Pirouet

Bill Carrothers: Castaways [Digipak]

1 CD / Pirouet / 2013-01-07

Tracks: Airborne; Siciliano; Trees; Commons, The; Araby; Socttish Suite: Rebellion; Scottish Suite: Oppression; Scottish Suite: Rebirth; Castaways
Artists: Bill Carrothers

Personnel: Bill Carrothers (piano); Dre Pallemaerts (drums).

Audio Mixer: Jason Seizer.

Recording information: Pirouet Studio, Munich, Germany (04/23/2012-04/24/2012).

Photographe...continue...

Christian Weidner: Dream Boogie [Digipak]

1 CD / Pirouet / 2013-01-07

Tracks: Windchoral; W; Alas Blues; Dream Boogie; Submelody; Monkey Spin; Cause; Chihiro; Walzer; Dark Ends; Lucky Lova
Artists: Christian Weidner

Personnel: Christian Weidner (alto saxophone); Achim Kaufmann (piano); Samuel Rohrer (drums).

Audio Mixer: Jason Seizer.

Recording information: Pirouet Studio, Munich, Germany (01/2012)....continue...

Maria de Fátima/Sebastian Altekamp: Stella [Digipak]

1 CD / Pirouet / 2013-01-07

Tracks: Illuminados; O Cantador; Inútil Paisagem; Roda Viva; Isso E Aquilo; Papillon; Pra Dizer Adeus [Trio]; Canto De Ossanha; Medo; Velho Piano; Vivo Sonhando; Angustia; Pra Dizer Adeus [Duo]
Artists: Maria de Fátima/Sebastian Altekamp

Personnel: Maria de Fátima (vocals); Sebastian Altekamp (piano).

Audio Mixers: Markus Born; Jason Seizer.

Recording information: Pirouet Studio, Munich, Germany (12/06/2011-12/08/20...continue...

Pablo Held: Trio Live [Digipak]

1 CD / Pirouet / 2013-01-07

Tracks: Klartaum; Birkenhain; Joni; Corellia; Meta; Melody/Meta/Corellia
Artists: Pablo Held

Personnel: Pablo Held (piano); Jonas Burgwinkel (drums).

Audio Mixer: Jason Seizer.

Recording information: Bird's Eye, Basel (07/21/2012)....continue...

Hayden Chisholm/Jurgen Friedrich: Monosuite

CD / Pirouet / 2012-06-12

Tracks: Waves; Breaks; Fiddlesticks; Blossom; Low Tide; Loops; Ritual; Chacaglia; Weave
Artists: Hayden Chisholm/Jurgen Friedrich

Bill Carrothers: Family Life [Digipak]

1 CD / Pirouet / 2012-05-03

Tracks: Our House; Scarborough Fair/Peg; For Better and For Worse; Bud and Bunny; Northern Lights; Snowbound; On the Sled; Schizophrenic Weather; Forefathers; Good Dog; Night Out, A; Harbor Lights; News From...
Artists: Bill Carrothers

Personnel: Bill Carrothers (piano).

Audio Mixer: Gérard De Haro.

Recording information: Studio La Buissonne, Pernes Les Fontaines (06/08/2009-06/09/2009).

Photographers: Peg ...continue...

Marc Copland: Some More Love Songs [Digipak]

CD / Pirouet / 2012-04-10

Tracks: I Don't Know Where I Stand; My Funny Valentine; Eighty One; Rainbow's End; I've Got You Under My Skin; I Remember You; When I Fall In Love
Artists: Marc Copland

Personnel: Jochen Rueckert (drums); Marc Copland (piano).

Audio Mixer: Jason Seizer.

Liner Note Author: Bill Zavatzky.

Recording information: Pirouet Studio, Munich (10/12/2010-10...continue...

Marc Copland: Some More Love Songs *

1 CD / Pirouet / 2012-03-24

Tracks: I Don't Know Where I Stand; My Funny Valentine; Eighty One; Rainbow's End; I've Got You Under My Skin; I Remember You; When I Fall in Love
Artists: Marc Copland

It's funny how a connection is forged between a jazz artist and a tune. It can happen all kinds of different ways, of course. I...continue...

Ronny Graupe/Nils Wogram/Henning Sieverts: Symmethree

1 CD / Pirouet / 2012-02-06

Artists: Ronny Graupe/Nils Wogram/Henning Sieverts

Sebastian Gille: Anthem

1 CD / Pirouet / 2012-01-01

Artists: Sebastian Gille

All About Jazz - Dan Bilawsky
Given that a picture can be worth a thousand words and that saxophonist Sebastian Gille only uses one to define...continue...

