Label: PIROUET 3001
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Tracks: Milky Way (F. Silcher/A. Murodate); Tomatta (Tokei F. Silcher/A. Murodate); Hikouki-Part One (D. Fuwa/T. Ishikawa); Hikouki-Part Two (D. Fuwa/T. Ishikawa); Nanasino Buoya (J. Brahms/A. Murodate); Hideko Bushi (Trad.); Flicker Skies (W. Lang Jr./A. Murodate); Ai No Uta (A. Sasaki/K. Hoshino); Aosugiru (U. Kawakami/A. Murodate)
All tunes arranged by Walter Lang Jr.

Artists: Walter Lang, piano; Aya Murodate, vocals; Nicolas Thys, bass; Rick Hollander, drums
A wealth of unknown sound effects full of demure elegance - an exceptional work: children's songs and melodies in a classical jazz arrangement, with a Japanese interpretation - a graceful and modern project reveals wonderful common features of two diametrical cultures.

Label: PIROUET 3003
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FAIR WAY – Jason Seizer Tracks: Pirouette; In A Sentimental Mood; Doctor Desoto; Wiegenlied; Pascesodade; Through the Window; Dark Territory; You Know I Care Artists: Jason Seizer, tenor saxophone; Marc Copland, piano; Nicolas Thys, bass; Rick Hollander, drums "... Because Seizer, this strict solitary person has been someone who has been worth listening to for years. He has a powerful, finely modulated tone on his tenor saxophone. He can bring ballads to an enriched shimmer of colors and load speedy "Bepop" phrases with a rough brilliance and luminous powers and, above all, he knows how to dose his tones in such a way that there is never the impression of blank eloquence. ..." - Roland Spiegel - Abendzeitung, Munich

Label: PIROUET 3006
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Demonic; I-Song; Favour Sharps; Wanderlust; Penthesilea; Stones from the West; Bossa North; Another Hero; Declare

Domenic Landolf, tenor saxophone; Jean-Paul Brodbeck, piano; Fabian Gisler, bass; Dominic Egli, drums

Stories from the world of jazz as told by a young Swiss saxophonist and his deeply committed band played in the casual, insightful jazz slang of the new century.

"Domenic Landolf who was born in Bern in 1969 has formed part of the jazz elite for years ... The best CD's of the promising jazzman to date originate on the recent German musician label 'Pirouet' which realizes technically and artistically excellent productions in its own studio." - Neue Züricher Zeitung, Switzerland

Label: PIROUET 3008
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SERENDIPITY – Jason Seizer Tracks: Sweet Sorrow; Skippin’ Around; Metamorphosis; the Whirlwind; Kuanda; Serendipity; Whatever The Moon; Das Helle Hören Artists: Jason Seizer, tenor saxophone; Marc Copland, piano; Henning Sieverts, bass; Jochen Rückert, drums "... With so much internal symmetry, it is hardly surprising that the new work (with Jochen Rückert on the drums and Henning Sieverts on the bass) has become one of the most interesting warm-ups of recent times from the German provinces. ..." - Reinhard Köchl – Jazzthing, Germany "... Jason Seizer's tone is marked by slim and soft determination and resoluteness, his lines are clear, well-considered and of sonorous maturity. ..." - Tobias Böcker - Neuburger Rundschau, Germany

Label: PIROUET 3012
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Tracks: Beyond The Blue Horizon (F. Harling/ R. Whiting/L. Robin); Brother, Can You Spare A Dime? (J. Gorney/E. Harburg); Button Up Your Overcoat (De Sylva/Brown; Henderson); Stars Fell On Alabama (F. Perkins/M. Parish); I Love Paris (Cole Porter); It’s A Blue World (C. Forrest/B. Wright); I Apologize (Al Goodhart); Moon Love (Mack David); Sleep Warm (M. Keith/A. Bergman/L. Spence)

Artists: Bill Carrothers, piano; Nicolas Thys, bass; Dré Pallemaerts, drums

Label: PIROUET 3014
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Tracks: A Virtual Dream of the Nearest Thing to Heaven; With A Smile and a Song; What’s New; The Light of Kinda-Laris; Feed The Birds; Good By Sir Peter; R & R; You Are My Lucky Star

Hubert Nuss, piano; John Goldsby, bass; John Riley, drums

A harmonic kaleidoscope refracted out of the constantly changing multi-colored prism of tonal relationships. Tones hover momentarily in the room, unfurled fragile shapes of unbroken beauty.

