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Volker Mainz - Mainz Studio Recordings (1963-1969)
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Volker Mainz - Mainz Studio Recordings (1963-1969)

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Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Volker Kriegel
Format
CD
Label
SWR
Released
May 14, 2021
Catalog #
JAH-426
UPC
730099042659

About

When the Darmstadt teenager Volker Kriegel (1943-2003) officially debuted his first chords in the late 1950s, the guitar was still an outsider instrument in jazz. It could boast a few luminaries, but actually everything was still open when, in 1963 and 1964, the autodidact from Hessen won first prizes as guitarist and soloist at the amateur jazz festival in Düsseldorf. The debut recordings in 1963, which Südwestfunk (SWF) recorded with the nineteen-year-old guitarist in trio at the Deutschhaus in Mainz, and the 1969 studio sessions in the Kammersaal Studio, are worlds apart. For one thing, the guitar itself had carved out a career. On top of this, Kriegel had gained in self-confidence. But above all, he had found a counterpart in Claudio Szenkar, who opened up perspectives not only in terms of communication and composition but also through Kriegel’s own instrument. The combination of vibraphone and guitar was then still fairly new. In 1968, Kriegel decided to make music his main profession. Thanks to "With A Little Help from My Friends" and an appearance at the German Jazz Festival in Frankfurt, he achieved the breakthrough into public recognition. Together with the vibraphonist Dave Pike, the bassist Hans Rettenbacher and the drummer Peter Baumeister, he founded the Dave Pike Set, which became for four years his artistic center and a beacon combo of European jazz rock. And for the SWF (Südwestfunk, today SWR) he went twice into the sound studio. With the exceptions of The Beatles’s anthem "Norwegian Wood" and "Mother People" by the young guitar berserker Frank Zappa, hardly any pieces by other musicians are still to be heard in these recordings.

