Werner Muller

Symphonic Jazz at its finest and a rare musical find from post-war Berlin. Unknown performances of the orchestra under the direction of Werner Müller, recorded September 1961 at the studio of Hochschule für Musik. Excellent crossover of Westcoast, Hard Bop, Modern Classical and Blues. Most of the tracks composed exclusively for the occasion.

The recording took place a mere six weeks before the start of the building of the Berlin Wall. Müller had been working in the western part of town for over thirteen years. His orchestra performed the popular dance music of the day where progressive Jazz was unheard of. Therefore, the ''Jazz Mutations'' presented here for the first time, stands out as a rare musical find. The recording shows that Müller and his orchestra had something else to offer, namely an excellent crossover of Modern Jazz, symphonic classical music and contemporary avant-garde. Their music is a rich mixture of Westcoast Jazz, Hard Bop, Modern Classical and Blues. Similar to the sounds of Duke Ellington, Stan Kenton and Bill Holman.

Recorded on September 29, 1961 at the Studio of Hochshuke für Musik in Berlin Charlottenburg

TRACKS:

• 01. Jazzific
• 02. Jazz Suite - 1
• 03. Jazz Suite - 2
• 04. Jazz Suite - 3
• 05. Total Blues
• 06. Blues Variationen
• 07. Rhythmische Versiononen Einer 12-Ton-Reihe
• 08. Jazz Mutations