Christian Havel & Erwin Schmidt (Duo)
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. 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 do also some backvocals.
Christian HAVEL is one of the leading Jazz guitarists of Austria and certainly also of Europe. He played and recorde with Jack Walrath, Ingrid Jensen, Vienna String Quartet, Joschi Schneeberger Trio, the „American Quartett“, Jon Davis, Joris Dudli, Dennis Irwin, Charles Fambrough, Tony Scherr, Paolo Cardoso, Peter Herbert, Paul Imm, Jack Walrath, Ralph Ericson, Valerie Ponomarev, Juraj Bartos, Lee Harper, Ed Thigpen, Mario Gonzi, Fritz Pauer, John di Martino, Roberto di Gioia, Harry Sokal, Klaus Dickbauer, Andy Middelton, Thomas Kugi, Rudi Berger, Carole Alston, Toninho Horta, Nelson Faria, a.m.m.
Erwin SCHMIDT studied classical and Jazz piano, and now is one of the top pianists of Austria. He played among others with Kevin Mahagony, Ray Charles Big Band, Heinz von Hermann, Elly Wright, Ingrid Maria Wagner, Carole Alston, Joris Dudli and Hans Salomon.
Women!
Audiosamples (click to start & stop):
Lilibets Dance Besinnung
Elisabeth Hochzeitswalzer
Winnetou und Old Shatterhand
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)