Sometimes siblings have a profound influence on us. That is the case with German pianist Joachim Kühn who became interested in jazz due to his older brother's love of the genre. Kühn became a professional musician in 1961 and has recorded and played with many great musicians including Ornette Coleman from 1996 to 2000. On his latest album Beauty & Truth Kühn performs with his new trio consisting of himself, Chris Jennings (bass) and Eric Schaefer (drums).
The album is a mixture of originals and covers all done with great care and thoughtfulness. Kühn is an excellent player with a clear vibrant tone and superb melodic sensibility. The trio format gives all three musicians the space and room they need to fully explore the mastery of their chosen instrument. The bass and drums are performed with great gusto and aplomb often giving these tracks more intensity and zest incorporating big warm tones into the mix. Songs like "Sleep On It", originally a dub reggae number, and "Intim" have huge bass sound along with excellent piano work. A little slower is the album opening title track setting the stage with a lovely piano melody. The music gets busier with the classic Doors tune "The End", an innovative cover that is as adventurous as it is faithful to the original. This is really outstanding stuff from all involved.
Beauty & Truth is a high water mark for Kühn which is really saying something given that he is in his early '70s. To be still making music this good is a testament to the skill and craftsmanship this band possesses.
Track Listing:
1. Beauty & Truth (Ornette Coleman) (1:22)
2. The End (The Doors) (4:02)
3. Because Of Mouloud (3:48)
4. Sleep On It (Stand High Patrol) (4:15)
5. Intim (2:47)
6. Transmitting (6:09)
7. Summertime (George Gershwin) (3:23)
8. Riders On The Storm (The Doors) (3:35)
9. Machineria (3:19)
10. Sleep Safe And Warm (Krzysztof Komeda) (2:58)
11. Kattorna (Krzysztof Komeda) (3:53)
12. Blues For Pablo (Gil Evans) (8:31)
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Sometimes siblings have a profound influence on us. That is the case with German pianist Joachim Kühn who became interested in jazz due to his older brother's love of the genre. Kühn became a professional musician in 1961 and has recorded and played with many great musicians including Ornette Coleman from 1996 to 2000. On his latest album Beauty & Truth Kühn performs with his new trio consisting of himself, Chris Jennings (bass) and Eric Schaefer (drums).
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