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records Vol.2 NEW york trio rEcordiNgS claus raible walter lang | lee konitz marc copland ashiya m e with t

y y gary pEacock & paul motiaN s (voices) loren stillman bill carrothers pirouet records keep your sunny side up henning sieverts 2003–2018 PIT3021 PIT3022 PIT3023 PIT3024 PIT3025 PIT3026

marc copland : another place pablo held forest of oblivion alone together

billincandescence stewart am i asking too much?

with marc copland matthias pichler tony martucci

marc copland john abercrombie drew gress time being billy hart PIT3027 PIT3028 PIT3029 PIT3030 PIT3031 PIT3032

Vol.3 Peter O’Mara Trio jason seizer fair way thomas stabenow achim kaufmann new york trio recordings jürgen friedrich · pollock saxophone jason seizer nicolas thys virgo piano marc copland skylark olf kyrill bass nicolas thys ic land wand en erlu WALTER drums rick hollander om st d marc copland lotus blossom with LANGwalter lang piano drew gress & bill stewart aya murodate vocals nicolas thys bass rick hollander drums miniatures for clarinet & piano john schröder (night whispers) sir lemuel’s dance

MPeter O’MaraI guitarR Henning ASieverts bassG Adam NussbaumE drums bill carrothers home row

PIT3001 PIT3002 PIT3003 PIT3004 PIT3005 PIT3006 PIT3033 PIT3034 PIT3035 PIT3037 PIT3038 PIT3039

insight seizer robin verheyen starbound johannes enders soprano pablo held christian weidner bill carrothers henning sieverts symmetry marc copland i love paris alone

jason d u s gary marc t

o h u b e r t n u s s f thomas rückert

peacock copland

feed the birds

choral o

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with bill carrothers nicolas thys dré pallemaerts

PIT3008 PIT3009 PIT3010 PIT3011 PIT3012 PIT3014 PIT3040 PIT3041 PIT3042 PIT3043 PIT3044 PIT3045

Vol.1 NEW york trio rEcordiNgS marc copland some love songs taiko saito niko meinhold

jürgen friedrich · seismo thomas rückert

bill carrothers tim hagans beautiful lily (modinha)

domenic landolf new brighton

PIT3015 PIT3016 PIT3017 PIT3018 PIT3019 PIT3020 PIT3046 PIT3047 PIT3048 records pablo held glow Marc copland hayden chisholm breve the melo dy achim kaufmann christian kenny werner later johannes weidenmueller florian ross ari hoenig weidner Jochen RueckeRt somewhere meeting nobody rainer böhm norbert scholly Mark Turner Matt Penman mechanism GREG OSBY Brad Shepik pablo held trio hubert nuss recondita the book of colours armonia VICTOR LEWIS jason seizer cinema paradiso

DOUG WEISS

PIT3081 PIT3049 PIT3051 PIT3052 PIT3053 PIT3054 PIT3055 PIT3080 PIT3082 PIT3083 PIT3084 PIT3085

marc copland john abercrombie achim kaufmann * Sebastian BILL STEWART SPACE SQUID bill kevin hays variations henning sieverts verivyr Gille anthem JORIS ROELOFS BASTIAN STEIN carrothers JOHANNES ENDERS · PHIL DONKIN · JAMES MADDREN trio symmethree joyce moreno · kenny werner a Night at the poesia AMATEUR DENTIST Village Vanguard MATT PENMAN CHRISTIAN TED POOR LILLINGER GRUND

robert landfermann night will fall

speak to me

PIT3056 PIT3057 PIT3058 PIT3059 PIT3060 PIT3061 PIT3086 PIT3087 PIT3088 PIT3089 PIT3090 PIT3091

christian weidner marc copland some more love songs c hris t ian w eidner henning sieverts double quartet PABLO HELD TRIO JOCHEN RUECKERT CHARM OFFENSIVE LINEAGE MARK TURNER ORLANDO LE FLEMING MIKE MORENO bill carrothers castaways bill ca frank kimbrough rrothers TRIo every hour of the light and dark jürgen friedrich jorge ross y s t a y there monosuite mark turner for string orchestra dream and improvisers pabloheld peter bernstein SOLS T ICE fa boogie doug weiss m il al foster y life lIve

