Jürg Wickihalder European Quartet
Feat. Irène Schweizer

JUMP!

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Jürg Wickihalder:
Saxophone
Irène Schweizer: Piano
Fabian Gisler: Bass
Michael Griener: Drums

Intakt CD 194


1. Triple Rittberger Exercise 06:19
2. Red Light Jumping Friends (dedicated to Irène) 14:16
3. Last Jump 10:58
4. 6243D (armstand back double somersault 1,5 twists free position) 05:18
5. High Wire Dancer 17:51


Compositions by Jürg Wickihalder. Recorded 2011 by Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen at Powerplay Studios.
Sound engeneer: Martin Pearson. Live at Jazzclub Uster by Martin Girsberger and live at Taktlos Festival Zürich by Jeroen Visser.
Mixed and mastered by Martin Pearson. Cover art and graphic design: Jonas Schoder.
Photo: Doris Huesler. Liner notes: Art Lange. Produced and published by Intakt Records, Patrik Landolt.

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Photo: Doris Huesler

 

Der Zürcher Saxophonist Jürg Wickihalder verwirklicht mit seinen European Quartet mit Irène Schweizer, Fabian Gisler und Michael Griener die kühnsten musikalischen Träume. Spielerisch erkunden sie neue Wege der Improvisation und pflegen gleichzeitig eine kreative Beziehung zu den Grossen des Jazz: zu Thelonious Monk, Steve Lacy, John Coltrane. "Spontan, unterhaltsam, sehr Monkisch", schreibt der amerikanische Jazzkritiker Art Lange zur Musik. "Wickihalder bringt uns zu überraschend neuen Orten, die Vergangenheit existiert parallel zur Gegenwart, nichts ist verloren, Erfahrung wird belohnt und die Musik lebt.

 

In the case of Jump!, the third release on the Intakt label by Swiss soprano saxophonist Jürg Wickihalder, the presence of Irène Schweizer, one of the most consistently provocative and imaginative pianists to emerge from the revolutionary period of the late-'60s, says a great deal about his willingness to explore new avenues of improvisation, while maintain­ing a healthy, still creative relationship with established jazz traditions. In so doing, he's taking advantage of the best of both worlds. Unintentionally, spontaneously, amusingly, most Monkish – These playful interjections are only a fragment of the true nature of Wickihalder's achievement; when he takes us to surprising new places, the past coexists with the present, nothing is lost, experience is rewarded, and the music lives. (Art Lange)


 

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