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Tom rainey’s Quintett Obbligatio versammelt einige der herausragenden musikerinnen und musiker der aktuellen Brooklyn-Szene: die Pianistin , die Saxophoni - stin , den Trompeter und den Bassisten . Auf dem zweiten Album überzeugt Tom raineys Quintett wiederum mit einer Sammlung von Standards. Die Band spielt wunderbare Jazztunes und schöne Liebeslie - der wie «Stella by Starlight», «What Is This Thing Called Love» und «I Fall in Love too easily». mit umwerfender Spiel- und Improvisationsfreude halten sie die musik im Fluss, transzendieren in kollektiver Impro - visation die Themen zu einer eigenen, optimistisch freien musik. Christian Broecking schreibt in den Liner Notes: «mit Obbligato will rainey Spaß haben und Vergnügen bereiten und: die musik relevant, also aktuell und bedeu - tend machen.» O n this second CD with his band Obbligato Tom rainey OBBLIGATO surprises with standards and beautiful love songs like «Stella by Starlight», «What Is This Thing Called Love» or «I Fall in Love too easily». Tom rainey has played in bands with , Fred Ralph Alessi Trumpet Ingrid Laubrock Saxophones Hirsch and , and his own trio with Ingrid Lau - Kris Davis brock and . For this ensemble he chose Drew Gress Bass some of the finest players New York has to offer: Ingrid Tom Rainey Drums Laubrock, ralph Alessi, Kris Davis and Drew Gress. Christian Broecking writes (liner notes): „With Obbligato, recorded at Brooklyn recording in NYC by Andy Taub on January 19th, rainey brings two familiar acquaintances from Jazz 2017. mixed by Andy Taub on January 26th, 2017. mastered by Alan Silverman at Arf! Productions Inc. on may 3rd, 2017. Liner notes: history to the fore – collective playing and improvising on Christian Broecking. Photo: Peter Gannushkin. Cover art: Christine Standards – the actual material itself, the well-known reifenberger. Graphic design: Jonas Schoder. executive Production by Anja Illmaier. Produced by Tom rainey and Intakt records melodies and chord progressions are not overly taken apart. With Obbligato he wanted to find his own way of Intakt CD 292 / 2017 EAN_7640120192921 playing the milestones of Jazz history.“

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TOM RAINEY OBBLIGATO INGRID LAUBROCK INGRID LAUBROCK INGRID LAUBROCK TOM RAINEY TRIO Ralph Alessi, Ingrid Lau - ANTI-HOUSE ANTI-HOUSE SLEEPTHIEF Ingrid Laubrock, brock, Kris Davis, Drew Mary Halvorson, John Hébert, Mary Halvorson, John Hébert, , Tom Rainey Mary Halvorson Gresse, Tom Rainey Kris Davis, Tom Rainey Kris Davis, Tom Rainey THE MADNESS OF CROWDS CAMINO CIEL ECHO ABBLIGATO Intakt CD173 Intakt CD189 Intakt CD199 Intakt CD 227 Intakt CD 208

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