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Jürgen Friedrich

Label: Pirouet Records
Released: 2006
Duration: 00:45:00
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Tracks

Resin; Coincidence; Versunkene Stadt; Whirlygig; Balsam; Fagus; Karusell; Velvet.

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recorded and mixed by Jason Seizer at Pirouet Studio, Munich.

Album Description

REVIEWS What the pianist Juergen Friedrich accomplishes on the Trio-CD Seismo is fabulous. Merely by reducing the volume, he feigns a friendliness, behind which a vortex of passion lurks. Jazzthing. The dream team. Juergen Friedrich, one of the most accomplished pianists in the scene, and Hebert-Moreno, the rhythm group par excellence, reach a level of interaction that easily compares with the best recordings by Bill Evans and Paul Bley. Juerg Sommer / Aargauer Zeitung / CH. In the history of jazz, there are but few trios whose members communicate so intensively as the pianist Juergen Friedrich, the bassist John Hebert and the drummer Tony Moreno. Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, Joachim Kuehn, and Myra Melford hint at the level on which the Cologne musician and his American partners move again and again – it goes without saying that they have their very own approach. Their music is so wide-ranging and open, so harmonious and friendly, so sparing and rich, that it is unmistakable. Nothing is superfluous. Every tone, every chord, every beat with the brush or stick, every hesitation, every pause, every flow has its purpose. The communicative atmosphere, the permanent change of colour, the waiting and letting rip, the synthesis and contradictions, the constant interchange and the infinitely deep harmony live within the listener long after the CD has ended. A magnificent record! Werner Stiefele. To sink into these fascinating modern, expressive tonal worlds gives one incredible joy. Truly great art. A godsend to the German scene. Jazzcorner. A trio recording of top international format. Whether lyrical and melodious, or free and expressive, the tonal language of the trio is consistently of a piece. That all three are masters of their instruments, goes without saying. From this, the actual or perhaps fourth virtual instrument emerges: the trio. A remarkably true recording. Jazzpodium