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Better Days' Blues (instrumental) When the Storm is Over (feat. Peter Duke)  I'm Normal (feat. Ric Toldon)
Vienna Got the Blues - Vocal Version (feat. Peter Duke) Got the Blues in my Shoes (feat. Ric Toldon)
My Streak of Luck (feat. Peter Duke) The Bright Side of the Blues Sliding thru Life (instrumental)
Now You Wanna Come Back Home Bluezz in the Air (instrumental)

JM-2115-2

(physical CD)

This is the 2nd album of Fuse Bluezz in the extended CD version! All titles recorded at ORANGE STUDIO, Vienna - in Corona Times 2021, except Tr 04, which was recorded live at music club REIGEN (Vienna) and tracks 03, 06, 07, 11 & the vocals of 09 recorded in 2024. We spared most of these tracks (as a follow-up for our album „Blues Indeed“ (Jive Music JM-2100) for the better days to come after Corona! That didn‘t really work! GAZA, RUSSIA and the CLIMATE do their best to spoil the world for the coming years! So for us it stays „a hoping and waiting" On these tunes though there is more positve feeling and humour!
All music is produced, arranged, engineered and mixed by RENS NEWLAND, who also played or programmed several keyboards & percussions , plus sang some backvocals. A lot of input and inspiritation came from the co-initiator of the project: PETER GRUBER. Mastering by Robert Eder at Artist Studio, Vienna Band photos by Ziggy Miller , Cover design by Rens Newland for GRFX

01.Better Days' Blues (composed by Rens Newland) - instrumental 3:57 02.Got the Blues in my Shoes (words & music by Rens Newland) 4:05 03.Still Waiting for Better Days (words & music by Rens Newland, feat. Peter Duke)*3:44 04.The Bright Side of the Blues (composed by Rens Newland) - instrumental 4:57 05.Feeling Fine Against All Odds(words & music by Rens Newland) 4:30 06.When the Storm is Over (words & music by Rens Newland, feat. Peter Duke)* 4:25 07.Bluezz in the Air (composed by Rens Newland - instrumental)* 4:49 08.I'm Normal (words by Lionel Lodge, music by Rens Newland) 5:03 09.Vienna Got The Blues - vocal version (w. & m. by Rens Newland feat. Peter Duke)*4:35 10.Sliding Thru Life (composed by Rens Newland) - instrumental 3:42 11.My Streak of Luck (words & music by Rens Newland, feat. Peter Duke)* 5:16 12.Now You Wanna Come Back Home (w. : Ric Toldon, m. : Rens Newland) 4:18 13.Georgia on my Mind (Hoagy Carmichael /Stuart Gorrell) - instrumental (solo gtr.) 3:33

Feeling Fine Against All Odds Better Days' Blues  I'm Normal
Georgia on my Mind Got the Blues in my Shoes The Bright Side of the Blues
Now You Wanna Come Back Home Sliding Thru Life

JM-2115-1

(physical Vinyl)

This is the 2nd album of Fuse Bluezz! Rens Newland's roots were the Blues! Way back in the 60s in Holland. His journey went over Experimental Pop, Fusion, Funk, Jazz, Latin, Rock, Studio, etc.. But he loves  to come back to these roots now and then!  Co-initiator of the project is Peter Gruber, from whome came a lot of input and inspiritation and who plays the bass here! Vocals are again taken over by Ric Toldon! Drummer  is the young Simon Springer. Keyboard man Martin Wöss added some piano and synth additions. Again the basic sound is of course build on Mr. Newland's guitars, here he uses some of his dearest instruments, like Gibson Les Paul custom,  ES 335 and L5, Fender Strato and Tele, Godin Red Line, Parker Fly and Takamine Acoustic Steel. The tracks once more show the broad possibilities of the Blues in form and sound: Delta Blues, Funkblues, Jazzblues, Rockblues and more. Some instrumental tracks are of course also part of the concept! All the music is by the bandleader and most of the lyrcs are, one is by Ric Toldon and one by Lional Lodge, a former partner of Mr. Newland.

