Release Date: 07 December 2018
Label: TCB Jazz
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 725095359023
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Release Date: 07 December 2018
Label: TCB Jazz
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 725095359023
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Description
"Quietly Cold" – the title of this album may be somewhat misleading, as the music is neither as quiet nor as cold as it suggests. Intense songs, a girlish-fresh, innocent-sounding voice, the concise flute -playing of the bandleader and a compelling, swinging groove: these are the outstanding features of this evocative, drum-less quartet.
It is the well-honed rhythm section made up by Thomas Baumgartner and Marco Nenniger that provides the ideal foundation on top of which voice and flute confidently layer their melody lines. Whether the pianist is establishing the base colour or placing accents in his solos, or the bass player is providing the grounding for a ballad or getting into the groove with a counter-melody, Scott LaFaro-style: this duo seems joined at the hip.
With the exception of "Lullaby for the Wild" and "Andy's Food Corner" (both composed by Thomas Baumgartner), all songs on the album were written by Ben Zahler. While the music is easy on the ear, it nonetheless has depth and not a little humour: the songs are contemplative, altogether beautifully rounded, intelligent and entirely honest, with magnificent dialogues and a convincing interplay between the four musicians: Quietly cold - but always on the move. Steff Rohrbach
Personnel
Ben Zahler - Flute
Isabelle Ritter - Vocals
Thomas Baumgartner - Piano
Marco Nenniger - Bass
Tracklisting
Yuri Storioni, Dominik Schurmann & Jorge Rossy
Richard Galliano New York Tango Trio
Charles Lloyd Quartet
Yves Theiler, Marton Juhasz & Marc Mezgolits
Su Rossy Girod, Nat Su, Jorge Rossy
Andres Jimenez Trio
My Lena
Klaus Koenig Jazz Live Trio
Patchwork Jazz Orchestra
Elaine Delmar
Ross McHenry
Open Thread (Peggy Lee, Julien Wilson, Theo Carbo, Dylan van der Schyff)
Antonio Farao
Mark Guiliana
Nigel Price Organ Trio
Conrad Herwig