Takatsuki Trio Quartett with Tobias Delius and Axel Dörner - Berliner Quartette (October 16, 2021 577 Records)

As the world tentatively emerged from the pandemic in the summer of 2020, under the strict impositions of COVID regulations, Berlin-based Takatsuki Trio Quartett celebrated by organizing a monthly concert series at Kühlspot Social Club in Berlin. The Takatsuki Trio Quartett is comprised of three core members, Rieko Okuda (Piano, Voice), Antti Virtaranta (Bass) and Joshua Weitzel (Guitar, Shamisen) but they exclusively play as a larger ensemble, inviting other musicians to lend energy to their improvisational dynamic. Playing under the name, the “Berliner Quartette,” this album documents their performances with two influential figures in the German improvised music community.

The first track, an experimental 30-minute collaboration with Axel Dörner (Trumpet) makes space for Dorner’s bold command of his instrument alongside the track’s other avant-garde components. It gives way to the second track featuring Tobias Delius (Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet), an upbeat reprise with warm swingtime melodies and competing tensions. These short experimental projects precede a larger collaboration between the Takatsuki Trio Quartett and Silke Eberhard, available on 577 Records on November 5. Berliner Quartette will be released in CD and digital editions on October 16, 2021.

1. With Axel Dörner

2. With Tobias Delius

Tobias Delius – Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet

Axel Dörner - Trumpet

Rieko Okuda – Piano, Voice

Antti Virtaranta – Double Bass

Joshua Weitzel – Guitar, Shamisen

Recorded on June 25 (track 2) and September 24 (track 1), 2020 by Antti Virtaranta at Kühlspot Social Club, Berlin

Mixed and mastered by Antti Virtaranta

All music by Tobias Delius (BUMA/STEMRA), Axel Dörner (GEMA), Rieko Okuda (GEMA), Antti Virtaranta, Joshua Weitzel (GEMA)

Artwork by Christoph Kühl

Album design by Mark Smith

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Alexander von Schlippenbach / Globe Unity Orchestra - Globe Unity 50 Years (INTAKT RECORDS April 20, 2018)

The Globe Unity Orchestra is not just an ensemble of enormous historical importance to jazz but one which proves the continuing relevance of its self-imposed task.

The present line-up, encompassing musicians of several generations and nationalities, lives up to the responsibility of producing genuinely new music, rejecting the commonplace and avoiding cliché, each time they play together. As if to contradict those who accuse the Globe Unity Orchestra (and free jazz in general) of predictability, the golden jubilee at the Jazzfest Berlin was characterised by extreme contrast and high drama, both musical and visual. The audience was drawn in and engaged to a degree that became obvious when the end of Evan Parker’s short unaccompanied soprano solo, almost midway through the 45 minutes, gave them a first chance to express their approval with a roar that can be clearly heard on the recording. At that moment, and others, they seemed unmistakeably to be applauding not just individual contributions but the brilliance of the collective endeavour. (from the liner notes by Richard Williams)

Henrik Walsdorff: alto saxophone

Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky: alto saxophone, clarinet, flute

Daniele D’Agaro: tenor saxophone, clarinet

Gerd Dudek: soprano and tenor saxophones, clarinet, flute

Evan Parker: tenor saxophone

Rudi Mahall: bass clarinet

Axel Dörner: trumpet

Manfred Schoof: trumpet, flugelhorn

Jean-Luc Cappozzo: trumpet

Tomasz Stańko: trumpet

Ryan Carniaux: trumpet

Christof Thewes: trombone

Wolter Wierbos: trombone

Gerhard Gschlössl: trombone

Carl Ludwig Hübsch: tuba

Alexander von Schlippenbach: piano

Paul Lovens: drums

Paul Lytton: drums

Globe Unity Orchestra – 50 Years 44:03

Recorded at Jazzfest Berlin 2016 by RBB, November 4, 2016.

Mixed and mastered by Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg. Radio producer: Ulf Drechsel.

Sound supervisor: Wolfgang Hoff. Recording engineer: Peter Schladebach. Digital cut and mastering: Uli Hieber.

Cover art and graphic design: Jonas Schoder. Photos: Kazue Yokoi. Liner notes: Richard Williams.

Produced by RBB and Intakt Records, Patrik Landolt. Published by Intakt Records.

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