Engelbert Wrobel's Swing Society - Delicado

Styles: Clarinet And Saxophone Jazz, Swing
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:51
Size: 148,2 MB
Art: Front

(3:35)  1. Henderson Stomp
(6:07)  2. Lean Baby
(2:33)  3. Easy Mood
(4:19)  4. Nightfall
(3:39)  5. Frolic Sam
(2:44)  6. Louis Xv
(4:31)  7. Windjammer
(2:43)  8. Wanda
(3:26)  9. Delicado
(4:58) 10. All The Things You Are
(4:31) 11. The Trout
(4:24) 12. I Want To Be Happy
(3:39) 13. I've Got The World On A String
(3:58) 14. Good Queen Bess
(3:49) 15. All I Do Is Dream Of You
(3:47) 16. My Blue Heaven

Engelbert Wrobel was born on 11.19.1959 and made already in childhood with his talent as a clarinetist in the marching band his Eifeler home eveningsa stir before it began to be interested in the traditional jazz. The foundation of the Happy Jazzmen , his first school band, was not long in coming. With her ??winning " Angels" - as his friends call him - including 1st prize in youth jazzt .While studying classical clarinet e at the Music Academy in Dusseldorf , he was a space in Rod Mason's Hot Five offered. With the Hot Five , he gained 3 ½ years touring experience in Europe before then in 1989 his own e Swing Society founded .

Engelbert Wrobel's game is characterized by a powerful sound and a brilliant technique. He is a multi-instrumentalist who knows how to play each of his instruments in style and it has processed through years of studying classical Swing features of its various models to its own musical language. On the clarinet, the influences of are Benny Goodman, Barney Bigard and Edmond Hall not to be missed; on the tenor saxophone is have him especially Ben Webster, Arnett Cobb and   Coleman Hawkins done. His style on the Alto is rooted in the tradition of Benny Carter and Johnny Hodges , the latter being hard to miss in his game on the soprano sax. Besides the Swing Society is Engelbert Wrobel as a musician in various projects active, for example, as Benny Goodman -Solist in King Of SwingOrchestra, is kind to the big band music of the great clarinetist. More..http://www.swingsociety.de/html/biographie.html (translate by Google)

Personnel: Hazy Osterwald - Vibraphone; Engelbert Wrobel - Clarinet, Alto, Tenor; Rolf Marx - Guitar; Chris Hopkins - Piano; Ingmar Heller - Bass; Oliver Mewes - Drums; Jürgen Pfeiffer - Congas on tracks 2 and 9.

Delicado

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Engelbert Wrobel, Chris Hopkins, Dan Barrett - Harlem 2000 (Complete Session)

Size: 180,7 MB
Time: 77:43
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2002
Styles: Jazz: Mainstream Jazz
Art: Front

01. Beyond The Blue Horizon (3:43)
02. Four Or Five Times (7:38)
03. Dreamy Mood (3:58)
04. It's Been So Long (4:13)
05. Solid Old Man (4:41)
06. Angel's Idea (4:16)
07. Echoes Of Harlem (4:22)
08. Haven't Named It Yet (4:16)
09. Drop Me Off In Harlem (6:19)
10. Body And Soul (3:20)
11. Harlem Sundown (5:28)
12. I May Be Wrong (4:17)
13. B-Flat Swing (5:03)
14. Synthetic Love (6:15)
15. A Lull At Dawn (3:35)
16. Till Tom Special (Bonus Track) (6:10)

