Upright Bass
Free Sound Quintet
Nicolas de Staël (II) Late Indian Summer Nicolas de Staël (III) Opus 2 Nobility Phoenix
JM-2103-2
Or send an email direct to: office @ jivemusic.at
1970 Hans Koller returned after 20 Years abroad and was looking for young musicians for his avant-garde musical ideas. He found this in the keyboardist Albert Mair, the guitarist Costa Lukacs and the drummer Karl Prosenik.
All three were "at home" in mainstream jazz at the time. The first rehearsals with Hans, Albert and Costa took place in late 1970, early 1971. It showed the genius of Hans Koller as a band leader, how he implemented his musical avant-garde ideas with them. He invited the bassist Adelhard Roidinger to realize his ideas. At that time he was active in avant-garde music, among other things. Adelhard says today: “Hans was a grandmaster for me. Years later I discovered a deep kinship, the commitment to Central European musical culture in the form of freedom in rhythmic design (agogic) and the overabundance of musical events ”. The "Hans Koller Free Sound Quintet" was born. The decisive factor was Koller's respect for his fellow musicians, whose talents he enhanced.
Waltz for Charlotte
Blue Waltz Visitation Zulu Zali The Masquerade is Over Seven Steps to Heaven Waltz for Charlotte Del Sasser Speak Low Bitter Sweet
JM-2104-2
Or send an email direct to: office @ jivemusic.at
This live recording is of one of the last concerts of the international Albert Mair Trio, recorded live, 25 years ago on January 2, 1996 in the original Porgy & Bess Jazz Club in Vienna. The trio was formed In the mid-nineties…its goal: to accompany Joan Cartwright and other singers. Soon thereafter, an equal musical frame of mind moved the three musicians, Albert Mair (piano), Marc Abrams (bass) and Andy Winter (drums) to perform solely as a trio.