Markus Burger, Peter Erskine & Bob Magnusson
Release Date: 08 March 2019
Label: Challenge Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 608917346824
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Description
"The Alaska Sessions - Accidental Tourists is the follow up album to "Accidental Tourists - The L.A. Sessions" (CR 73332). Markus Burger is joined by acclaimed drummer Peter Erskine, whom Burger know since being a student. The album combines European elegance with American drive: it is chamber music with an improvised concept and beautiful melodies.
Markus Burger: "The songs on this album were written in Alaska over the years of my trips to this wilderness state. When planning this album's recording session, I asked Bob Magnusson to play bass, because we share the love of musical elegance and simplicity - and because I truly love Bob's bass sound (like so many others before me). I have admired Peter Erskine since I first heard him perform with his ECM Trio featuring John Taylor and Palle Danielsson. I love his playing and his compositions, and I was thrilled when he agreed to be part of this musical project. We had a great two days in the recording studio and produced this collection of "Music for the years." Jim Linahon has been the "sound wizard" behind all of my albums for Challenge Records and he is in my humble opinion one of the finest engineers and producers for Jazz in the U.S. today. He was delighted that Microtech Gefell and DPA send him their finest microphones to capture every nuance of our trio's playing.
It was an honour and privilege to play with two of my musical influencers and heroes. What made the session even more special as a pianist was that I got to record on the new Bösendorfer VC 280 - their premier 'Vienna Concert Grand Piano' (compliments of Ferdinand Bräu in Vienna) which they brought to Los Angeles for this recording session!"
Tracklisting
Enrico Pieranunzi, Jorge Rossy & Jasper Somsen
Tineke Postma
John Helliwell
Tineke Postma & Greg Osby
Batik
Enrico Pieranunzi, Bert Joris, Frankfurt Radio Big Band
Stephane Galland; Lucia Pires; Louise van den Heuvel
Robin Verheyen; Robyn Schulkowsky; Goeyvaerts String Trio