Leader Dan Barrett’s name was the only one familiar to me on this new Nagel-Heyer release (although I seem to have heard the name John Smith before). Not to worry; Barrett’s companions are as bright-eyed and wholly in tune with the nuances of his mainstream point of view as anyone could want. Apart from three songs with “Harlem” in the title there doesn’t seem to be much connection to that particular area of New York City, but the album needed a name and I suppose Harlem 2000 is as good as any. The music is certainly akin to what one might have experienced during a visit to Harlem (or many other populous area of the country) during the glory years of the Swing Era — and can still enjoy in a more contemporary setting thanks to labels such as Nagel-Heyer, Arbors and a handful of others. Barrett, who’s among the best at what he does (which in this case includes playing fabulous trombone and cornet and adding a first-rate vocal on Benny Carter’s “Synthetic Love”), can’t afford to look over his shoulder when soloing, as everyone else is no more than half a step behind and rapidly closing ground. Pianist Chris Hopkins, who wrote the liner notes, downplays his own role, which is nonetheless essential, from supervising the group’s splendid rhythm section to soloing with awareness and intelligence and contributing a handsome original composition, “Dreamy Mood.” John Smith (there’s that name again) is showcased on soprano sax on “It’s Been So Long” (in a trio setting with Hopkins and drummer Oliver Mewes), clarinetist Engelbert Wrobel on Barney Bigard’s “A Lull at Dawn,” Hopkins (with Wrobel and Mewes) on “Body and Soul,” Mewes on Lionel Hampton / Charlie Christian’s “Haven’t Named It Yet.” Wrobel also plays tenor sax (think Harry Allen) on “Solid Old Man,” “Drop Me Off in Harlem” and Barrett’s “Harlem Sundown,” Smith alto sax on “Four or Five Times,” “Angel’s Idea,” “I May Be Wrong” and Teddy Wilson’s “B-Flat Swing.” As for Barrett, he stays busy with enterprising cornet solos on seven numbers, trombone on five others including a muted / open master class on Ellington’s “Echoes of Harlem.” Bassist Christian Ramond adds nimble statements on “Haven’t Named It” and “Drop Me Off,” while Mewes takes a Krupa-like chorus on the jaunty opener, “Beyond the Blue Horizon” (a great but seldom-heard tune written in the ’30s by singer Margaret Whiting’s father, Richard Whiting) and Hopkins comps and solos superbly on every number. This realm of Jazz isn’t called “swing” without cause, and Barrett’s sextet swings freely and often throughout this sparkling and invariably persuasive session. ~by Jack Bowers

Personnel: Dan Barrett, cornet, trombone, vocals; Engelbert Wrobel, clarinet, tenor sax; John Smith, alto, soprano sax, vocals; Chris Hopkins, piano; Christian Ramond, bass; Oliver Mewes, drums.

Harlem 2000

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Engelbert Wrobel's Swing Society - Sophisticated Swing

Size: 156,7 MB
Time: 66:57
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2000
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

01. Coquette (3:47)
02. Rose Room (4:30)
03. El Salon De Gutbucket (5:12)
04. Gilly (4:07)
05. Manoir De Mes Reves (5:14)
06. Shoe Shine Boy (4:46)
07. Hop, Skip And Jump (3:43)
08. Nine O'clock Beer (4:33)
09. Promenade Aux Champs Elysees (5:20)
10. Sophisticated Swing (3:43)
11. Thou Swell (3:27)
12. New Orleans (4:51)
13. 9.20 Special (3:56)
14. Jubilee (3:14)
15. I Love Paris (6:28)

Engelbert Wrobel may be an unknown name in the United States but he has recorded five CDs in Europe with his Swing Society (based in Germany) and can certainly hold his own with any mainstream swing player around today. Wrobel, who sounds equally adept on clarinet, soprano, alto and tenor, is joiend by a strong four-piece rhythm section which includes pianist Chris Hopkins, plus special guest Dan Barrett. Somehow the blend of the two horns often makes the group sound as if it has four. The arranged ensembels (which alternate with solos and jammed passages) are colorful and creative within the genre of prebop. "Coquette" has the group sounding like John Kirby's Sextet, "Gilly" is close to the Benny Goodman Sextet, the ghost of Sidney Bechet emerges during "Promenade Aux Champs Elysees" and other numbers find Wroble ranging in styles from early Coleman Hawkins to Pete Fountain. Barrett, who is equally skilled on cornet and trombone, is a major asset and the rhythm section is both tight and loose. Wonderful and very enjoyable music. ~by Scott Yanow

