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Rolf Kühn - Timeless Circle (Remastered 85th Birthday Edition) (2014)

Rolf Kühn - Timeless Circle (Remastered 85th Birthday Edition) (2014)
  • Title: Timeless Circle (Remastered 85th Birthday Edition)
  • Year Of Release: 2014
  • Label: Intuition Records
  • Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
  • Quality: FLAC (tracks)
  • Total Time: 1:13:49
  • Total Size: 411 MB
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Tracklist:

1. Into the Pocket (Remastered 2014) [feat. Dave Liebman, Chuck Loeb, Wolfgang Haffner & Dieter Ilg] (04:27)
2. Total Reflections (Remastered 2014) [feat. Martial Solal] (04:10)
3. Second Visit (Remastered 2014) [feat. Wolfgang Haffner, Michael Brecker, John Schröder & Detlev Beier] (06:20)
4. I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good (Remastered 2014) [feat. Till Brönner, John Schröder & Detlev Beier] (06:58)
5. Runferyerlife (Remastered 2014) [feat. Bob Mintzer, Frank Chastenier & Peter Erskine] (06:29)
6. Love (Remastered 2014) (01:59)
7. Saturday Blues (Remastered 2014) [feat. Joachim Kühn] (04:46)
8. Roulette (Remastered 2014) [feat. Joachim Kühn, Detlev Beier & Jochen Rückert] (05:47)
9. Freaky Eyes (Remastered 2014) [feat. Chuck Loeb, Wolfgang Haffner, Claes Crona & Detlev Beier] (06:27)
10. Fractions (Remastered 2014) [feat. Albert Mangelsdorff] (07:05)
11. Leeaison (Remastered 2014) [feat. Lee Konitz] (03:23)
12. Just Friends (Remastered 2014) [feat. Chuck Loeb, Wolfgang Haffner, Dieter Ilg, Eddie Daniels & Buddy DeFranco] (06:29)
13. The Vertical Circle (Remastered 2014) [feat. Ornette Coleman] (04:21)
14. When You Wish Upon a Star (Remastered 2014) [feat. Max Raabe, RIAS Big Band & Cologne Voices] (05:02)

More than one-quarter of a century of jazz history: When we now congratulate Rolf Kühn on this 85th birthday with a special release, we are paying special respect to the one of the few globally known and admired German jazz heroes. However, we are also paying our respects to a still active artist acting in line with his convictions and working with young musicians. To a personally reserved, always friendly and accommodating person despite all the fame that he has achieved. He has always been somebody who did not let himself be led astray from his path. Each time that he became curious faced with a new challenge, he took it on. This was regardless of whether he was playing alongside Benny Goodman, focusing on orchestra work and conducting, composing film and TV music, exploring the limits of free improvisation or taking excursions into jazz rock. On the other hand, his dedication to his instrument clarinet has remained constant. This was even against the spirit of the times, which did not want to take the clarinet as a jazz instrument seriously for many years. When the clarinet again became more popular in the 80s, Rolf Kühn had long since developed his own style and become a model for other musicians. The fact that the clarinet again as a solid place in jazz and a young generation of musicians is dedicating itself to this instrument (current example: Rebecca Trescher in the series "Jazz thing Next Generation") is certainly much to the credit of Rolf Kühn. Rolf Kühn has released records for numerous jazz labels since the 60s: Vanguard Records, Brunswick Records, Intercord, Impulse! and MPS. Most of them no longer are active. He recorded a number of CDs at Intuition during seven years (1994-2001). He has selected his 14 personal favorites from these recordings and remastered them with the renowned Klaus Scheuermann. As a result, the songs shine in a new radiance and provide us with special listening pleasure. Clear trebles, a denser atmosphere, substantially increased transparency: these are other reasons why it is worthwhile listening to this collection. Of course, another reason is because they provide a look into the sound cosmos of Rolf Kühn. Encounters with shining stars of jazz from his model Buddy DeFranco to Michael Brecker and Ornette Coleman, Albert Mangelsdorff and Lee Konitz, Chuck Loeb and Martial Solal and all the way to Peter Erskine, Wolfgang Haffner and many more. And of course especially important: with his 14-year younger brother and pianist Joachim Kühn, with whom—in addition to the family relations—he has a close relationship in music that repeatedly results in thrilling, joint concerts.


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