Carl Winther & Jerry Bergonzi - Tetragonz

Styles: Piano And Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2013
Time: 54:54
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 126,0 MB
Art: Front

(5:10) 1. Tetragonz
(4:34) 2. Somewhere
(6:35) 3. Dawn
(6:12) 4. Spectre
(4:32) 5. Neverland
(9:08) 6. Like Judas
(7:13) 7. Gabriella
(6:04) 8. Triotone
(5:22) 9. Domolian Mode

Carl Winther is a well-known Danish pianist. He is the son of Jens Winther who was a world-famous composer and trumpet player. He began touring as a child. He has performed with many famous musicians, including Bill Evans, Jerry Bergonzi and Bill Evans, as well as Bill Evans, Bill Evans, Daniel Humiar and Till Broenner.

His performances are breathtaking and impressive. He can improvise fluently. He is a Jazz and Classic musician with a deep love for Latin and African rhythms. All of these influences have influenced his compositions, which also include the funky sounds of Herbie Hancock’s 70s music as well as avangardistic ideas. Winther was awarded for his elaborate and precise compositions as well as his incredible performance skills. from www.oneworldsmusic.com https://jazzinfo.org/artist/carl-winther

Personnel: Tenor Saxophone – Jerry Bergonzi, Piano – Carl Winther, Bass – Johnny Åman; Drums – Anders Mogensen

Tetragonz

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Carl Winther - Swingin'

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2023
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 19:49
Size: 45,7 MB
Art: Front

(3:27) 1. Bye Bye Blackbird
(3:45) 2. Black Narcissus
(4:05) 3. All of You
(4:48) 4. Darn That Dream
(3:42) 5. There Is No Great Love

Carl Winther is known as one of Denmark's best piano players. Son of the world famous composer and trumpet player, Jens Winther, he started touring at an early age. The Award Winning vituoso, has been performing with the likes of Billy Hart, Jerry Bergonzi, Bill Evans,, Daniel Humiar, Adam Nussbaum, James Genus, Till Broenner, Markus Strickland, Dick Oats, Dejan Terzic, Eliel Lazo, Moussa Diallo, Mads Vinding, Hugo Rasmussen, Mikkel Nords, Al Campos, Tomas Franck, Doug Raney, Frederik Kronkvist, and Afonso Corea, to name some. His performance is breathtaking and virtuous.

He has a fluent ability to improvise He is an educated Jazz and Classic musicians, with a true love for Latin and African rhythms. His own composition are inspired by all this, and also includes the funky styles of Herbie Hancock's 70s music and avangardistic ideas. Winther has been awarded for his precise and extravagant compositions and his amazing performance skills.
https://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/artist/carl-winther

Swingin'

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Tim Hagans Quintet - Eternal Forge

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:14
Size: 147,9 MB
Art: Front

( 6:52) 1. Adam's Calendar
(14:12) 2. Not Yet
( 9:54) 3. Concord
(10:48) 4. Deva Uma
( 7:26) 5. Space Dozen
( 9:37) 6. That Is What Happens When You Leave The Door Open
( 5:22) 7. Stella By Starlight

Eternal Forge is a new digital release from Tim Hagans' European Quintet. It is available on Amazon in June 2019.

The Tim Hagans Quintet has performed extensively in Europe at jazz festivals, concert venues and jazz clubs. Tim Hagans writes: "Anders Mogensen, Carl Winther and Johnny Åman create a supremely burning and churning, swinging pulse. Their astounding ability to play the entire spectrum of dynamics keeps listeners in suspenseful anticipation.”

The music on this recording is intended to conjure for the listener the wondrous palette of human emotion, from jubilation of the life's joyous moments to the deep hope of the blues.

