Release Date: 23 November 2018
Label: Double Moon Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 608917135121
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Release Date: 23 November 2018
Label: Double Moon Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 608917135121
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Description
Joe Haider (b.1936) is accompanied on his wonderfully varied sixth album, "Waltz For Ever", by two Swiss jazz musicians, who were born in 1980 (Claudio Strüby) and 1982 respectively (Raffaele Bossard).
During World War I, Haider danced the waltz with his mother. Later, he composed waltzes for each of his three wives. Now, he is continuing to "waltz further" into the end of time. The majority of the pieces on "Waltz For Ever" were composed by Haider but when selecting the three pieces from the Great American Songbook, Haider was guided by personal reminiscences. He learned to love the ballad "Darn that Dream" listening to a version by the blind Spanish pianist Tete Montoliu. Haider used to play the song "Nature Boy", which was made famous by Nat King Cole, in duo performances with the trumpeter Charlie Shavers. And "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" was on his wish list after hearing a touching version by Ray Charles. Of course, the fact that this piece with the lines "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye /I die a little" receives an additional dimension at Haider's age goes without saying. But for now, his motto is: Now more than ever! Tom Gsteiger
Tracklisting
Clemens Gottwald
Stefan Scholer Trio
Bernhard Wiesinger
Joe Krieg Quartet
Uassyn
Vein
BuJazzO
Marcus Klossek Electric Trio
Sultan Stevenson
John Patitucci
Tommy Whittle & Alan Barnes
Xhosa Cole
John Clayton & Mulgrew Miller
George Cables
Sylvaine Helary & Orchestre Incandescent
The Exu