PIT3062 PIT3063 PIT3064 PIT3065 PIT3066 PIT3067 PIT3092 PIT3093 PIT3094 PIT3095 PIT3096 PIT3097

LARRY GOLDINGS drew gress henning sieverts symmethree aerea maria de fatima anna webber PETER BERNSTEIN percussive mechanics ronny graupe BILL STEWART Stella TOY TUNES ROBERT LANDFERMANN BRIEF spoom ronny graupe · the white belt PABLO HELD GLOW II

bastian stein diegesis

PIT3068 PIT3069 PIT3070 PIT3071 PIT3072 PIT3073 PIT3098 PIT3099 PIT3100 PIT3101 PIT3102 PIT3103

larry goldings · peter bernstein · bill s tewart ANNA WEBBER’S joris roelofs KENNY WERNER aliens deliberating ramshackle serenade CS NI HA

IVE MEC THE TRIO MEETS JOHN SCOFIELD SS CU THE SPACE pablo held elders PER KATHRIN PECHLOF TRIO hubert nuss standards and other stories TOWARD THE UNKNOWN REF RA sam harris C TION peter schlamb rick rosato PABLO HELD craig weinrib ROBERT LANDFERMANN ben street JONAS BURGWINKEL mark turner

PIT3074 PIT3075 PIT3076 PIT3077 PIT3078 PIT3079 PIT3104 PIT3105 PIT3106 records kenny werner hubert nuss the space standards and other stories

KENNY WERNER THE SPACE hubert nuss piano hubert nuss standards and other stories john goldsby bass PIT3106 kenny werner piano john riley drums PIT3105

Werner’s wisdom, patience, strengths This CD is the fifth Nuss and his trio and subtleties add up to one satisfying with bassist John Goldsby and drummer step away in «The Space». John Riley have recorded in the last 20 (Dan Bilawsky, AllAboutJazz.com) years. The great familiarity of the three can be felt at any time. Nuss is not a spectacular showman, but a thorough deep diver in search of the specific beauty in melody and harmony of a piece. (Hans-Bernd Kittlaus, Jazz Podium)

ROBERT LANDFERMANN BRIEF christian weidner alto saxophone sebastian gille tenor saxophone harp piano kathrin pechlof KATHRIN PECHLOF TRIO elias stemeseder christian weidner alto saxophone TOWARD THE UNKNOWN robert landfermann bass PIT3104 robert landfermann bass jim black drums PIT3103

Pechlof’s play places her in the Brief: an album that communicates forefront of the new generation a clear message that grabs the of innovative musicians. Her trio listener and captures the magic of of like-minded musicians alto the moment. saxophonist and composer Christian Weidner and bassist Robert Landfermann has been testing musical borders for some seven years.

Over a period of two years, a septet and Aerea: sound as light and air. a nonet formed around the proven trio Henning Sieverts once again of the pianist. It is not an easy fare that unites Symmethree, a trio of elite Held serves here, but also not a sharply international jazz musicians, spiced avant-garde menu. An album like in a beautifully balanced flight a dazzling, ecstatically pulsating fantasy of musical exploration. creature. (Jan Paersch, Jazzthing)

larry goldings hammond organ kenny werner piano peter bernstein guitar johannes weidenmueller bass PIT3100 bill stewart drums ari hoenig drums PIT3099

Together, organist Larry Goldings, The Kenny Werner Trio opens up guitarist Peter Bernstein, and drummer a box of tasty musical surprises 18 years Bill Stewart have been elevating the art together, three consummate storytellers, of this musical format for more than a pianist Kenny Werner, bassist Johannes quarter of a century. This, their twelfth Weidenmüller and drummer Ari Hoenig, album in total and second on the Pirouet create an incisive masterpiece of imprint, is but one more high point in a spontaneous discovery. series of continuous peaks in this outfit’s ( jazzineurope.mfmmedia.nl) discography. (Dan Bilawsky, AllAboutJazz.com)

ronny graupe · the white belt frank kimbrough ronny graupe guitar frank kimbrough piano jonas westergaard bass SOLS T ICE jay anderson bass PIT3098 christian lillinger drums jeff hirshfield drums PIT3097

On The White Belt, Graupe has If you want to observe an artist who divined a new musical language out exists as the very definition of pianistic of the ashes of the old, creating a profundity, look no further. Kimbrough personal aesthetic and a masterful is king in that department—a master new beginning. in our midst, in fact—and Solstice is pure poetry penned with white and black keys. (Dan Bilawsky, AllAboutJazz.com)

