Gebhard Ullmann

We’re playing in here? is something every improvising or experimental musician must’ve said at some point, given the all-too-often unavoidably shoestring-run venues that tend to host the music. It’s also the name of an album of impeccable contemporary acoustic jazz by the quartet of saxophonist/bass clarinetist Gebhard Ullman, trombonist Steve Swell, double bassist Hilliard Greene, and drummer Barry Altschul.

The album’s five tracks, all but one of them written by Swell, strike a balance between free flights of solo improvisation and tightly scored melodies for ensemble.

PERSONNEL:

• Gebhard Ullmann - (tenor saxophone, bass clarinet)
• Steve Swell - (trombone)
• Hilliard Greene - (double bass)
• Barry Altschul - (drums)

Recorded on 11th April, 2007 at Park West Studio

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. PLANET HOPPING ON A THURSDAY AFTERNOON
• A2. LA MARIPOSA

• SIDE B
• B1. SKETCH #4
• B2. WE’RE PLAYING IN HERE ?
• B3. KLEINE FIGUREN #1