John Abercrombie/Marc Copland: Speak to Me [Digipak]

1 CD / Pirouet / 2011-10-03

Tracks: Left Behind; Speak to Me; Seven; If I Should Lose You; Blues Connotation; So Long; Falling Again; Talking Blues; Witchcraft
Artists: John Abercrombie/Marc Copland

Personnel: John Abercrombie (guitar); Marc Copland (piano).

Audio Mixer: Jason Seizer.

Recording information: Pirouet Studio, Munich (03/14/2011-03/15/2011).

Photographer: Konstan...continue...

Achim Kaufmann: Verivyr [Digipak]

1 CD / Pirouet / 2011-08-06

Tracks: Permission (Dingbats); Elephant And Boats; Kobuk; Gåtur I Christiania; Bright Industrial Smile; Fada Verde; Le Quadrimoteur; Lonceng-Lonceng; Berlin No Lights; E Jinx
Artists: Achim Kaufmann

Personnel: Achim Kaufmann (piano); Jim Black (drums).

Audio Mixer: Jason Seizer.

Recording information: Pirouet Studio, Munich (09/20/2010-09/21/2010).

Photographer: Konstantin Ke...continue...

Jochen Rueckert: Somewhere Meeting Nobody [Digipak] *

1 CD / Pirouet / 2011-05-04

Tracks: Itch, The; Buttons; Dan Smith Will Teach You Guitar; Bridge and Front; Delete Forever; Pitot; Somewhere Meeting Nobody; Vodka Coke; To Have and To Hold; Way; Sorcerer, The
Artists: Jochen Rueckert

Personnel: Jochen Rueckert (drums); Brad Shepik (guitar); Mark Turner (tenor saxophone).

Audio Mixer: Jason Seizer.

Recording information: Bennett Studios, NJ (11/29/2010-11/30/2010)....continue...

Jochen Rueckert: Somewhere Meeting Nobody [Digipak]

CD / Pirouet / 2011-05-03

Tracks: Itch, The; Buttons; Dan Smith Will Teach You Guitar; Bridge and Front; Delete Forever; Pitot; Somewhere Meeting Nobody; Vodka Coke; To Have and To Hold; Way; Sorcerer, The
Artists: Jochen Rueckert

Personnel: Jochen Rueckert (drums); Brad Shepik (guitar); Mark Turner (tenor saxophone).

Audio Mixer: Jason Seizer.

Recording information: Bennett Studios, NJ (11/29/2010-11/30/2010)....continue...

Marc Copland: Crosstalk

2 CD / Pirouet / 2011-05-01

Tracks: Talkin' Blues; Diary of the Same Dream; Ozz-thetic; Tenderly; Crosstalk; Slow Hand; Hey, It's Me You're Talkin' to; Three Four Civility; Minority
Artists: Marc Copland

Personnel: Marc Copland (piano); Greg Osby (alto saxophone); Victor Lewis (drums).

Recording information: Bennett Studios, NJ (12/04/2010-12/05/2010).

Photographer: Konstantin Kern....continue...

Various Artists: Pirouet Jazz Compilation, Vol. 1

CD / Pirouet / 2011-04-05

Tracks: See You Again - Marc Copland; Forest of Oblivion - Pablo Held; Toad - Bill Stewart; Way Too Early - Walter Lang; River Bend - John Abercrombie; Kuk Kuk - John Ruocco; Home Row - Bill Carrothers; Stan...
Artists: Various Artists

Pablo Held: Glow [Digipak]

1 CD / Pirouet / 2011-03-03

Tracks: Is This The End; LP; Outer Rim; Glow; Rebirth of a Song; Run; Tongedicht; Secret; This is What I'm Asking For; Wiegenlied
Artists: Pablo Held

Pablo Held has created music that is enormously rich. Contrast, color, and interaction: these are the essential catchwords that best capture the sense and sensibility...continue...
Personnel: Pablo Held (piano); Kathrin Pechlof (harp); Henning Sieverts (cello); Niels Klein (bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Sebastian Gille (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); ...continue...

Christian Weidner: The Inward Song [Digipak] *

1 CD / Pirouet / 2010-11-05

Tracks: St. Paul; Abendlied; Relief; Penta; Lyra; Psalm; Poem For Ada; Drawn Ones; Ave; Inward Song, The; Poem For Ada (Reprise)
Artists: Christian Weidner

Recorded July 27-28 2010 at Pirouet Studio, Munich....continue...
Personnel: Christian Weidner (alto saxophone); Colin Vallon (piano); Samuel Rohrer (drums).

Audio Mixer: Jason Seizer.

Recording information: Pirouet Studio, Munich (07/27/2010-07/28/201...continue...

