Call

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"The new pieces have little in common with the bebop and cool jazz influences of the old Naura quintet." So wrote journalist Siegfried Schmidt-Joos in his 1970 liner notes to pianist and bandleader Michael Naura's album Call. Joos went on to say that Naura had assimilated "the contemporary sounds of free jazz and rock" as well as "the collective playing styles of the younger generation of musicians." His first album in eight years definitely showed Naura in a new light. Two members of his old quintet, vibraphonist Wolfgang Schlüter and drummer Joe Nay were still in on it, and both had effortlessly mastered – as had Naura – the new rock and blues-oriented styles. With the addition of Eberhard Weber, a jazz-rock trendsetter had stepped into the band. "This musician from Swabia with the face of an old Botticelli angel," as Naura described the electric bassist, had a substantial impact on the new quartet's sound. The pieces on this MPS recording are all written by Naura. Born in 1934, Naura broke off his journalism studies in Berlin to become a musician. Vibraphonist Schlüter was with him when Naura formed a band in the 1950's. This first band was heavily influenced by pianist George Shearing's style. Naura and Schlüter have continued to play together on into the new century. Drummer Joe Nay, who Naura prized as "the perfect incendiary", died in 1990. Review: ↑desertcartさんではよくありますが表示上の間違いが又あったので書いておきますが、私が購入時手続きした ページのジャケットのおもての写真がRob McConnell＆The Boss Brassの「Present Perfect」だったのですが、 EANの数字や裏ジャケ写真などで照らし合わせてみる限り私が探していたMichael Naura「Call」（の2014年 にMPSから復刻された盤）だったので今回購入してみましたがやはりそうでした（マーケットプレイス経由で なくdesertcartさんから直接買えたおかげで安く済みました＆新品で買えました）。ヴィブラフォン（やフェンダー ローズ）が好きな人は向いていると思います。ただしヴィブラフォンが聴きたい人はJason Adasiewicz「The Music of Roscoe Mitchell」やPatricia Brennan「Maquishti」のようなヴィブラフォン（これらの作品はやや前衛的です） のソロ作品も聴いてみた方がいいと思います。でもこれはこれでいいと思います。もう少しフェンダーローズの音が はっきり聴こえればもっと良かったかもしれませんが雰囲気はいい感じです。 Review: excellent