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INTAKT RECORDS

WELCOME BACK

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Artist
SCHWEIZER / BENNINK
Format
CD
Label
INTAKT RECORDS
Released
Sep 25, 2015
Catalog #
ITK254.2
UPC
7640120192549

About

Irene Schweizer and Han Bennink like to play together - you can hear it in every note. After a tour of Switzerland, the two went straight in the recording studio. The result is a stunning second album: "Welcome Back". The music moves between freely improvised pieces, beautiful jazz standards, and songs influenced by South-African melodies which are a trademark of Irene Schweizer (such as her classics 'Rag" and 'Bleu Fonce"). Schweizer says: "Han and I are soul-brother and soul-sister. We have the same taste and rhythmical feelings in jazz music." As Kevin Whitehead points out in the liner notes: "Hard to believe this is only the second Irene Schweizer-Han Bennink duo album, given how much they share, how far back they go, and how obviously they love playing together. But then, top improvisers have hectic schedules. Folks talk about how loud Han can be, how ruthless with duo partners, but this music confirms his sensitivity to dynamics in conversational playing, his generosity in support, his eagerness to hear his partner's views." The two share the same sense of play, lyricism, swing feeling, percussive clarity and historical grounding. A masterpiece!

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 Welcome Back 06:02
    Track
    1
    Title
    Welcome Back
    Duration
    06:02
    Composer
    Han Bennink, Irène Schweizer
    Performer
    Irène Schweizer, Han Bennink
  2. 2 Kit 4 03:04
    Track
    2
    Title
    Kit 4
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Han Bennink
    Performer
    Irène Schweizer, Han Bennink
  3. 3 Trap 5 03:56
    Track
    3
    Title
    Trap 5
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Han Bennink
    Performer
    Irène Schweizer, Han Bennink
  4. 4 Free for All 04:43
    Track
    4
    Title
    Free for All
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Irène Schweizer
    Performer
    Irène Schweizer, Han Bennink
  5. 5 Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland 02:14
    Track
    5
    Title
    Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Leo Friedman
    Performer
    Irène Schweizer, Han Bennink
  6. 6 Verflixt 02:42
    Track
    6
    Title
    Verflixt
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Irène Schweizer
    Performer
    Irène Schweizer, Han Bennink
  7. 7 Rag 02:52
    Track
    7
    Title
    Rag
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Irène Schweizer
    Performer
    Irène Schweizer, Han Bennink
  8. 8 Bleu Fonce 03:42
    Track
    8
    Title
    Bleu Fonce
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Irène Schweizer
    Performer
    Irène Schweizer, Han Bennink
  9. 9 Apus Melba 04:41
    Track
    9
    Title
    Apus Melba
    Duration
    04:41
    Composer
    Han Bennink
    Performer
    Irène Schweizer, Han Bennink
  10. 10 Ntyilo, Ntyilo 03:25
    Track
    10
    Title
    Ntyilo, Ntyilo
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Johnny Dyani
    Performer
    Irène Schweizer, Han Bennink
  11. 11 Firewood 03:05
    Track
    11
    Title
    Firewood
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Irène Schweizer
    Performer
    Irène Schweizer, Han Bennink
  12. 12 To Misha with Love 03:21
    Track
    12
    Title
    To Misha with Love
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Irène Schweizer, Han Bennink
    Performer
    Irène Schweizer, Han Bennink
  13. 13 I Surrender, Dear 02:16
    Track
    13
    Title
    I Surrender, Dear
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Harry Barries
    Performer
    Irène Schweizer, Han Bennink
  14. 14 Eronel 01:54
    Track
    14
    Title
    Eronel
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Thelonious Monk
    Performer
    Irène Schweizer, Han Bennink