Renowned drummer Jorge Rossy A freewheeling worldbeat jazz groove lays down his sticks and picks up the that gets under your skin immediately mallets as he displays his love of melody and remains there to the point where on the vibraphone and marimba. you’ll want to hear this invigorating sound Jorge has brought along three old over and over again. Playful yet profound, friends, contemporary jazz masters Rueckert prods and pokes, pushes and tenor saxophonist Mark Turner, guitarist pushes, leading one to wonder what Peter Bernstein, and bassist Doug Weiss. he’s possibly going to come up Add to the mix legendary drummer with next time. Al Foster of Miles Davis fame and you (Mike Greenblatt, Classicalite) have a potent musical elixir. Modern jazz at its melodic best.

christian weidner alto saxophone every hour of the light and dark pablo held piano achim kaufmann piano robert landfermann bass henning sieverts bass PIT3094 jonas burgwinkel drums samuel rohrer drums PIT3093

Lineage is another impressive field Christian Weidner’s alto saxophone report from a restlessly creative artist flies over the piano/bass/drums rhythm with virtuosic skill. section of his groundbreaking quartet (Josef Woodard, Downbeat) on Every Hour of the Light and Dark. It’s a heady concoction whose circuitous road is so delicious that while the destination remains unknown, it’s the getting there that’s all the fun. (Mike Greenblatt, Classicalite)

German label Pirouet continues Viktor impresses with its well its fine flood of releases with balanced group performances and Double Quartet by Henning Sieverts, high level of musical intelligence who plays bass and cello, leads in what is still a very challenging his band with flair and drama, and instrumental format. composes like a crazed visionary. (Ian Mann, The Jazz Mann) (Mike Greenblatt, Classicalite)

This is some of the most creative, The music is full of surprises and spellbinding and mesmerizing jazz delights from start to finish. to come out of Germany this year. Go ahead and start with the leader’s (Mike Greenblatt, Classicalite) superb drumming. (John Corbett, Downbeat)

alto saxophone joyce moreno · kenny werner christian weidner poesia sebastian gille tenor saxophone elias stemeseder piano robert landfermann bass, violone joyce moreno vocals PIT3088 jim black drums robert landfermann kenny werner piano PIT3087 night will fall

Leading an agile, resourceful quintet, Just as Joyce sings so emotionally Landfermann explores a variety in such a variety of tonal colors, of sturdy notions on Night Will Fall, pianist Kenny Werner is able to producing one of the most interesting congenially embellish the Brazilian’s albums I’ve heard this year. singing. (Tilman Urbach, FonoForum) (Peter Margasak, Downbeat)

pierre borel alto saxophone tobias delius tenor saxophone, clarinet

christopher dell vibraphone CHRISTIAN pablo held trio bass LILLINGER recondita piano robert landfermann armonia pablo held jonas westergaard bass GRUND robert landfermann bass PIT3086 christian lillinger drums, percussion jonas burgwinkel drums PIT3085

Cristian Lillinger’s band, Grund, With Recondita Armonia conceives of music as tightly formed Held puts an individual structures: everything revolves and spin on the typical ballad superimposes itself in continual motion. album by drawing on It all comes off so vibrantly through all classical themes. the self-assured audaciousness The selections are hip, injected into the music. Brilliant! the explorations ingenious. (Tilman Urbach, FonoForum) (Bradley Bambarger, Downbeat)

kenny werner piano johannes weidenmueller bass PIT3084 achim kaufmann piano ari hoenig drums PIT3083

All in all, Later is a testimony to great Werner proves to be a sensitive spiritual depth and inner reflection, stylist on a perpetually upward path... something one doesn’t find every day a very satisfying album. in contemporary jazz. (Ken Micallef, Downbeat) (Wolfgang Kampmann, Jazzthing)

rainer böhm norbert scholly

hayden chisholm alto saxophone rainer böhm piano john taylor piano PIT3082 norbert scholly acoustic guitar matt penman bass PIT3081

In this part of the world, they both A soft, nuanced, spare and oddly belong to the best in their field … pretty set by a virtuosic saxophonist. the dialogue between these two (Dan McClenaghan, AllAboutJazz) virtuosos is deep and intimate. (Ssirus W. Pakzad, Jazzthing)

CS NI anna webber flute, alto flute, tenor saxophone HA james wylie clarinet, alto saxophone IVE MEC jason seizer tenor saxophone SS max andrzejewski, martin kruemmling drums CU pablo held piano PER elias stemeseder piano PIT3080 (CD) matthias pichler bass julius heise vibes, marimba jason seizer REF PIT6080 (VINYL) fabian arends drums igor stallati bass PIT3079 cinema paradiso RA C TION