Hubert Nuss: The Book of Colours [Digipak] *

1 CD / Pirouet / 2010-10-13

Tracks: Three Doomed Men, The; Colours Of Tyrus Wong [Ad-Colours], The; Galaxy NGC 300 [Mode VII, 1]; Night Stars; Pictures Of Charles Blanc-Gatti [Mode VI, 1], The; Alia; Mirror Universe [Mode II, 3]; For J...
Artists: Hubert Nuss

Jazz trio music with a unique profile: Hubert Nuss's trio CD The Book of Colours makes sublime play with tonal shades, tints and hues, enticing...continue...
Personnel: Hubert Nuss (piano); John Riley (drums).

Audio Mixer: Jason Seizer.

Recording information: Topaz Audio Studios (11/27/2008).

Photographer: Konstantin Kern....continue...

Various Artists: Pirouet Jazz Compilation, Vol. 2: Cats and Dogs [Digipak]

1 CD / Pirouet / 2010-08-27

Tracks: Disco Monkey - Nicolas Thys; Rainy Night House - Joni Mitchell; Dribs and Drabs - Henning Sieverts; Like It Never Was - Drew Gress; Flight of the Eagle, The - Robin Verheyen; Samarkand - Jurgen Fried...
Artists: Various Artists

A potpourri composed of the twelve recent PIROUET releases....continue...
Additional personnel: Jonas Burgwinkel, Johannes Lauer, David Liebman, Dejan Terzic, Robin Verheyen, Drew Gress , Pablo Held, Nicolas Thys, Ryan Scott, Gary Peacock, Gary Versace, Domenic Landolf, Pat...continue...

Hubert Nuss: Feed The Birds [Digipak]

1 CD / Pirouet / 2010-08-27

Tracks: Virtual Dream of the Nearest Thing to Heaven, A; With a Smile and a Song; What's New; Light of Kida-Laris, The; Feed the Birds; Good Bye Sir Peter; R&R; You Are My Lucky Star
Artists: Hubert Nuss

Personnel: Hubert Nuss (piano); John Riley (drums).

Audio Mixer: Jason Seizer.

Recording information: 02/19/2005-02/20/2005.

Photographer: Ssirus Pakzad....continue...

Domenic Landolf: New Brighton [Digipak] *

1 CD / Pirouet / 2010-06-08

Tracks: Lehar; Storm Chaser; Les Bouts du Monde; W.E.; Calling the Spirits; Cho Oyu; Enchanted Beans; Fjord; Kululeka; Malstrom; New Brighton; Beatles Go East, The; My Old Flame
Artists: Domenic Landolf

"The trio ensemble of reed instrument with a spare backing of just drums and bass was pioneered by Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins....continue...
Personnel: Domenic Landolf (alto flute, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone); Dejan Terzic (glockenspiel, drums).

Audio Mixer: Jason Seizer.

Recording information: Pirouet Studio, Munich, Ger...continue...

Contact Five On One: Contact Five on One [Digipak]

1 CD / Pirouet / 2010-06-08

Tracks: Sendup; Like It Never Was; Childmoon Smile; Four On One; Lost Horizon; Retractable Cell; My Refrain; Lullaby for Imke; You and the Night and the Music
Artists: Contact Five On One

"The band called Contact is about as all-star an affair as can be found in modern jazz, and it's hard to imagine any serious listener...continue...
Personnel: John Abercrombie (guitar); David Liebman (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Marc Copland (piano); Billy Hart (drums).

Audio Mixer: Jason Seizer.

Recording information: Benn...continue...

Bill Carrothers: Joy Spring [Digipak]

1 CD / Pirouet / 2010-04-04

Tracks: Junior's Arrival; Joy Spring; Jacqui; Gerkin for Perkin; Delilah; Gertrude's Bounce; Jordu; Daahoud; Time; Powell's Prances; Tiny Capers; I Remember Clifford
Artists: Bill Carrothers

"The trio captures the sparkling wit and twinkle of "Jacqui" right down to Carrothers' quirky solo; "Powell's Prances," a lyrical bop romp, is expanded by...continue...
Personnel: Bill Carrothers (piano); Bill Stewart (drums).

Audio Mixer: Jason Seizer.

Recording information: Pirouet Studio, Munich, Germany (01/25/2009/01/26/2009).

Trumpeter Clif...continue...

Pablo Held: Music [Digipak]

1 CD / Pirouet / 2010-04-01

Tracks: Encore; I Have a Dream; Desire; Moon 44; O Sacrum Convivium; Nearness; Log Lady; Music; Klartraum; Arista
Artists: Pablo Held

Personnel: Pablo Held (piano); Jonas Burgwinkel (drums).

