Aki Takase & Daniel Erdmann – Ellington (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 50:41 minutes | 431 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Enja Yellowbird
We hear juicy, fine and atmospheric jazz from two such unusual imitators, musicians and wonderful instrumentalists. Familiar themes take on completely new colors in their interpretation, especially since the closeness and intimacy of this musical encounter can be heard in their duo.
The nature of their interaction can hardly be described as anything other than telepathic. Inventiveness is combined with technical perfection. Aki Takase and Daniel Erdmann rehearsed together a lot and it shows. But above all, they have a lot to tell each other and us. The precision with which they master unison and rapid changes in tempo does not stand in the way of flying into the open, but rather opens the doors for it. What began during the pandemic with video connections between the Reims-based saxophonist and the pianist’s Berlin apartment was continued live. The two soon felt that with their duo record “Isn’t It Romantic?” We haven’t said everything yet, but we’ve just started. The desire for free, personal expression and admiration for the jazz tradition led Aki Takase and Daniel Erdmann almost instinctively to Ellington.
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