pirouet.com · info@pirouet.de
phone: +49-89-55 077674
robin verheyen
starbound
pit3043
Robin Verheyen soprano & tenor sax
Bill Carrothers piano
Nicolas Thys bass
Dré Pallemaerts drums
Starbound is an impressive
introduction to a unique voice.
Verheyen brings a fresh,
ensemble-driven approach to
contemporary jazz. (Jazzreview.com)
1. On the House 2. Boechout 3. The Flight of the Eagle 4. Starbound 5. Lamenting 6. Roscopaje 7. Waves 8. Long Island City 9. Narcis 10. Tree Line 11. I Wish I Knew
marc copland
alone
pit3044
Marc Copland piano
Marc Copland is one of the best
pianists in jazz history, an underrated
artist who’s in the same creative level
of Keith Jarrett and Ahmad Jamal.
(Jazzstation.com)
1. Soul Eyes 2. I Don’t Know Where I Stand 3. Night Whispers 4. Into the Silence 5. Rainy Night House 6. I Should Care 7. Fall 8. Blackboard 9. Michael from Mountains 10. Hi Lily Hi Lo
pablo held
music
pit3045
Pablo Held piano
Robert Landfermann bass
Jonas Burgwinkel drums
At 23, he has time on his side,
but right now he’s one of the most
satisfying pianists around, and thriving
in the context of this supple, inventive
and flexible trio. (The Irish Times)
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1. Encore 2. I Have a Dream 3. Desire 4. Monn 44 5. O Sacrum Convivium 6. Nearness 7. Log Lady 8. Music 9. Klartraum 10. Arista
Press release
Pirouet Jazz Compilation · Vol. 2: Cats and Dogs
Produced and compiled by Jason Seizer for Pirouet Records
Release: August 2010
Pirouet Records · PIT3050
press release
PIROUET Records
P.O. Box 15 17 25 · 80050 Munich · Germany
www.pirouet.com · info@pirouet.de
phone: +49-89-55 077674
BILL CARROTHERS
joy spring
pit3036
Bill Carrothers piano
Drew Gress bass
Bill Stewart drums
Joy Spring zeros in on a smaller
slice of a more recent history:
the music of died-too-young hard bop
trumpeter Clifford Brown. This is a masterfully
sequenced album. (All About Jazz, USA)
1. junior’s arrival 2. joy spring 2. jacqui 2. gerkin for perkin 2.
delilah 2. gertrude’s bounce 2. jordu 2. daahoud 2. time 2.
powell’s prances 2. tiny capers 2. i remember clifford
domenic landolf
new brighton
pit3037
Domenic Landolf tenor sax, bass clarinet, alto flute
Patrice Moret bass
Dejan Terzic drums, glockenspiel
The set as a whole has a suite-like quality
of interconnectedness.The pace is measured
and introspective, and reverential, leaving the
ring of a familiar melody lingering at the end
of a fine set of sounds. (All About Jazz, USA)
1. Lehar 2. Storm Chaser 3. Les bouts du Monde 4. W.E. 5. Calling the Spirits 6. Cho Oyu 7. Enchanted Beans 8. Fjord 9. Kululeka 10. Malstrom 11. New Brighton 12. The Beatles Go East 13. My Old Flame
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five on one
pit3038
Dave Liebman tenor and soprano saxophone
John Abercrombie guitar
Marc Copland piano
Drew Gress bass
Billy Hart drums
Five incisive figures find an intimacy and intensity that is
rare among all-star ensembles. A stylistically diverse collection
of eight originals and one standard, the album evinces an
impression of vibrant unity, intimate warmth, wide-open exploration and completley natural group interplay. (Downbeat, USA)
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1. Sendup 2. Like it Never Was 3. Childmoon Smile 4. Four on One 5. Lost Horizon 6. Retractable Cell 7. My Refrain 8. Lullaby for Imke 9. You and the Night and the Music
Press release
Pirouet Jazz Compilation · Vol. 2: Cats and Dogs
Produced and compiled by Jason Seizer for Pirouet Records
Release: August 2010
Pirouet Records · PIT3050