DIGISLEEVE EDITION

4 ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Drawing on two studio sessions from 1980 and 1994, this fine recording was somehow not released until the year 2000. The liners refer to this as "German Jazz without the wince," although it might be better described as adventurous jazz performed by (mostly) German musicians. There are wonderful solos from Konrad (on both soprano and baritone saxophones), Koller (on tenor saxophone and sopranino), and Lockwood, and the compositions, at their best, rise to highly creative levels.

PERSONNEL:

• THOMAS STABENOW, bass
• MARTIN BUES, drums
• CHRISTOPH SPENDEL, piano
• BERND KONRAD, soprano & baritone sax
• HANS KOLLER, tenor sax

1-5 recorded at Tonstudio Zuckerfabrik, Stuttgart, on March 12 1980.

6-8 recorded at Bauer Studios, Ludwigsburg, 1994.

TRACKS:

• 01. Phonolith 1
• 02. Traumtänzer
• 03. Nordlicht
• 04. Aufwärtsregen
• 05. Jeannerette
• 06. Lush Life
• 07. Sleepwalk
• 08. Phonolith 2