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'Round Midnight (arr. K. Frech) - 'Round Midnight (arr. K. Frech) | |
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Maria de Buenos Aires: II. Fuga y misterio (arr. H. Mizuma) - Maria de Buenos Aires: II. Fuga y misterio (arr. H. Mizuma) | |
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Oblivion (arr. H.P. Peru) - Oblivion (arr. H. P. Peru) | |
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Histoire du Tango (History of the Tango): III. Nightclub 1960 (arr. H.P. Peru) - Histoire du Tango (History of the Tango): III. Nightclub 1960 (arr. H. P. Peru) | |
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String Connection with Clarinet - I. Connection | |
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String Connection with Clarinet - II. Contacts | |
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String Connection with Clarinet - III. Encounter | |
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Remebering the Start of a Never-Ending Story - Remebering the Start of a Never-Ending Story | |
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Misty (arr. A. Miles) - Misty (arr. A. Miles) | |
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Tribute to Charlie Parker (arr. M. Grimminger and H. Hagedorn) - Tribute to Charlie Parker (arr. M. Grimminger and H. Hagedorn) | |
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Der sterbende Schwan (The Dying Swan) - Der sterbende Schwan (The Dying Swan) | |
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Batum (arr. M. Grimminger and H. Hagedorn) - Batum (arr. M. Grimminger and H. Hagedorn) |
Album Summary
Performers- Andy Miles (Clarinet)
- Dietmar Fuhr (Double Bass)
- Hubert Nuss (Piano)
- Andreas Arndt (Cello)
- Selcuk Sahinoglu (Clarinet)
Notes & Reviews:
Great clarinet performances where jazz "meets" classical
Recording information: TV studio Türkshow in Cologne (02/24/2008).
Reviews
Great clarinet performances where jazz "meets" classical
In the new CD by clarinetist Andy Miles, "Crossing Borders", there really is a crossing of genres, source materials and playing styles that I found completely appealing I did not know of Andy Miles before this disc. He is, apparently, a well known jazz and classical performer from Germany who "started" his caree playing saxophone in rock bands! He has a very clear, focused and attractive tone with just the right touch of vibrato. On many levels, his playing will remind some of Richard Stoltzman. He is joined on this very fine set by the very capable Auryn Quartett and, on some cuts, pianist Hubert Nuss and Turkish clarinetist, Seicuk Sahinoglu. The program does vary quite a bit, opening with a neat little arrangement of the Thelonius Monk, "Round Midnight" and then continuing with three very well known tangos by Astor Piazzola, wonderfully arranged for clarinet and strings and given vivid performances. On the "ethnic" side of things, the set concludes with two Turkish works; "The Dying Swan" by Betin Gunes and a traditional folk melody, "Batum", played by Miles, Sahinoglu and ensemble. These cuts are a special delight as this is a very familiar "sound" given a very structured and somewhat classical treatment. I found the work by Rolf Kuhn, a German composer and jazz arranger, "String Connection with Clarinet" to be another terrific surprise. This three movement foray into a sound world that is somewhere between jazz and modern classical, with floating tonal centers and unpredictable rhythmic movement , is a very interesting and fun to listen to work and makes me want to go find the printed music! Miles' includes three pieces that are more or less straight, light jazz. The Charlie Parker "Tribute" contains well known melodies and the Erroll Garner "Misty" is, of course, very familiar. Hubert Nuss' "Remembering the start of a never-ending story" for piano, occupies the same world, essentially. I enjoyed the performances on the Parker and on "Misty" but they didn't really get my attention as much as the Turkish selections, the Piazzola selections and, of course, the Kuhn piece. All in all, this a very nice program to listen to and I enjoyed discovering Andy Miles, whose playing is top notch and ideally suited to repertoire such as this. The sound quality and engineering from the Telos label, in Germany, is very good and makes me curious for more. I highly recommend this disc to clarinetists looking for something a bit different or for anyone in search of some attractive listening and ready to discover some new things along the way!
Submitted on 04/13/11 by Modern Clarinet Guy
Submitted on 04/13/11 by Modern Clarinet Guy
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Works Details
Monk, Thelonious : Round Midnight, song - Performer: Andy Miles (Clarinet)
- Running Time: 6 min. 11 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Form: Vocal
Piazzolla, Astor : María de Buenos Aires - Running Time: 3 min. 48 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1968
Piazzolla, Astor : Enrico IV - Performers: Andy Miles (Clarinet); Dietmar Fuhr (Double Bass)
- Running Time: 4 min. 27 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1982
Piazzolla, Astor : L'histoire du tango :: Nightclub 1960 - Performers: Andy Miles (Clarinet); Dietmar Fuhr (Double Bass)
- Notes: Composition written: By 1985.
- Running Time: 6 min. sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: by 1985
Rolf Kühn (1929 - ) : String Connection with Clarinet, for clarinet, string quartet & double bass - Performers: Andy Miles (Clarinet); Dietmar Fuhr (Double Bass)
- Running Time: 13 min. 7 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
Nuss, Hubert : Remembering the start of a never-ending story, for clarinet, double bass & piano - Performers: Hubert Nuss (Piano); Dietmar Fuhr (Double Bass)
- Running Time: 7 min. 3 sec.
Garner, Erroll : Misty, song - Performers: Hubert Nuss (Piano); Andy Miles (Clarinet); Andreas Arndt (Cello)
- Running Time: 6 min. 35 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1954
Grimminger, Andreas Otto : Tribute to Charlie Parker - Performers: Dietmar Fuhr (Double Bass); Andy Miles (Clarinet); Hubert Nuss (Piano)
- Notes: This work was written in collaboration with Joe Hagedorn.
- Running Time: 7 min. 33 sec.
- Period Time: Contemporary
Gunes, Betin : Der sterbende Schwan, for 2 clarinets & string quartet - Performers: Andy Miles (Clarinet); Selcuk Sahinoglu (Clarinet)
- Running Time: 5 min. 10 sec.
- Period Time: Contemporary
Traditional, Turkish : Batum - Performers: Selcuk Sahinoglu (Clarinet); Hubert Nuss (Piano); Dietmar Fuhr (Double Bass); Andy Miles (Clarinet)
- Running Time: 4 min. 11 sec.
- Form: Vocal