"... It would take a long time to find a more beautiful recording." - Werner Stiefele - Audio Magazin, Germany

Label: PIROUET 3015
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Tracks: Rainy Night House (J. Mitchell); Round She Goes (M. Copland); Time Was (M. Copland); Glad To Be Unhappy (R. Rogers); Spartacus Love Theme (A. North); Footprints (W. Shorter); My Foolish Heart (V. Young)

Artists: Marc Copland, piano; Drew Gress, bass; Jochen Rückert, drums
Profoundly glamorous pieces full of sensuous extremism - full of softly sounding magic. There are songs with ambivalence. Shimmering between extreme feelings and over-sensitiveness, between finding and losing, the proximity of beauty and pain.
Awards: CD of the month: Jazz Magazine (France), November 2005; The Irish Times, September 2005; Jazz'n'More (Switzerland), June 2005; Jazz-Magazine, November 2005; One of the best trio-productions of the year - Music Boom - November 2005

Label: PIROUET 3016
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Tracks: Prologue (M. Copland/T. Hagans); Space Dozen (T. Hagans); Beautiful Lily (T. Hagans); Doyle's Foil (T. Hagans); Interlude I (M. Copland/T. Hagans); The Sun At The Zenith (M. Copland); Buck Eyes (T. Hagans); Interlude II (M. Copland/T. Hagans); Footprints (W. Shorter); Emazing (T. Hagans); Epilogue (M. Copland/T. Hagans)

Artists: Tim Hagans, trumpet; Marc Copland, piano; Drew Gress, bass; Bill Stewart, drums
Music with a strong penetrative force and simultaneously sensitive fineness with the greatest possible mood density. An exciting wealth of enchantingly lyrical and refined compositions - with intense feeling for quiet dynamism and demonstrations of strength without showing off or swanking.
Awards: Jazz Highlight: Radio Magazin (Switzerland) - November 2005; The Irish Times - January 2006; Music Boom - February 2006

Label: PIROUET 3017
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Tracks: Resin (John Hebert); Coincidence (Jürgen Friedrich); Versunkene Stadt (Jürgen Friedrich); Whirlygig (John Hebert); Balsam (Jürgen Friedrich); Fagus (Jürgen Friedrich); Karussell (Jürgen Friedrich); Velvet (Jürgen Friedrich)

Artists: Jürgen Friedrich, piano; John Hebert, bass; Tony Moreno, drums
Jazz for discoverers of nuances. An unusually wide range of moods, lyrical beauty of the sound development and openness for the moment are the most outstanding characteristics of this trio: versatile, as profound as intoxicating, full of fine chamber music surprises. Outstanding jazz piano trios live not least from the magic of unique connections. The chemistry of the personalities who met each other through lucky coincidence is decisive for the sound. And this chemistry is right in particular with the trio of Jürgen Friedrich (piano), John Hebert (bass) and Tony Moreno (drums) who have been together since 1998. A “Coincidence” – to take a title from the new CD – from which surprising recordings arise again and again. If piano trios are the major domain of chamber music jazz, then the Friedrich Hebert Moreno trio is a jazz chamber music trio par excellence. This is because the high chamber music art of communication, the seismographic reactions to each other, the grasping of musical thoughts and impulses from within one another are mastered by this German-American group in an enthralling and subtle way.
Awards: Music Boom - April 2006; The Irish Times - May 2006; CD of the month: RONDO Magazine (Germany) - June 2006

Label: PIROUET 3018
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Tracks: Half a Finger Snap (Gary Peacock); Modinha (A.C. Jobim); Flat Out (Marc Copland/Gary Peacock/Bill Stewart); Rain (Marc Copland); Slappy Happy (Marc Copland/Gary Peacock/Bill Stewart); Sweet Peach Tree (Marc Copland); Aglasia (Marc Copland/Gary Peacock/Bill Stewart); Yesterdays (Jerome Kern); Taking a Chance On Love (Vernon Duke)

Artists: Marc Copland, piano; Gary Peacock, bass; Bill Stewart, drums.
Over the past few years, Marc Copland has become one of the most sought-after pianist on the international jazz scene. Together, Copland and PIROUET have embarked on a special new project, the “New York Trio Recordings” (NYTR). In the next year or so, three CDs will appear, each recorded in New York with different teams of bassist and drummer. These recordings are being produced by saxophonist and PIROUET program director Jason Seizer, with whom Copland has developed a close artistic relationship over many years of frequent collaboration. The first of the three CDs—“NYTR Vol. 1”—is now available. Copland’s partners in Volume One are bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Bill Stewart. The recording was completed in two extremely creative days in New York’s renowned Bennett Studios. The name Bennett will be immediately recognized by jazz cogniscenti as the surname of Tony Bennett, a contemporary of Frank Sinatra and one of the finest vocal interpreters of the American songbook; and in fact it’s one of Tony’s sons who manages the studio.