A masterpiece! Absolutely convincing A rising star in the avant-jazz from A to Z! community, Webber's group-centric (Jürg Sommer, Aargauer Zeitung) focus and compositional acumen radiates here on her second album for Pirouet Records. (Glenn Astarita, All About Jazz)

pablo held piano THE TRIO MEETS JOHN SCOFIELD robert landfermann bass larry goldings hammond organ jonas burgwinkel drums peter bernstein guitar PIT3078 john scofield guitar bill stewart drums PIT3077

PABLO HELD ROBERT LANDFERMANN JONAS BURGWINKEL

This remarkable live recording duly After all these years, this trio still documents a potent Euro-American manages to make magic whenever alliance... Pristinely recorded at the it hits the studio. It doesn't get Philharmonic Hall in Cologne, Germany, much better than this. The Trio Meets John Scofield is a wonder (Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz) to behold… To coin a phrase, these intergenerational comrades should really go on meeting like this. (Josef Woodard, Downbeat)

joris roelofs aliens deliberating pablo held piano robert landfermann bass jonas burgwinkel drums joris roelofs bass clarinet pablo held elders jason seizer tenor saxophone matt penman bass domenic landolf alto flute PIT3076 ted poor drums ronny graupe acoustic guitar PIT3075

There is a fascinating magic about Pablo Held, one of my favorite the bass clarinet, and Joris Roelof contemporary jazz pianists, display a is acknowledged as one of the singular blend of intellect and emotion on instrument’s best practitioners. “Elders”, an impressive showcase of these (Phil Stöckli, Jazz’n’More) combined facets as well as a CD that contains an atmosphere of musical warmth. (Arnaldo DeSouteiro, Jazzstation.com)

sam harris peter schlamb rick rosato craig weinrib ben street mark turner

Reprise is a distilled but potent Imaginarium is quiet and listen that shows off a strong group meditative, intricate and nuanced. sound, an attractive compositional (Rainer Kobe, Jazz’n’More) voice and varied moods. (Peter Hum, Ottawa Citizen)

drew gress bass, electronics tim berne alto saxophone ronny graupe guitar spoom ralph alessi trumpet jonas westergaard bass craig taborn piano PIT3072 christian lillinger drums tom rainey drums PIT3071

No clichés, no empty eloquence. This inner space has a wide horizon. It all has weight and style and meaning, At times the scores are played which makes for an exciting, convincing concisely, at times the music breaks alternative as a musical language: free, as this ensemble of maverick Graupe and company offer up a musicians, free-spirits, and virtuosos whole host of new ideas for every explores the inner universe from contemporary guitar trio. different angles and perspectives. (Alexander Schmitz, Jazz Podium) It all adds up to a highly complex musical panorama. (Werner Stiefele, Audio)

Poetic strength and serenity radiate A flutist and tenor saxophonist in her out of the compositions of trumpeter late 20s, Anna Webber has an impressive Bastian Stein. His music is elegant new album, “Percussive Mechanics”, and mature, resounding from a deep that taps the useful frictions between understanding of the manifold strands contemporary classical music and of jazz tradition and a sublime, modern jazz. (Nate Chinen, The New York Times) distinct creativity. (Beate Sampson, BR Classic)

maria de fatima

Stella bill carrothers castaways

maria de fatima vocals bill carrothers piano sebastian altekamp piano drew gress bass PIT3068 nicolas thys bass dré pallemaerts piano PIT3067

Maria de Fatima captivates from the It would be difficult to find another first tone. This CD proves to be a contemporary trio that is able to marvelous blend of Brazilian music musically portray emotion in such and Portuguese Fado with a good a clear way. They effortlessly dig helping of jazz mixed in—and add an deep into the heart of the music. excellently engineered recording to (Reiner Kobe, Jazzthing) the concoction. (Thomas Hintze, Stereo)

TRIo christian weidner alto saxophone pablo held piano achim kaufmann piano robert landfermann bass pabloheld dream henning sieverts bass drums boogie drums PIT3066 jonas burgwinkel lIve samuel rohrer PIT3065