Space Dozen, Not Yet and That’s What Happens When You Leave The Door Open by Tim Hagans offer cosmic swing, contemplative groove and relentless action. Deva Uma and Adam’s Calendar by Carl Winther take us from introspective beauty to rhapsodic swing. Concord by the great trumpeter Jens Winther, imbues an adventurous forward motion which embodies the idea behind the release's title: Eternal Forge. These five musicians channel their collective energy and breath to propel them ever forward on the journey of creating exciting new music.
https://www.timhagans.com/news

Personnel: Tim Hagans - trumpet; Anders Mogensen - drums; Johnny Aman - bass; Carl Winther - piano; Marek Konarski tenor saxophone

Eternal Forge

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Walt Weiskopf - European Quartet: Diamonds and Other Jewels

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:12
Size: 108,5 MB
Art: Front

(5:30) 1. Spartacus
(7:50) 2. Black Diamond
(5:47) 3. Other Jewels
(5:03) 4. Incantation
(6:11) 5. Thad Nation
(6:18) 6. My Old Flame
(6:52) 7. Blood Diamond
(3:38) 8. Everybody

Two distinct types of jazz album have emerged in the difficult Covid pandemic times: the do-it-yourself statements, usually recorded in a home studio, often with internet sound swapping; and the pent-up energy, post-pandemic energy bursts, musicians getting together again after a year or more of minimal in-person collaboration. Diamonds And Other Jewels, from the Walt Weiskopf European Quartet, is of the latter type. Saxophonist Weiskopf, pianist Carl Winther, bassist Andreas Lang and drummer Anders Mogensen jump out of the speakers from the start with "Spatacus," one of the seven dynamic originals offered up here.

The quartet began its life under Weskopf's leadership in 2017. Diamonds And Other Jewels is its sixth release, and after mostly lying dormant as a group during the pandemic they reconvene with a special expressive gusto, and a palpable sense of joy and adventure.

"Black Diamond," less ferocious than 'Spartacus," rolls with a smooth flow. Weiskopf's solo is freewheeling and muscular, bringing sax man Joe Henderson to mind with an on-edge adventurousness. "Thad Nation" nods to trumpeter & bandleader Thad Jones, with a colorful and upbeat mood, and "Blond Diamond" broods beautifully.

"My Old Flame," the disc's only non-original, was recorded in 1944 by Billie Holiday. It adds a welcome bit of soothing familiarity to the set. Overall the sound seems to owe a debt to saxophonist John Coltrane's quartet with pianist McCoy Tyner, drummer Elvin Jones and bassist Jimmy Garrison, before things went into interstellar space a fine era for Coltrane, and a fine one for the Walt Weiskopf European Quartet,too.
~Dan McClenaghan https://www.allaboutjazz.com/diamonds-and-other-jewels-walt-weiskopf-european-quartet-amm-records

Personnel: Walt Weiskopf: saxophone; Carl Winther: piano; Andreas Lang: bass, acoustic; Anders Mogensen: drums.

European Quartet: Diamonds and Other Jewels

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Walt Weiskopf - European Quartet Worldwide

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:03
Size: 120,6 MB
Art: Front

(5:45)  1. Entebbe
(5:36)  2. Back in Japan
(5:21)  3. Soultrane
(4:14)  4. Russian Roulette
(4:27)  5. Marcie by Moonlight
(4:50)  6. Back in Brazil
(4:44)  7. Oceans
(5:06)  8. The Pawnbroker
(6:48)  9. Scottish Folk Song
(5:08) 10. Coat of Arms

