Echoes Of Swing Travelin'

Most jazz musicians are also travellers. Their places of work are the clubs and festivals of the world, so they are always on the go. This “tour de force” has been going on for 20 years. A reason then to celebrate, which is perhaps best done by re-tracing the journey, reviving memories of things experienced, and looking at all that travelling involves.
Most jazz musicians are also travellers. Their places of work are the clubs and festivals of the world, so they are always on the go. Echoes of Swing, however, has another dimension: This quartet is also on a journey through time, going back to classic jazz from the 20’s to the 50’s, bringing it into the present day and shaping it for the future. This “tour de force” has been going on for 20 years. A reason then to celebrate, which is perhaps best done by re-tracing the journey, reviving memories of things experienced, and looking at all that travelling involves.We’re off on a thrilling round-the-world musical journey from the moment Chris Hopkins’ “Orient Express” rolls in. The wagons are full of sounds which range from blues to Arabic music, and as we move along the track, we’re noticing all kinds of shifting harmonies and tempo chan...

Selections:

Side A
1. Orient Express
2. Volare
3. The Old Country
4. On A Slow Goat Through China
5. The Wreck of Good Hope
6. The Fiji Hula Bula
7. Where Or When
Side B
1. On A Turquoise Cloud
2. Cabin In The Sky
3. Gan Hyem (Going Home)
4. Southern Sunset
5. En Car
6. Trav'lin Light
7. Disorder At The Border
8. Where to?

Recorded by Erich Pintar at Tonstudio Weinberg der Landesmusikdirektion, Kefermarkt (AT), September 5 - 7, 2017