Here you have no juvenile shenanigans; One has the feeling that this music there is nothing haphazard or overly springs out of a deep collective conspicuous. Instead, Held enthralls introspection and connectedness. the listeners; his ingenious pieces There is an inherent spiritual quality are replete with sophisticated attacks within the music’s unpretentious and subtle surprises. (Norbert Krampf, lyrical beauty; it is a quality the listener Frankfurter Allgemeine Newspaper) cannot ignore. (Thorsten Hingst, Jazz Podium)

This is a stunning composition This album is essentially an for a 22-piece string orchestra and autobiography for the ears, and an four masterful jazz soloists. These great excellent one at that. Carrothers musicians interact with the Sequenza filters his very being through his String Orchestra in lively, elastic, fingers on the brilliant, personalized and amazingly organic piece of jazz piano statement of Family Life. artistry—inspired music played with (Dan Bilasky, All About Jazz) creative discipline. (Arnaldo Desouteiro, Jazzstation.com)

marc copland piano nils wogram trombone drew gress bass henning sieverts bass, cello PIT3062 jochen rueckert drums ronny graupe guitar PIT3061

Copland is able to control sound Today, jazz in Germany is probably and dynamics, careful to the sobriety more diverse and better played than of a lyric phrasing but never too at any time in its history. Sieverts, sentimental. Away from the shoals of Wogram and Graupe are among the Mannerism, but rather in a rut of best, most creative musicians on reflective introspection, the pianist the contemporary scene … effortless is well supported in his performance and thoughtful at the same time. by Gress and Rueckert’s unexcep- Poetic, emotional, and sophisticated— tionable rhythms. Really a “must”. here are three individuals who (Vittorio Pio, MusicaJazz) see eye to eye. (Matthias Wegner, Deutschlandradio)

sebastian gille tenor & soprano sax, alto clarinet pablo held piano robert landfermann bass PIT3060 jonas burgwinkel drums kevin hays piano PIT3059

His tenor saxophone sounds measured On the whole, Variations tends to and restrained; Gille is going for depth, lean toward the modern classical side not effect. After his time in the National of music, with improvisatory creationism Jazz Orchestra and jobs with the NDR being its one and only true link to jazz, Big Band and with such greats as Al but labeling is beside the point. Jarreau, 28 year old Gille now presents Variations is pure pianism on parade. his debut CD. Another major player in (Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz) the younger German jazz scene, Cologne pianist Pablo Held is also on the album. (Hans Hielscher, KulturSpiegel)

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achim kaufmann piano marc copland piano valdi kolli bass PIT3058 john abercrombie guitar jim black drums PIT3057

speak to me

The instinctive differences between Achim Kaufmann’s music is nuanced, two such strong musical personalities, highly refined trio jazz. The pieces as much as their mutual inspiration, on this CD are enigmatic and loaded are what nourish these performances with energy, wild and at the same to create the emotionally complex time structured. The exciting streams and eloquent beauty ... Sheer elegance. of musical thought, the heat of creative (Ray Comiskey, The Irish Times) moments, the intensity of musical movement—all are blended with the allure of discovering new musical possibilities. (Arnaldo DeSouteiro, Jazzstation)

Carrothers sounds like no other pianist Rueckert’s first as a leader for Pirouet in jazz. His use of space, even at fast after many sideman appearances tempos, gives his solos a magisterial for the label ranks as one of 2011’s quality; his touch, like that of Monk or best releases yet. (Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes) Jarrett, conveys depth and mass even when he plays pianissimo. (Neil Tesser, Chicago Examiner)

menzel mutzke trumpet · sebastian gille ts, ss niels klein ts, ss, bcl · kathrin pechlof harp GREG OSBY marc copland piano hubert nuss celesta, harm · henning sieverts b, cello greg osby alto saxophone dietmar fuhr · robert landfermann bass doug weiss bass VICTOR LEWIS jonas burgwinkel drums PIT3054 victor lewis drums pablo held piano, celesta PIT3053

DOUG WEISS

It may well be that Marc Copland Pianist Pablo Held from Germany has become such a popular musician still just 24 is already regarded in in the last few years simply because his homeland as a major talent and the public senses he is someone much is expected of him in the who relentlessly follows his coming years. So watch out for this inspirations, his inner voice. guy, his performances at the 2011 (Ssirus W. Pakzad, Jazz thing) Köln Jazz Festival were top draw. (Stuart Nicholson, Jazzwise)

christian weidner alto saxophone hubert nuss colin vallon piano the book of colours hubert nuss piano henning sieverts bass john goldsby bass PIT3052 samuel rohrer drums john riley drums PIT3051

