Witzel's Venue - Perceptions

Lipstick LIP 8963-2

German saxophonist Reiner Witzel (tenor and soprano , flute) has lived in New York for several years, where he recorded and played live with Defunct and many others - but he has also toured Africa, where he worked with Fela Kuti among others. In Germany he is also a sought after session musician and has appeared as the main male lead actor in the touring musical "Der Zauberwald" and has in supporting roles in several TV shows. On his album "Perceptions" (his first for Lipstick) he combines many music influences - in his own, very melodic funky style and with a great group of musicians under the name Witzels Venue.

He is backed by several high-class musicians on this album:

• Florian Beckmann -trumpet
• Xaver Fischer - keyboards
• Volker Heinze - bass
• Roland Peil - percussion and drums
• Martlell Beigang - drums and loops
• David Sanborn - alto sax
• Vernon Reid - electric guitar
• Roland Hoffmann - acoustic guitar
• Avenda Khadijah Ali - vocals

Sounds to check it out:

Titel	Quicktime 3.0 Sound	Comments
Goddess Of Greatness		about 140 KB
Tales Of A Century		about 140 KB
Resistance		96 KB

Click on the controls to get the streaming sound files ..

The songs:

1. The Way In
2. Goddess Of Greatness
3. Jungle Rain
4. Dance Of The Ants
5. Tales Of A Century
6. Resistance
7. Sunbeam
8. Desert Sun
9. Secret Path
10. Earth Creation
11. The Way Out

 And here is the video from a live-TV broadcast - if you dare to download or stream 2,3 MB Quicktime video (about 30 s.), click on this picture to see Witzels Venue live: