AKI TAKASE·ALEXANDER VON SCHLIPPENBACH - So Long, Eri! Homage To Eric Dolphy (2014)

So long, Eric! For this tribute to Eric Dolphy, Alexander von Schlippenbach and Aki Takase have put together an ensemble with some of the best interpreters of Dolphy's music. In addition to Aki Takase and Alexander von Schlippenbach on grand pianos, Han Bennink and Karl Berger, two of Dolphy's former collaborators can be heard on drums and vibraphone. The band is completed by one of the most exciting front lines on the European jazz scene with Rudi Mahall, Nils Wogram, Axel Dörner, Henrik Walsdorff and Tobias Delius.

Bold arrangments and visionary playing bring out the exploding expressivity of Dolphy's compositions and prove that – even 50 years after Dolphy's death – they sound fresh and relevant.  -  jazzmessengers.com

Tracks

1. Les

2. Hat And Beard

3. The Prophet

4. 17 West

5. Serene

6. Miss Ann

7. Something Sweet, Something Tender

8. Out There

9. Out To Lunch

AKI TAKASE  piano

ALEXANDER VON SCHLIPPENBACH  piano

KARL BERGER  vibraphone

RUDI MAHALL  bass clarinet, clarinet

TOBIAS DELIUS  tenor sax

HENRIK WALSDORFF  alto sax

AXEL DORNER trumpet

NILS WOGRAM  trombone

WILBERT DE JOODE  bass

ANTONIO BORGHINI bass

HAN BENNINK drums

HEINRICH KOBBERLING  drums

All Music composed by Eric Dolphy

Recorded Live June 19 & 20, 2014 in Berlin

Intakt Records - Intakt CD 239   (Switzerland)