Anke Helfrich - Stormproof

Styles:  Piano Jazz

Year: 2009

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 54:02

Size: 124,6 MB

Scans: Front

(4:23)  1. Hackensack

(5:59)  2. September Song

(7:32)  3. Stormproof

(5:21)  4. Sehnsucht

(7:07)  5. In Good Times As In Bad

(1:59)  6. After The Rain

(8:26)  7. Circles

(4:58)  8. Swiss Moment

(5:14)  9. Speak Low

(2:58) 10. Little Giant

German pianist Anke Helfrich has absorbed the influence of everyone from Thelonious Monk to Les McCann and channeled it into an original style that's rooted but not retro. On STORMPROOF, she covers Monk's "Hackensack," and its knotty harmonies and angular feel suit her singular style, but she really stretches out on her own compositions, where her approach feels completely contemporary. She doesn't stick strictly to the 88s, either; she occasionally moves over to electric piano and even harmonium. And while her thoughtful melodic statements are clearly the focus here, trombonist Nils Wogram offers some striking moments of his own throughout this, Helfrich's third release as a leader.~Jim Allen (www.allmusic.com/album/stormproof-mw0000813304).

Stormproof

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