These days a lot of jazz records seem to require a musical concept or an idea that unites the compositions on the album, but it doesn't have to be so complicated. After a tour in January 2019 with his European Quartet, tenor saxophonist Walt Weiskopf went into a studio in Copenhagen with the band, and a few hours later the music on the album Worldwide was in the can. It sounds simple, but it also says something about the level of musical communication that goes on in the quartet. The ability to deliver on the spur of the moment doesn't come after a few days of playing together. The musicians have known each other for some time. Back in 2018, they released European Quartet on Orenda Records, and since then their sound has remained tight. Although Andreas Lang has replaced Daniel Franck on the bass, drummer Anders Mogensen and pianist Carl Winther remain from the original line-up, and they support Weiskopf congenially. Winther can be both romantic and rhythmically inventive, sometimes recalling the powerful elegance of McCoy Tyner, while Mogensen drives the music forward with a light but insistent touch that brings out all the colors in the cymbals. Weiskopf delivers the bulk of the material with eight original compositions, but one of the two covers shows where he is coming from. The reading of Tadd Dameron's "Soultrane" points to John Coltrane's influence and his presence is also felt on "Back in Japan," which draws on the saxophonist's late style. The compositions on the album come across as distinctive and varied, spanning the energetic hard bop vamp of "Coat of Arms" and the soft touch of bossa nova on "Back in Brazil." On the other hand, "Entebbe" sports a repetitive rhythmic piano motif reminiscent of Steve Reich. There is also a nod to the standards with the mid-tempo ballad "Marcie by Moonlight," a rewrite of "Stella by Starlight." With worldwide in the title, and references to Japan, Scotland, Russia, Africa and Brazil, there is in fact a vague geographical concept behind the album. However, it is just an excuse to play a varied repertoire. Worldwide is simply a great modern jazz album, nothing more, nothing less. ~ Jakob Baekgaard https://www.allaboutjazz.com/worldwide-walt-weiskopf-orenda-records-review-by-jakob-baekgaard.php

Personnel: Walt Weiskopf: tenor saxophone; Andreas Lang: bass; Carl Winther: piano; Anders Mogensen: drums.

European Quartet Worldwide

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Carl Winther Quartet - Sonic Shapes

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:37
Size: 122,9 MB
Art: Front

(4:51)  1. The Out Society
(9:41)  2. Threshold
(7:23)  3. The Prophet
(6:39)  4. Uranian Overtones
(5:59)  5. Yerevan Mama
(7:24)  6. The Falcon
(6:44)  7. James Moody
(4:53)  8. The Core

Danish jazz has experienced an explosive growth in talent over the past decades: A broad scope of young musicians, encompassing older idioms, hard-core, lyrical neo-cool and freeform. A group of original pianists threaten the monopoly on the international scene of the world-famous Danish bassists. One of the finest of these young talents is 26-year old Carl Winther, a graduate from the Rhythmic Conservatory in Copenhagen. While studying, he was already honing his chops on the jazz scene alongside many well-known musicians. He met the Swedish bassist Joel Illerhag at the conservatory, and they have played together for the past four years. The band’s drummer is 42-year old Anders Mogensen. Also a graduate from the Rhythmic Conservatory, Mogensen heard Winther and Illehag while serving as an external examiner at conservatory concerts in 2006/2007. He liked the energy and intensity of their approach, and before long they formed a trio, touring Europe and USA in 2010.

On Sonic Shapes the trio joins forces with Boston-based Jerry Bergonzi, one of the great saxophone influences over the last 35 years. In the 1970’s his apartment in New York was a practice room for like-minded sax-players such as Joe Lovano, Bob Berg and Michael Brecker. Over the years he has often played in Denmark, and his recordings include drummer Alex Riel’s The Riel Deal (Stunt, 1995) and Unriel (Stunt, 1997), on which Michael Brecker also played. Sonic Shapes was recorded in May 2011 following a successful club tour in Denmark and Sweden. The quartet is smoking, and there is already talk of a new tour. This is not your usual European trio borrowing a little stardust from an American legend. Bergonzi is very enthusiastic about the collaboration, and the inspiration goes both ways. The two bandleaders each contribute half of the compositions. The musicians represent three generations playing music rooted in sharp, no-non- sense, modern New York jazz. This music isn’t afraid to groove or flex its muscles. Carl Winther is the son of trumpeter Jens Winther, who died earlier this year, and this CD is dedicated to his memory.