All titles recorded at ORANGE STUDIO Vienna - in Corona Times 2021, except A.04, which was recorded live at music club REIGEN(Vienna). As a follow-up for our album „Blues Indeed“ - (Jive Music JM-2100) we spared these tracks for the better days to come after Corona! That didn’t really work: other catastrophies came direct with it and after it! So it stays a „hoping and waiting“... All music was produced, arranged, engineered and mixed by Rens Newland
Mastering by Hans Zinkl,  Band photos by Ziggy Miller, cover design by Rens Newland for GRFX 

A 01.Feeling Fine Against All Odds*(words & music by Rens Newland) 4:29 A 02.Better Days' Blues (composed by Rens Newland) 3:57 A 03.I'm Normal*(words by Lionel Lodge, music by Rens Newland) 5:03 A 04.Georgia on my Mind (Hoagy Carmichael /Stuart Gorrell) - instrumental 3:31 B 01.Got the Blues in my Shoes*(words & music by Rens Newland) 4:03 B 02.The Bright Side of the Blues (composed by Rens Newland) 4:59 B 03.Now You Wanna Come Back Home*(w. : Ric Toldon, m. : Rens Newland)4:17 B 04.Sliding Thru Life (composed by Rens Newland) 3:42

Cover design by Rens Newland for GRFX

Delicious Excitement Mother Waiting Summer Swallow Sweet Relaxation The Purest Affection TENDEREST TIME OF DUSK SENSE OF STRANGENESS hypnotic Dance Grey streamers of dawn Delighted Anticipation shower of sparks
JM-2112-2

Myroslav Levytsky(p) and Rens Newland(g), both great personalities on their instruments, came together the first time in 2001. In the following years a cooperation developed itself between Braty Bluzu (the band of Myroslav and his brother Oleg) and Rens Newland. Myroslav has classical and eastern roots, Rens has Blues, Rock and Jazz, so western roots. They had a small Tour in Austria which resulted in a Live Album "Myroslav Levytsky & Rens Newland Project "One Autumn Concert" released in the Ukrain. This is the second album of just the two, again recorded in Vienna in Rens' Orange House Studio. It's mainly inspirational and meditative solo Piano pieces. Three tracks feature Rens Newlnd on steel string guitar.

Pete´s Message Nocturne Op. 9 
Brazilian Nature The Edge
Here We Are What Now My Love?

JM-2101-2 

In the Corona year 2020 this great project developed out of a spontaneous studio jamsession of four jazz personalities:
A strong Jazz Organ Quartet, of course with the legendary Wes Montgomery Quartet in the back of the head, with some of the best musicians of Vienna, Austria.
The Clubs were closed, so better meet in the studio of drummer Dusan Novakov (projects with Mark Murphy, Oliver Lake, George Cables, John Marshall, Dick Oatts, Don Menza, Kirk Lightsey, Michelle Hendricks, Toninio Horta, Dusko Gojkovic, Valery Ponomarev, Andi Bey, Bread Lealy, Karl Ratzer, Timna Brauer und Elias Meiri Ensemble, Fernando Correa, Fritz Pauer, Big Band Graz, Frank Lacy, Gregory Porter, Paul Zauner, and Andy Middleton) and record some tunes!

Lilibets Dance Besinnung 
Elisabeth Hochzeitswalzer
Winnetou und Old Shatterhand

JM-2094-2

Christian Havel and Erwin Schmidt are a sworn harmonic team since some decades already:
they understand and feel each other perfectly and are reaching an extremly high level in playing and phrasing together as well as complementing each other in sounds.
They choosed to dedicate these recordings to their wifes, and in general to the WOMEN of the world.
For this purpose each of them made some special compositions and they added some fitting originals plus two standards to complete this fine album.
Erwin Schmidt plays the grand piano as well as the Hammond Organ. Christian Havel plays his great Jazz guitar and does some lead singing, too.
Both did also some backvocals.