The Inward Song is a superb set of The gifted, much respected German sounds. Weidner is a musician with a pianist Hubert Nuss salutes the very developed and finely focused influence of the late Olivier Messaien artistic vision; an owner of a rare with an album suffused by the original voice who has come up with modal and harmonic thought of one of the finest offerings of the year. the great French composer. (Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz) (Ray Comiskey, The Irish Times)

florian ross mechanism dave liebman tenor and soprano saxophone john abercrombie guitar marc copland piano drew gress bass PIT3049 florian ross piano, loops billy hart drums PIT3048

Overall, Ross seems to draw from Five incisive figures find an some of the same muses that intimacy and intensity that is inspired Evans and later Fred Hersch, rare among all-star ensembles. but his music has its own warmth A stylistically diverse collection and breadth. (Peter Hum, Ottawa Citizen) of eight originals and one standard, the album evinces an impression of vibrant unity, intimate warmth, wide-open exploration and completley natural group interplay. (Ed Edright, Downbeat)

bill carrothers

domenic landolf tenor sax, bass clarinet, alto flute bill carrothers piano patrice moret bass drew gress bass PIT3047 drums, glockenspiel drums PIT3046 dejan terzic domenic landolf new brighton bill stewart

Each title creates an self-contained Joy Spring zeros in on a smaller musical atmosphere that has tremen- slice of a more recent history: dously exciting allure. New Brighton the music of died-too-young adds a new milestone to the history of hard bop trumpeter Clifford Brown. the piano-less horn trio. This is a masterfully sequenced (Thomas Fitterling, Rondo) album. (Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz)

pablo held marc copland alone

pablo held piano robert landfermann bass PIT3045 jonas burgwinkel drums marc copland piano PIT3044

Just as his first recording did, this Marc Copland is one of the best pianists fascinates and irritates at the same time. in jazz history, an underrated artist Pablo Held follows an aesthetic in his who’s in the same creative level of music with a smooth tenacity that Keith Jarrett and Ahmad Jamal. naturally avows beauty, jazz tradition, Alone, Marc’s solo adventure, comes and serenity. (Julia Neupert, Southwest Radio) out on the Munich-based Pirouet label after this pianist’s extraordinary New York Trio Recordings series of three CDs. (Arnaldo DeSouteiro, Jazzstation)

robin verheyen soprano & tenor sax loren stillman alto saxophone bill carrothers piano nate radley guitar nicolas thys bass gary versace organ PIT3043 dré pallemaerts drums ted poor drums PIT3042

with bill carrothers nicolas thys dré pallemaerts

The young Belgian saxophonist Robin The new album has a warmly Verheyen makes a strong debut with balanced sound—but it also highlights Starbound, a flowing quartet explora- the practical hurdle facing any jazz tion highlighting the New York resident’s ensemble without a designated open-ended approach to composition. frontman, even one as unassuming A well-balanced set that unfolds with an as Mr. Stillman. (Nate Chinen, openness to spontaneity and joy, The New York Times) Starbound is an impressive introduction to a unique voice. Verheyen brings a fresh, ensemble-driven approach to contemporary jazz. (John Vincent Barron, Jazzreview)

henning sieverts symmetry

henning sieverts bass, cello gary marc chris speed clarinet, tenor saxophone peacock copland johannes lauer trombone gary peacock bass achim kaufmann piano PIT3041 marc copland piano john hollenbeck drums PIT3040

It’s their innate ability to head into The album is a forest of sounds uncharted territory while remaining dressed in chamber-jazz foliage reverential to their source that makes and orchestral shadings. Peacock and Copland such a compelling (Susan Francis, JazzTimes) duo. A clear window into the improvi- sational mindset, Insight is another high water mark for both of these fine, interpretive, and consistently inventive musicians. (John Kelman, All About Jazz)

nicolas thys bass chris cheek tenor saxophone jürgen friedrich piano ryan scott guitar john hébert bass jon cowherd piano PIT3039 tony moreno drums dan rieser drums PIT3038

The trio has been an evolving Singable themes that stay in formation for over a year, and you your ears, now and then reminiscent can hear this in every single tone. of sound ballads: you can hear traces The musicians complement each of rock and pop in the band’s sound. other brilliantly. Here is a composer with singer/ (Anja Buchmann, Deutschlandfunk) songwriter qualities. (Berthold Klostermann, Fono Forum)

marc copland piano (night whispers) bill piano drew gress bass gary peacock bass PIT3037 bill stewart drums bill stewart drums PIT3035 bill carrothers home row

