Four Plus Six
(Jazzline JL 11144-2 )
Four plus Six is a project developed by composer/arranger/producer Harald Banter and the german radio station WDR over several years.
The bandleader assembled some of Germany`s top jazz musicians for sessions at the best recording studios available in the area around Cologne and gave them room to develop ideas which were not directly commercially usable.
The musicians include the six-piece rhythm section the legendary keyboard player Rainer Brüninghaus as well as pianist Vladislav Sendecky, bassman Thomas Heidepriem, drummer Willy Ketzer and guitarist/singer Peter Fessler as well as vibraphonist Matthias Haus.The 4 in the title represents the reeds.
The music is sometimes experimental and somtimes straight jazz or jazz-rock with a very unique twist - and in one case singer Peter Fessler, who became famous with the pop-group "Trio Rio" shows that he can handle latin jazz as well as straight pop.
- Hein v. Herrmann -ss, flute
- Hugo Read - as, flute
- Peter Schulte - ss, as
- Victor Burghardt - as
The tunes:
- St. Thomas ( classic Sonny Rollins arranged for the group)
- This Is Not 4 U (jazz-rock tune)
- Separated Twins (piano - vibes duo)
- Lisboa (latin tune)
- Folk Song ( based on a folk song - orchsetral chaning into a waltz) click on name for 200 KB WAV file, 20 sec. of music 8 bit, 11 k, mono
- Once Upon A Time (fast swing tune) click on name for 230 KB WAV file, 22 sec. of music 8 bit, 11 k, mono
- Your Eyes (latin ballad featuring singer Peter Fessler) click on name for 250 KB WAV file, 23 sec. of music 8 bit, 11 k, mono
- Chorino (Lyle Mays composition re-arranged)
- Gesang Der Schwaene (Bossa Nova)
- Brazilian Nights (latin song by Peter Fessler)
- A Contre Coeur (a ballad featuring the saxophones)
- The Storm (jazz-rock on a latin base)
Author: Alex Merck , e-mail: 73233.557@compuserve.com
Last Updated: 03.04.1996