01. Lilibet`s Dance (C.Havel) 02. Hochzeitswalzer (E.Schmidt) 03. Senza Fine (Gino Paoli) 04. Elisabeth (C.Havel) 05. Bridges to Bridget (E.Schmidt) 06. Winnetou und Old Shatterhand (C.Havel/E.Schmidt) 07. Besinnung (C.Havel) 08 Liebeslied (E.Schmidt) 09. Norwegian Wood (Lennon/McCartney)

And ItS Still Going On Remembering Roots Time Remembered Pina Colada Conference Of The Birds

JM-2089-2

Eventually after 3 albums in the last decennium a new Jazz album with new originals of the Trio around the gifted pianist Roland Batik (also well-known for his classical works), again with the long year companions drummer Walter Grassmann and bassist Heinrich Werkl.

01 AND IT‘S STILL GOING ON 7:28 . 02 REMEMBERING ROOTS 5:40 . 03 TIME REMEMBERED 4:56 . 04 DIE WELLE 5:59 . 05 RHAPSODY IN C 5:33 . 06 POEM FOR YUKO 3:59 .07 PIÑA COLADA 5:31 . 08 FIRST OF APRIL 4:56 . 9 CONFERENCE OF THE BIRDS 5:33 . 10 GREEN EYES 4:53

Memento Beneath Lantern

JM-2084-2

Rumpus is the young and very inspired contemporary Jazz quintet around the great and sensible trumpet player Dominik Fuss, who is leader of and composer for the group.The band made several recording sessions over the last years and this album contents the best songs of these dates. The participating musicians (and friends) are: 
Dominik Fuss - trumpet, fluegelhorn, compositions. 
Patrick Dunst - reeds (all titles except Tr.4). 
Martin Gasser - reeds on Tr. 4. 
Marc Mezgolits - bass. 
Thomas Froschauer - drums, 
Max Tschida - piano on Tr 1,5,6,8,10, Stephan Plecher, piano on Tr. 2,3,4,7,9, 
Manuela Diem - vocals on Tr 3

01. Intrada 02. Lantern 03. Beneath 04. Memento 05. Modus Morbus (Bass Intro) 06. Modus Morbus 07. Accepting  08. The Rove 09. Baroqueish 10. At This Instant

Gentle Rain - Duo Certitude Sweetheart Boogle Woogle

JM-2083-2

Christian Havel is without doubt one of the leading Jazz guitarists of Europe. On this album he gathered four very strong collegues for his international quintet. The recording session also features the great voice and musical skills of Lori Williams. Your ears will be pleased by a very variant row of mainly original works by the band, peppered with some nice standards. Moods from balladesque over swinging to groovy.

01. Gentle Rain-DUO 02. Certitude 03. Sweetheart 04. Autumn Leaves 05. 13.03 06. Just For Fun 07. Gentle Rain 08. Leo trinkt Champagner 09. Boogle Woogle 10. Fellowship

Suddenly And Unexpected One Nite Samba
Lisa‘s Privacy Love Words Count 

JM-2079-2

This great quartet around the highly talented Jazz pianist Robert Schönherr takes us on a journey through several colours and styles. The leader plays Grand Piano as good as the Fender Rhodes and the melodies are mostly played by the outstanding saxophone player Herwig Gradischnig (a Jive Music Artist as well!). His tone is smooth and wonderful, the lines smart and modern. Drummer Mario Gonzi, as always, is impulsive and sometimes crazy driving and the bass of Joschi Schneeberger makes the solid bottom! As a guest the ladysonger Alexandra Schenk is giving us some nice relaxing spots. Not a one nite thing!

01. Suddenly And Unexpected 02. Laura‘s Locomotion 03. One Nite Samba 04. Joey‘s Waltz 05. Too High 06 Lisa‘s Privacy 07. Love Words Count 08. Red Roof 09. Bossa For Anna 10. The Blues On And Off 11. Can It Be Done

Children's Song 

EYEWINK-7001-2

Pictures and feelings put into little nice compositions, played by a soft combo around the piano. This band used to back up the famous austrian actor Erwin Steinhauer