Night Whispers, the strongest Modern-jazz piano trio playing top to buttom and most poetic doesn’t get a whole lot better album ... Copland may possess than on Home Row, by the the most recognizable and pianist Bill Carrothers. individual piano approach. (Nate Chinen, The New York Times) (Chris Robinson, Downbeat)

john schröder piano achim kaufmann piano john schröder christian weidner alto saxophone valdi kolli bass sir lemuel’s dance oliver potratz bass PIT3034 jim black drums oliver steidle drums PIT3033

Achim Kaufmann is conceptually and The free, equally shared play with tonally the boldest German jazz pianist. the other musicians and the changing His new album is an idiosyncratic epilog approaches and perspectives, stand that follows the trio concept in the at the center of his musical interests. instrumentation, but not in the typical On Sir Lemuel’s Dance the music instrumental roles that the genre proves once again to be a kaleido- prescribes, or in the underlying dramatic scope in which every twist and directions of the trio’s ideas. turn of the material brings a (Alessandro Topa, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) new attraction to light. (Stefan Hentz, Die Zeit)

marc copland piano pablo held piano john abercrombie guitar robert landfermann bass drew gress bass PIT3032 jonas burgwinkel drums billy hart drums PIT3031

marc copland john abercrombie drew gress billy hart

Pablo Held is 21 years old, and his trio Another Place is an exemplary effort he has presented a debut album filled with warm, effervescent lyricism, that exhibits depth and maturity. delivered with a patience uncommon The jazz scene is sitting up and taking in this fast-paced age—a gorgeous notice. (Andreas Fasel, Welt am Sonntag) recording. (Troy Collins, All About Jazz)

alone together tim hagans trumpet marc copland piano am i asking too much? john ruocco clarinet drew gress bass john taylor piano PIT3030 jochen rueckert drums riccardo del fra bass PIT3029

Hagans’ trumpet sounds terrific, A captivating listen. With palpable though, especially tart and grainy. risk-taking permeating the entire set, (James Hale, Downbeat) Ruocco, Taylor and Del Fra demonstrate one needn’t be abstruse or oblique to convey the sound of surprise. (John Kelman, All About Jazz)

tenor saxophone bill stewart drums billincandescence stewart jason seizer larry goldings accordion, marc copland piano hammond organ bass with matthias pichler marc copland PIT3028 kevin hays piano matthias pichler tony martucci drums PIT3027 tony martucci

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The compositions have a mysterious The album’s appeal, then, is its quality, which provides counterpoint delicate but ever-present interplay, to the drummer’s shimmering drum and performances that draw in declarations. (Ken Micallef, Downbeat) rather than push out. (John Kelman, All About Jazz)

claus raible piano walter lang piano giorgos antoniou bass PIT3026 lee konitz alto saxophone ben dixon drums PIT3025

Lang did a lovely and intimate duet This fine pianist, though not recording with Lee Konitz, which demon- an original voice, speakes bop’s strates the label’s continued fine sense lingua franca like native. of getting like-minded players together. A beautifully crafted album. (Donald Elfman, All About Jazz) (Ray Comiskey, The Irish Times)

For alto saxophone aficionados, This stellar release reminds Loren Stillman’s Blind Date is an me of how wonderful and inspiring exquisite release. An intrepid artisan Jazz music can be. with virtuosity, a refined tone (Brad Walseth, JazzChicago) and evocative phrasing; it’s hard to believe that the London-born musician is only in his twenties. (Marc F. Turner, All About Jazz)

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achim kaufmann piano bill carrothers bill carrothers piano keep your sunny side up henning sieverts bass, cello ben street bass PIT3022 john hollenbeck drums ari hoenig drums PIT3021 henning sieverts

The disc enjoys sitting on the fence Carrothers and drummer between progressive improvisation Ari Hoenig—kindred spirits who and modern classical sounds. egg each other on—share (John Barron, All About Jazz) remarkable chemistry... and Ben Street completes a trio so flexible it can turn on a dime. (Ray Comiskey, The Irish Times)

thomas rückert

thomas rückert piano matthias pichler bass taiko saito vibraphone, marimba PIT3020 jochen rueckert drums niko meinhold piano PIT3019