Sophisticated Swing

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Engelbert Wrobel, Paolo Alderighi, Nicki Parrott, Stephanie Trick - From Joplin To Jobim

Size: 147,7 MB
Time: 62:53
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz, Blues, Bossa Nova
Art: Front

01. The Cascades (4:01)
02. Blueberry Hill (4:52)
03. Tico Tico No Fuba (4:54)
04. September Song (4:30)
05. Agitation Rag (2:50)
06. Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (4:07)
07. Doralice (4:23)
08. Thanks For The Memory (3:43)
09. Liza (4:18)
10. Aquarela Do Brasil (2:54)
11. Donna (4:30)
12. The Girl From Ipanema/Wave/Aqua De Beber (7:23)
13. Willie El Gato (3:29)
14. Swingin' Ladies Boogie (3:05)
15. Il Profumo Del Mondo (3:46)

These jazz unique cast composed by two world-class pianists Stephanie Trick and Paolo Alderighi and the well known bassist and vocalist Nicki Parrott and clarinetist and saxophonist Engelbert Wrobel, present their new release entitled "from Joplin to Jobim". The repertoire ranges from early ragtime through swing, blues and boogie woogie to Bossa. A joyful and groove entertainment to the jazz fans.

Engelbert Wrobel (clarinet, saxophone, GER)
Stephanie Trick (piano, USA)
Paolo Alderighi (Piano, IT)”
Nicki Parrott (bass, vocal, AUS)

From Joplin To Jobim                

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Engelbert Wrobel, Frank Roberscheuten, Chris Hopkins - Jammin'

Styles: Straight-ahead/Mainstream
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 75:03
Size: 172,4 MB
Art: Front

(6:53)  1. You Do Something To Me
(5:08)  2. Can't Help Lovin' That Man
(5:41)  3. Rose Room
(5:16)  4. I Can't Get Started
(6:52)  5. Robbin's Nest
(5:30)  6. Smiles
(6:46)  7. When I Grow Too Old To Dream
(4:58)  8. Mama Inez
(6:10)  9. I Surrender Dear
(4:19) 10. You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me
(5:56) 11. I Can't Believe That You Are In Love With Me
(4:21) 12. Candlelights
(7:05) 13. El Salon De Gutbucket

This is the beauty of Jazz. As if from a dream, a multinational collection of musicians gather on the neutral ground of an international convention and are asked, on short notice to prepare and play a program. This particular group of musicians was to first meet on the bandstand. During a 15 minute Götterdammerung, they decide on a program and arrangements and then proceed to swing like they have known each other forever. This is exactly what took place at the International Association of Jazz Record Collectors convention held in Hamburg Germany in 1999. Reedists Engelbert Wrobel, Frank Roberscheuten, and pianist Chris Hopkins joined ranks to lead a band is a sometimes suprising collection of mainstream jazz standards presented in a mainstream manner. What is so stunning about this collection is the seamless telepathy with which these musicians, strangers to one another except by reputation, mix into a perfect solution of sound and swing. Martin Williams queried once that the big nonjazz listener question was, "Where is the melody". In this jazz, lake many other performances, the melody is presented up front in the head and then each musician, in a time honored manner, steps up to say what he or she has to say about that melody by offering their own melodies. This modus operandi worked all too well on this night, much to the satisfaction of those who will purchase this performance.~ C.Michael Bailey   http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=8354#.UzHAD4UqPro

Personnel: Engelbert Wrobel: Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone; Frank Roberscheuten: Clarinet; Tenor Saxophone; Alto Saxophone; Chris Hopkins: Piano; Harvey Weston: Bass; Bobby Worth: Drums.

