NRR-26478 // UNITED JAZZ + ROCK ENSEMBLE / LIVE AT NDR FUNKHAUS 1997 (2CDR)
Recorded Live at NDR Funkhaus, Hamburg, Germany, January 31, 1997
EX-Soundboard recording *** 105 min
Ack van Rooyen - trumpet
Ian Carr - trumpet
Kenny Wheeler - trumpet
Albert Manglesdorff - trombone
Barbara Thompson - saxophone, flute
Christof Lauer - saxophone
Wolfgang Dauner - piano
Volker Kriegel - guitar
Dave King - bass
Jon Hiseman - drums
DISC 1
1. DOUBLE BIND
2. DRACHENBURG FUR R.
3. LIE IN WAIT
4. WOUNDED LOVE
5. ELONGATE
DISC 2
1. FANTASY FOR IMPROVISERS
2. THE WORM'S TURN
3. IN MEMORY
4. POSTCARD FUR F.W. BERNSTEIN
5. unknown
This is a high-quality soundboard live recording by a jazz-rock fusion band—true to its name. The lineup is stellar, featuring jazz luminaries such as Kenny Wheeler, Wolfgang Dauner, and Albert Mangelsdorff (known for his collaborations with Jaco Pastorius), alongside prog/jazz-rock masters like Ian Carr (leader of Nucleus, the band that also featured Allan Holdsworth) and Jon Hiseman.
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