A marvellous example of trio playing. A duo of two marked and Lovely. (Ray Comiskey, The Irish Times) outstanding personalities who in no phase need a noisy self-presentation but project but extend beyond themselves into an independent world of sound of their own. (Tobias Böcker, Jazz Zeitung)

jürgen friedrich · seismo

marc copland piano jürgen friedrich piano (modinha) gary peacock bass john hébert bass PIT3018 bill stewart drums tony moreno drums PIT3017

Classical, modern, timeless, Seismo is an almost painfully nostalgic, respectless with a touch sensitive meeting, with indications be- of intimacy. Modinha is the CD ing sufficient on many occasions of this year—and all following. in order to disclose fragile beauty (Eduardo Chagas, Jazz e Arredores) which is possible by a combination of a piano, drums and bass. (Rolf Thomas, Jazz thing)

tim hagans trumpet tim hagans beautiful lily marc copland piano marc copland piano drew gress bass drew gress bass PIT3016 bill stewart drums jochen rueckert drums PIT3015

The four musicians play with just The pianist gives an impressive as much concentration as the presentation of his art which can be famous jazz bands of the past with seen in his nuance-enriched perfor- Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter mance and harmonious expressions and Miles Davis in the first half and which is particularly suited for the of the Sixties. (Werner Stiefele, repertoire of exclusively melancholic Rondo Magazin) love songs. (Stephane Ollivier, JazzMan)

bill carrothers i love paris

piano h u b e r t n u s s piano hubert nuss feed the birds bill carrothers john goldsby bass nicolas thys bass PIT3014 john riley drums dré pallemaerts drums PIT3012

It would take a long time to find A seldomly delicate piano-trio CD! a more beautiful recording. (Tobias Böcker, Jazz Zeitung) (Werner Stiefele, Audio)

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henning sieverts bass o matt penman bass u b

PIT3011 john hollenbeck drums t jochen rueckert drums PIT3010

Johannes Enders, the South German One seldomly experiences a young saxophonist of international standing … pianist who consistently emphasises is reverting to a purely acoustic concept certain features in this masterly way. with a soprano without compromises (Hans-Jürgen von Osterhausen, Jazzpodium) once again and with immense instrumental depths of expressions. (Tobias Böcker, Jazz Zeitung)

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Jason Seizer’s is tone marked by serendipity slim and soft determination determination slim and soft and resoluteness, his lines are clear,and resoluteness, tracks of sonorous maturity. sonorous of well-considered and well-considered (Tobias Böcker, Neuburger Rundschau) Neuburger Böcker, (Tobias

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metamorphosis | jochen rueckertjochen sieverts henning copland marc seizer jason | the the whirlwind tenor saxophone piano | kuanda drums bass |

jason seizer serendipity PIT3008 101 domenic landolf peter peuker wanderlust skylark

andolf wa skylark nic l nder me lus do t peter peuker alto saxophone domenic landolf tenor saxophone karel boehlee piano jean-paul brodbeck piano marius beets bass fabian gisler bass marcel serierse drums PIT3006 dominic egli drums & string quartet PIT3005

The best CD’s of the promising Stimulating straight-ahead jazz. jazzman to date originate on the recent Improvised songs with ideas German musician label Pirouet. as clear and exhilarating as (K. L., Neue Zürcher Zeitung) a fresh breeze; caressed by the strings, a romantic mountain range of sounds echoes through the land in a way that we haven’t heard since the days of Paul Desmond.

jason seizer tenor saxophone miniatures for clarinet & piano marc copland piano roberto di gioia piano nicolas thys bass PIT3004 john ruocco clarinet rick hollander drums PIT3003

A breath of jazz. Seizer has a powerful, finely modulated 12 musical miniatures viewed tone on his tenor saxophone. He can from the front and the back bring ballads to an enriched shimmer played in the tradition of the baroque of colors and load speedy ‘Bepop’ masters, who enjoyed throwing phrases with a rough brilliance and a little “itching powder” into luminous powers and, above all, the listener’s ears. he knows how to dose his tones in such a way that there is never the impression of blank eloquence. (Roland Spiegel, Abendzeitung)

An album of hypnotic intensity The sounds appear in their extreme and light-filled range. (Tobias Böcker, transparency and lyrical flow, Jazz Zeitung) offer music from the quieter side of life which shows a high level of injured emotions and yearning warmth in a gentle and nuance- rich interaction. (Tobias Böcker, Jazz Zeitung)