Jammin'

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The Three Tenors Of Swing - On Stage

Size: 167,2 MB
Time: 71:46
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Jazz: Swing
Art: Front

01. Bean Stalking - Idaho (1:57)
02. Shake It And Break It (3:08)
03. Black And Tan Fantasy (4:00)
04. The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise (5:13)
05. Attibert Wropila (5:22)
06. Jubilee Stomp (5:15)
07. La Vie En Rose (4:44)
08. South Rampart Street Parade (6:16)
09. Lester's Bounce (4:51)
10. Six Cats And A Prince (5:17)
11. The Mooche (5:27)
12. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart (5:37)
13. Till Tom Special (5:53)
14. Misty Morning (3:51)
15. Websterity (4:46)

Antti Sarpila, Frank Roberscheuten, Engelbert Wrobel

Inspired by their shared love of and enthusiasm for the swing - jazz and from pleasure and joy of making music together in this tradition , three of the most renowned saxophonist and clarinetist of the European jazz scene have joined forces : Antti Sarpila from Finland, the Netherlands Frank Roberscheuten and Engelbert Wrobel from Germany . With plenty of power and drive , they allow taking a look back at the big time of swing and inspire their audiences with skillful arrangements , mainly from his own pen , and exciting improvisations. All three soloists and stand for years before his own formations .

With a wink, taking the headline reference to the famous " three tenors " from the Opera area. "The 3 Tenors of Swing " but might as well "The 3 Clarinets " or "The 3 Altos Of Swing " hot , or they would have to imagine as "The 3 Reed Men Of Swing" , because these three protagonists are all multi-instrumentalists - everyone plays both tenor and another saxophone, and clarinet - and each of these instruments masterfully.
The sound on the CD is wonderful, the musicians delightfully inspired, and the repertoire varied. I was listening to it for the first time this afternoon, and when the disc was about halfway through, I stopped it, and said to myself, “I have to write about this right now. It is so good.” It features Antti Sarpilla, Frank Roberscheuten, and Engelbert on reeds, with a rhythm section of Rolf Marx, guitar; Chris Hopkins, piano; Henning Gailing, string bass; Oliver Mewes, drums.

On Stage

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Antti Sarpila, Frank Roberscheuten, Engelbert Wrobel - The Three Tenors of Swing

Styles: Swing
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:43
Size: 158,5 MB
Art: Front

(4:35)  1. Bean Stalking (Idaho)
(3:37)  2. Please Be Kind
(4:55)  3. Please Don't Talk About Me (When I'm Gone)
(5:00)  4. Weary Blues
(2:34)  5. Oh My Solo (O Sole Mio)
(4:37)  6. East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)
(5:08)  7. One O' Clock Jump
(3:34)  8. Clarion Song
(3:39)  9. Flight of the Hawk
(4:07) 10. Laura
(5:17) 11. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
(4:32) 12. Swing in the Clowns (From "i Pagliazzi")
(5:10) 13. Four Brothers
(3:59) 14. The Cat Walk
(4:48) 15. Panama Rag
(3:05) 16. Creole Love Call / Mood Indigo (Medley)

Inspired by their shared love and enthusiasm for the swing - jazz and from pleasure and joy of making music together in this tradition , three of the most renowned saxophonist and clarinetist of the European jazz scene have joined forces : Antti Sarpila from Finland, Frank Roberscheuten from the Netherlands  and Engelbert Wrobel from Germany . With plenty of power and drive , they allow taking a look back at the big time of swing and inspire their audiences with skillful arrangements , mainly from his own pen , and exciting improvisations. All three soloists and stand for years before his own formations .

With a wink, taking the headline reference to the famous " three tenors " from the Opera area. "The 3 Tenors of Swing " but might as well "The 3 Clarinets " or "The 3 Altos Of Swing " hot , or they would have to imagine as "The 3 Reed Men Of Swing" , because these three protagonists are all multi-instrumentalists - everyone plays both tenor and another saxophone, and clarinet - and each of these instruments masterfully. (translated using Google translator).  

http://www.swingsociety.de/html/the_three_tenors_of_swing.html

The Three Tenors of Swing

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