PINA COLADA
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And ItS Still Going On Remembering Roots Time Remembered Pina Colada Conference Of The Birds
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
BEST OF ROLAND BATIK TRIO
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Boxed up Without Twilight Can You Feel It
A keen selection of the best tracks of the 3 albums of the trio, recorded end of 90s beginning of the new millennium: Brilliant piano work (he just got it in is fingers...); real tight trio playing together with drummer Walter Grassmann and bassist Heinrich Werkl.
01. Without 02. Can you feel it 03. Neighbourhood 04. Experience 05. (Most) Ugly Blues 06. Autumn in Lower Austria (Part 1) 07. Questionmark 08. Roots 09. Bagatelle 10. Still alive 11. It’s just a dream 12. Twilight
Swinging Live In Vienna
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great swinging and Big Band playing a tribute to Frank Sinatra! (with Walter Grassman, Thomas Faulhammer, Hans Salomon, Thomas Huber, Martin Fuss, Christian Radovan, Rens Newland,.......-the musicians of the VIENNA BIG BAND MACHINE)
Romantic Symphony
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ARO - Rens Newland ARO - Karl Ratzer
relaxing with symphony orchestra and fine jazz soloists.(Karl Ratzer, Carl Drewo, Rens Newland...a.m.m.)
THE VIENNA BIG BAND MACHINE
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modern Big Band sound (Andreas Haderer, Christian Radovan, Walter Grassmann, Bob Dodge, Martin Fuss, Johannes Kottek, Rens Newland..) a.m.m.
01 Just Another Opener 02 What I Prefer 03 King Of Love 04 Hittin’ The Target 05 Say It Straight 06 Rain On E6 07 Some Years Ago 08 Song For My Son 09 One For Cann 10 Rumba Del Pueblo 11 Kar-Funk-EL 12 Come With Me! 13 Gettin’ The Rhythm! 14 Latin Touch 15 Waiting For Love