Personnel:  Piano – Carl Winther; Tenor Saxophone – Jerry Bergonzi;  Bass – Joel Illerhag;  Drums – Anders Mogensen

Sonic Shapes

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George Garzone - Quintonic

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:25
Size: 101,8 MB
Art: Front

(4:54)  1. Gargonzola
(7:41)  2. Crystal Ball
(6:28)  3. Idiosyncrasies
(5:49)  4. Restless
(7:46)  5. Ellwood
(6:07)  6. Abeid from Zanzibar
(5:37)  7. The Gargoyle Returns

"Gargonzi", "Berzone" call em whatcha like, the tenor sax duo of George  Garzone and Jerry Bergonzi from "Beantown" (Boston, Mass) quite excite on this 2014 disc. This CD appears to  be have been sponsored by the Danish Music Publishers Society and features a more than able rhythm section of pianist Carl Winther (who not only produced the date but penned four of the tracks) Johnny Aman on bass, and Anders Mogensen on drums. The front line hornmen sport an "obbledeygobbeldy" manneristic which refers to a post-Coltrane technique (also developed by Dave Liebman, Steve Grossman, Bill Evans,et al) which involves  a pumping off of the lower notes in order to get a ricochet-like effect escalating vertically to higher registers of the horn. Mind you this might be an anorakian pursuit of interest for saxophonists, but it is difficult to pull off and does have a distinctive and rather emotional, fiery edge to it. It sits well with both Garz and Gonz possessing dark and somewhat hollow, echoey tonal qualities which offer a refreshing contrast to the plethora of brighter, shimmery and brittle sounds that so many contemporary saxists have today. Winther's "Crystal Ball" has a gentle medium bluesy groove with a pensive and moody horn line that  leads to heroic solos all round. Bergonzi contributed two pieces, the melodic "Idiosyncrasies" and the brisk 12 bar burner, "Ellwood" which offset Winther's repertoire nicely. Everything is well controlled throughout with squeaks, squeals and even the odd honk. Quality stuff indeed. ~  Frank Griffith http://www.jazzviews.net/george-garzonejerry-bergonzi---quintonic.html

Personnel:  George Garzone, Jerry Bergonzi- tenor sax; Carl Winther- piano; Johnny Aman- bass; Anders Morgensen- Drums

Quintonic

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Carl Winther & Jerry Bergonzi - Inner Journey

Styles: Piano And Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2017
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:35
Size: 139,8 MB
Art: Front

( 8:09)  1. Talisman
( 4:40)  2. Requiem for Jw
( 3:59)  3. Inner Journey
( 4:46)  4. Kma
( 8:33)  5. Bar None
(11:24)  6. Triton
( 6:05)  7. Wheel of Fortune
( 3:47)  8. Long Gone
( 4:16)  9. Golem
( 4:51) 10. Medusa (Bonus Track)

A really great pairing, and one we're not sure we've ever heard before the tenor of Jerry Bergonzi and the piano of Carl Winther coming together here in an album that sparkles especially strongly on its big number of original tunes by Winther! Winther's got a round, rolling approach to his music that's also greatly supported by the bass of Johnny Aman in the quartet and while Bergonzi retains some of his sharper edges on tenor, he also seems to hit this lyrical beauty that we might not always associate with his music not mellowing out, but maybe opening more emotionally in ways that really illuminate his longstanding genius on his horn. The quartet also features Anders Mogensen on drums who often seems to kick back a little bit, and let the bass and piano really shape the tunes on titles that include "Triton", "Bar None", "KMA", "Inner Journey", "Requiem For JW", "Talisman", "Golem", and "Long Gone".  © 1996-2017, Dusty Groove, Inc. https://www.dustygroove.com/item/847332/Carl-Winther-Jerry-Bergonzi:Inner-Journey

Personnel:  Carl Winther (piano); Jerry Bergonzi (tenor saxophone);  Johnny Aman (bass);  Anders Mogensen (drums).

Inner Journey

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