couw Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Just after it was released, Joachim Kühn defected to the West through Vienna and the Solarius album was taken off the shelves. At least that is how the story goes. The story also goes that the music is really good and inspired and the stories combined make this LP the holy grail of GDR jazz collectors. LP copies offered on eBay off and on are way beyond my budget so I was thrilled when I saw it mentioned in one of J.A.W.'s upcoming releases listings. Spinning the CD right now I must say that this stuff sticks to the story. This is fabulous music with very inspired playing. Joachim takes to sparse (on one tune even Tyneresque) compings with Bartkowski mirroring him in a not-too-busy and often simple drumbeat that is really backing the whole event without drowning it anywhere, leaving Koch on bass with much more room to fill under Rolf's self-propelling clarinet lines -- which he does admirably. Michal Urbaniak sits in on most tunes, playing soprano and tenor sax. His sound fits well with the group. I have always liked his horn playing more than his violin. Lots of magic happening between the players on these tunes. On the down side I wish Joachim could have left his hamster at home. Anyhoo: a big Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Yeah, looks great. Will be giving the Bastards some more of my dough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 This was my introduction to the Kühn brothers: Reunion in Berlin : Rolf Kühn (cl) Joachim Kühn (p) Klaus Koch (b) Reinhard Schwartz (d) East Berlin, June 3, 5 & 6, 1965 Mobile waltz CBS (G)S62407 Green stockings Corruption The mad man Life from the moon In late 1966 Horst Lippmann gave me a copy of this disc and this Manfred Schoof date as well: -Voices- : Manfred Schoof (tp,flhrn) Gerd Dudek (ts,sop,cl) Alexander von Schlippenbach (p) Buschi Niebergall (b) Jacky Liebezeit (d) Frankfurt/Mainz, May 2, 1966 Roots and collage CBS 62621, L+R (G)LR41025 Voices - , - Tropi - , - Mines : Theme - , - Scale Signal D.H. Interlude Adjustment - , - Rhythm change - , - All very interesting stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 I have that Schoof CBS (great!) but still have yet to score a copy of the Kuhns' album. Very, very rare indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 I should add he gave me a PJ versoin of Now Jazz Ranwong. This was a combo of 2 different Mangelsdorff lps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Right, I believe a track or two from Tension ended up on there too. Gunter Kronberg was pretty smokin'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Gunter Kronberg was pretty smokin'! If I liked bumper stickers this might be one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluerein Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Chuck: those 2 Mangelsdorff LP's on German CBS are still available on CD by the L+R label. Very nice if you're into Mangelsdorff (which I am). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesnik Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 the second volume of the jazzanova compiled Forum West (More Forum West) might be a bit slanted towards Eastern Europe (i dont' have it), as was said here before, but the first one is definitley West German (nothing DDR/GDR, though). i have it and it opened my appettite for German jazz of the sixties and it's very good. it's got Fritz Pauer, Hans Koller, Wolfgang Dauner and also the Kühns. and i think it's not even compiled by jazzanova, they just lent their name and label to the Hans Wewerka initiated project. the main compiler is that guy who does all the Universal Germany and Motor comps in Hamburg, and whose name i can't remember now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Does anyone know if the original disc in question on this thread is still in print? I spaced out and haven't got to it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceM Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Does anyone know if the original disc in question on this thread is still in print? I spaced out and haven't got to it yet. I have just ordered from Japan where it was in stock. Mini-LP format too which I like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Good to know! Just got a big stack of LPs so I *should* hold off on buying any music for a couple of weeks at least! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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