The selections for the album are representative for the trumpet player from beginning of school concerts through present day concerts in conjunction with the acclaimed Rose Theatre from Washington DC.
—Bill Esler
Markus Rutz Chicago musician & composer, will release his first-ever holiday album, Moods & Spirits of the Season.
Seasons of year brings to mind feelings, sights, aromas and sounds, and includes covers of classic traditional seasonal songs with original arrangements. The album features Rutz bright yet subdued interpretation of seasonal standards including:
With arrangements and trumpet by Markus Rutz, the album features Adrian Joel Ruiz on piano, and Clark Sommers on bass. Recorded August 06, 2023 at Electrical Audio in Chicago, Illinois with studio engineer Brian Fox, audio engineering is by David Stoller at The Samurai Hotel in Astoria in Queens, New York.
The selections for the album are representative for the trumpet player from beginning of school concerts through present day concerts in conjunction with the acclaimed Rose Theatre from Washington DC.
The songs will be very familiar, and represent a journey through his past. “I can remember playing holiday concerts at our junior high school gymnasium; playing themes with trumpet piano duets with my mom; and even together with my sisters joining in at times on clarinet, alto saxophone, voice and percussion during snowy weekend evenings in December.” While in high school, Rutz also took on holiday music with the county orchestra, and later in college with brass quintets emulating his trumpet professor John Aley, from a memorable live radio broadcast with the Wisconsin Brass Quintet.
These experiences, good feelings and memories determined the song selection which were then arranged for the trio performance in the studio featuring Ruiz on piano and Sommers on bass.
Expected release date: November 3, 2023
Sample & pre-order
Rutz plays a Schilke B5 B flat trumpet with B6 S1 Monette mouthpiece. “Rutz's horn is warm and embracing in each setting, glistening on the more Spartan themes, making the various colors and textures presented here woven like a Raphael tapestry,” said JazzWeekly.
Seasons of year brings to mind feelings, sights, aromas and sounds, and includes covers of classic traditional seasonal songs with original arrangements. The album features Rutz bright yet subdued interpretation of seasonal standards including:
- Blue Christmas
- Christmas Time Is Here
- Hanukkah Oh Hanukkah
- Let It Snow
- Oh Holy Night
- Winter Wonderland
With arrangements and trumpet by Markus Rutz, the album features Adrian Joel Ruiz on piano, and Clark Sommers on bass. Recorded August 06, 2023 at Electrical Audio in Chicago, Illinois with studio engineer Brian Fox, audio engineering is by David Stoller at The Samurai Hotel in Astoria in Queens, New York.
The selections for the album are representative for the trumpet player from beginning of school concerts through present day concerts in conjunction with the acclaimed Rose Theatre from Washington DC.
The songs will be very familiar, and represent a journey through his past. “I can remember playing holiday concerts at our junior high school gymnasium; playing themes with trumpet piano duets with my mom; and even together with my sisters joining in at times on clarinet, alto saxophone, voice and percussion during snowy weekend evenings in December.” While in high school, Rutz also took on holiday music with the county orchestra, and later in college with brass quintets emulating his trumpet professor John Aley, from a memorable live radio broadcast with the Wisconsin Brass Quintet.
These experiences, good feelings and memories determined the song selection which were then arranged for the trio performance in the studio featuring Ruiz on piano and Sommers on bass.
Expected release date: November 3, 2023
Sample & pre-order
About Markus Rutz
A musician with a melodious, compositional pen and trumpet sound that has been called gorgeous, Markus Rutz’s discography includes Storybook, Blueprints Figure One: Frameworks, Blueprints Figure Two: New Designs, Second Impression, and One Night in September: Live from Merrimans’ Playhouse, recorded live in South Bend, IN.Rutz plays a Schilke B5 B flat trumpet with B6 S1 Monette mouthpiece. “Rutz's horn is warm and embracing in each setting, glistening on the more Spartan themes, making the various colors and textures presented here woven like a Raphael tapestry,” said JazzWeekly.