Tracklist 29 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Django 06:18
    Track
    1
    Title
    Django
    Duration
    06:18
    Composer
    John Lewis
    Performer
    Volker Kriegel, Helmut Kampe, Dieter Mattschoss
  3. 2 Tabú (Taboo) 07:16
    Track
    2
    Title
    Tabú (Taboo)
    Duration
    07:16
    Composer
    Margarita Lecuona
    Performer
    Volker Kriegel, Helmut Kampe, Dieter Mattschoss
  4. 3 Israel 06:05
    Track
    3
    Title
    Israel
    Duration
    06:05
    Composer
    John Carisi
    Performer
    Volker Kriegel, Helmut Kampe, Dieter Mattschoss
  5. 4 St. Louis Blues 02:59
    Track
    4
    Title
    St. Louis Blues
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    William Christopher Handy
    Performer
    Volker Kriegel, Helmut Kampe, Dieter Mattschoss
  6. 5 Rhythm-a-ning 03:06
    Track
    5
    Title
    Rhythm-a-ning
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Thelonious Monk
    Performer
    Volker Kriegel, Helmut Kampe, Dieter Mattschoss
  7. 6 Les enfants s'ennuient le dimanche 03:53
    Track
    6
    Title
    Les enfants s'ennuient le dimanche
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Charles Trenet
    Performer
    Volker Kriegel, Helmut Kampe, Dieter Mattschoss
  8. 7 Les feuilles mortes (Autumn Leaves) 07:16
    Track
    7
    Title
    Les feuilles mortes (Autumn Leaves)
    Duration
    07:16
    Composer
    Joseph Kosma
    Performer
    Volker Kriegel, Helmut Kampe, Dieter Mattschoss
  9. 8 Three Seconds 04:17
    Track
    8
    Title
    Three Seconds
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Oliver Nelson
    Performer
    Volker Kriegel, Helmut Kampe, Dieter Mattschoss
  10. 9 Tea and Rum 02:36
    Track
    9
    Title
    Tea and Rum
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Volker Kriegel
    Performer
    Volker Kriegel, Dieter V. Goetze, Claudio Szenkar, Peter Baumeister
  11. 10 Morandi 04:44
    Track
    10
    Title
    Morandi
    Duration
    04:44
    Composer
    Volker Kriegel
    Performer
    Volker Kriegel, Dieter V. Goetze, Claudio Szenkar, Peter Baumeister
  12. 11 Don't Wait 02:55
    Track
    11
    Title
    Don't Wait
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Volker Kriegel
    Performer
    Volker Kriegel, Dieter V. Goetze, Claudio Szenkar, Peter Baumeister
  13. 12 Nana Imboro 04:54
    Track
    12
    Title
    Nana Imboro
    Duration
    04:54
    Composer
    Volker Kriegel
    Performer
    Volker Kriegel, Dieter V. Goetze, Claudio Szenkar, Peter Baumeister
  14. 13 Nyleve 03:23
    Track
    13
    Title
    Nyleve
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Volker Kriegel
    Performer
    Volker Kriegel, Dieter V. Goetze, Claudio Szenkar, Peter Baumeister
  15. 14 Connie's Blues 08:27
    Track
    14
    Title
    Connie's Blues
    Duration
    08:27
    Composer
    Volker Kriegel
    Performer
    Volker Kriegel, Dieter V. Goetze, Claudio Szenkar, Peter Baumeister
  16. Disc 2
  17. 1 Viande 04:41
    Track
    1
    Title
    Viande
    Duration
    04:41
    Composer
    Volker Kriegel
    Performer
    Volker Kriegel, Reinhard Knieper, Claudio Szenkar, Ralf Hübner
  18. 2 Traffic Jam 04:04
    Track
    2
    Title
    Traffic Jam
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Volker Kriegel
    Performer
    Volker Kriegel, Emil Mangelsdorff, Reinhard Knieper, Claudio Szenkar, Ralf Hübner
  19. 3 Little Pear 04:47
    Track
    3
    Title
    Little Pear
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Volker Kriegel
    Performer
    Volker Kriegel, Emil Mangelsdorff, Reinhard Knieper, Claudio Szenkar, Ralf Hübner
  20. 4 Norwegian Wood 04:42
    Track
    4
    Title
    Norwegian Wood
    Duration
    04:42
    Composer
    John Lennon, Paul McCartney
    Performer
    Volker Kriegel, Reinhard Knieper, Claudio Szenkar, Ralf Hübner
  21. 5 Five By Four 04:33
    Track
    5
    Title
    Five By Four
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Volker Kriegel
    Performer
    Volker Kriegel, Emil Mangelsdorff, Reinhard Knieper, Claudio Szenkar, Ralf Hübner
  22. 6 Royal Harp 03:44
    Track
    6
    Title
    Royal Harp
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Claudio Szenkar
    Performer
    Volker Kriegel, Reinhard Knieper, Claudio Szenkar, Ralf Hübner
  23. 7 Cry It Out 05:50
    Track
    7
    Title
    Cry It Out
    Duration
    05:50
    Composer
    Claudio Szenkar
    Performer
    Volker Kriegel, Reinhard Knieper, Claudio Szenkar, Ralf Hübner
  24. 8 Soul Eggs 03:20
    Track
    8
    Title
    Soul Eggs
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Volker Kriegel
    Performer
    Volker Kriegel, Gustl Mayer, Hans Rettenbacher, Fritz Hartschuh, Peter Baumeister
  25. 9 Noisy Silence, Gentle Noise 06:31
    Track
    9
    Title
    Noisy Silence, Gentle Noise
    Duration
    06:31
    Composer
    Volker Kriegel
    Performer
    Volker Kriegel, Gustl Mayer, Hans Rettenbacher, Fritz Hartschuh, Peter Baumeister
  26. 10 Somewhat, Somewhere, Somehow 05:02
    Track
    10
    Title
    Somewhat, Somewhere, Somehow
    Duration
    05:02
    Composer
    Volker Kriegel
    Performer
    Volker Kriegel, Hans Rettenbacher, Fritz Hartschuh, Peter Baumeister
  27. 11 Sitting On My Knees 03:23
    Track
    11
    Title
    Sitting On My Knees
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Volker Kriegel
    Performer
    Volker Kriegel, Gustl Mayer, Hans Rettenbacher, Fritz Hartschuh, Peter Baumeister
  28. 12 Slums On Wheels 04:26
    Track
    12
    Title
    Slums On Wheels
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Volker Kriegel
    Performer
    Volker Kriegel, Gustl Mayer, Hans Rettenbacher, Fritz Hartschuh, Peter Baumeister
  29. 13 I'm On My Way 04:10
    Track
    13
    Title
    I'm On My Way
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Hans Rettenbacher
    Performer
    Volker Kriegel, Hans Rettenbacher, Fritz Hartschuh, Peter Baumeister
  30. 14 Pluns 02:56
    Track
    14
    Title
    Pluns
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Gustl Mayer
    Performer
    Volker Kriegel, Gustl Mayer, Hans Rettenbacher, Fritz Hartschuh, Peter Baumeister
  31. 15 Mother People 06:40
    Track
    15
    Title
    Mother People
    Duration
    06:40
    Composer
    Frank Zappa
    Performer
    Volker Kriegel, Gustl Mayer, Hans Rettenbacher, Fritz Hartschuh, Peter Baumeister