Label: PIROUET 3019
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Tracks: Regen Auf Verwelkte Blumen; Erimo; Sonnentropfen; Choral; Kuidòraku; Der Elf; Spaziergang mit Katze; Coffee Cup; Carrera Septima; Hautfarbene Wolke; Schluss

Artists: Taiko Saito, vibraphone, marimba; Niko Meinhold, piano
An unusual duo between East and West and between modern classics and jazz. The fine impressionist music of Taiko Saito and Niko Meinhold with refined interplays and numerous intermediate sounds is delicately enticing with a finely defined profile of its own.

Label: PIROUET 3020
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Tracks: Old Devil Moon (Burton Lane); Sidran (Thomas Rückert); Perpetuum (T.Rückert); Rainy Day (T. Rückert); House (T. Rückert); I Should Care (Cahn/Stordahl/Weston); Don Luigi (T. Rückert); Blue In Green (M. Davis, B. Evans); On And On (T. Rückert)

Artists: Thomas Rückert, piano; Matthias Pichler, bass; Jochen Rückert, drums
Thomas Rückert, Matthias Pichler and Jochen Rückert are some of the most refined figures of the recent international jazz scenario with a German participation. When these three musicians play together, the outcome is a combination of sounds which vibrate a proverbial yearning for adventure, simultaneously communicating a feeling of absolute control of every single moment.

Label: PIROUET 3021
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Tracks: Keep Your Sunny Side Up (L. Brown, B. de Sylva, R. Henderson); I Can't Begin To Tell You (J. Monaco); Roses Blue (J. Mitchell); London By Night (C. Coates); My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time (V. Mizzy); Salty Peanuts (B. Carrothers, A. Hoenig); Evidence (T. Monk); Church Of The Open Air (B. Carrothers); The Night We Called It A Day (M. Dennis); Say It Isn't So (I. Berlin); You And The Night And The Music (A. Schwartz); Keep Your Sunny Side Up - Reprise (L. Brown, B. de Sylva, R. Henderson)

Artists: Bill Carrothers, piano; Ben Street, bass; Ari Hoenig, drums
Music by an unconventional thinker made for keen thinkers. The programmatic concept of this CD is a real adventure in accessories: bursting with artistically elaborated nuances of atmosphere they are gripping the listener time after time. Rousing, outré, charming, flamboyant and full of hidden meaning is Bill Carrothers' handling of music. Amazing how poignantly he succeeds in transposing the atmosphere and intensity of the songs into his own musical language. With his great potential for the unexpected, Carrothers clearly demonstrates his feeling for exquisiteness: precious gems that should have been long revived.

Label: PIROUET 3022
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Tracks: Top Spot; Sun Is In Us; Lion Oil; Deep Speed; All For One, One For All; Bird Rib; Leaves Fall Fall Leaves; Sum Summus Mus; Luz Azul; Never Odd Or Even; Evil Olive; We Few; Emit Time; Dr. Awkward

Artists: Johannes Lauer, trombone; Chris Speed, tenor saxophone, clarinet; Achim Kaufmann, piano; Henning Sieverts, bass; John Hollenbeck, drums

Label: PIROUET 3023
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Tracks: Vignette (G. Peacock); Albert (G. Peacock); River's Run (M. Copland); Voices (M. Copland); Runner (G. Peacock); That's It? (G. Peacock); All Blues (M. Davis); At Night (M. Copland)

Artists: Marc Copland, piano; Gary Peacock, bass; Paul Motian, drums
A trio with a finely-tuned sensibility - and very big ears. Superlative chamber jazz displaying a fascinating combination of individual textures and tightly woven group interplay. With its continually intertwining conversations, it is a musical correspondence punctuated by pleasure and surprise. "Voices" is the second part of the "New York Trio Recordings", a project that has already garnered enthusiastic praise from the critics.