Audio Mixer: Jason Seizer.

Recording information: Pirouet Studio, Munich, Germany (11/12/2009/11/13/2009).

Photographer: K...continue...

Domenic Landolf: Wanderlust [Digipak]

1 CD / Pirouet / 2010-02-05

Tracks: Demonic; I-Song; Favour Sharps; Wanderlust; Penthesilea; Stones from the West; Bossa North; Another Hero; Declare
Artists: Domenic Landolf

Personnel: Domenic Landolf (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Jean-Paul Brodbeck (piano, Fender Rhodes piano); Dominic Egli (drums).

Audio Mixer: Jason Seizer.

Recording information: 06/14/200...continue...

Robin Verheyen: Starbound [Digipak]

1 CD / Pirouet / 2010-01-12

Tracks: On the House; Boechout; Flight of the Eagle, The; Starbound; Lamenting; Roscopaje; Waves; Long Island City; Narcis; Tree Line; I Wish I Knew
Artists: Robin Verheyen

Personnel: Robin Verheyen (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Bill Carrothers (piano); Dre Pallemaerts (drums).

Audio Mixer: Jason Seizer.

Recording information: Pirouet Studio, Munich...continue...

Marc Copland: Alone [Digipak]

1 CD / Pirouet / 2009-12-01

Tracks: Soul eyes; I Don't Know Where I Stand; Night Whispers; Into The Silence; Rainy Night House; I Should Care; Fall; Blackboard; Michael from Mountain; Hi Li Hi Lo
Artists: Marc Copland

Personnel: Marc Copland (piano).

Audio Mixer: Jason Seizer.

Recording information: Pirouet Studio, Munich (11/21/2008/06/04/2009).

Photographer: Konstantin Kern.

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Robin Verheyen: Starbound

1 CD / Pirouet / 2009-11-05

Tracks: On the House; Boechout; Flight of the Eagle, The; Starbound; Lamenting; Roscopaje; Waves; Long Island City; Narcis; Tree Line; I Wish I Knew
Artists: Robin Verheyen

Personnel: Robin Verheyen (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Bill Carrothers (piano); Dre Pallemaerts (drums).

Composing is by no means mandatory for jazz improvisers. Stan Getz and Chet Bak...continue...

Loren Stillman: Winter Fruits *

1 CD / Pirouet / 2009-10-03

Artists: Loren Stillman

"'Winter Fruits' is another fine project by Stillman... The CD is excellently mixed and mastered; as are all Pirouet releases. 'Winter Fruits' is highly recommended...continue...
Sometimes, an artist's description of his/her work can leave listeners scratching their heads and saying, "Hmmm, that isn't what I heard at all." But in the case of Winter Fruits, Loren Stillman's des...continue...

Jason Seizer: Serendipity

1 CD / Pirouet / 2009-10-03

Artists: Jason Seizer

Jason Seizer: Fair Way

1 CD / Pirouet / 2009-10-03

Artists: Jason Seizer

Gary Peacock/Marc Copland: Insight

CD / Pirouet / 2009-09-29

Tracks: All Blues; Wanderer, The; Blue in Green; Rush Hour; River's Run; Matterhorn; Pond, The; Goes out Comes In; Late Night; Cavatina; In Your Own Sweet Way; Benediction; Sweet and Lovely
Artists: Gary Peacock/Marc Copland

Personnel: Marc Copland (piano).

Audio Mixer: Jason Seizer.

Recording information: Pirouet Studio, Munich, Germany (05/2005-10/2007).

Photographer: Konstantin Kern.

Flexibi...continue...

Henning Sieverts: Blackbird *

1 CD / Pirouet / 2009-05-01

Tracks: Wingswing; Dribs and Drabs; Ubaramarabu; Penguin Promenade; Rebird; Twittering Machine; Half-Brain Dream; Blackbird/Wenn Ich Ein Voglein War; Low Owl; Gale In Night, Nightingale; E Bird; Blues For Al...
Artists: Henning Sieverts

Personnel: Henning Sieverts (cello, bass instrument); Chris Speed (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Johannes Lauer (trombone); Achim Kaufmann (piano); John Hollenbeck (drums)....continue...

Jurgen Friedrich: Pollock [Digipak] *

1 CD / Pirouet / 2009-03-05

Tracks: Drift; Round Midnight; Ripple; Wayward; I Am Missing Her; Samarkand; Enclosed; Billy No Mates; Pollock; Over; Flauschangriff
Artists: Jurgen Friedrich

Personnel: Jurgen Friedrich (piano); John Hébert (bass instrument); Tony Moreno (drum).

Audio Mixer: Jason Seizer.

Recording information: Pirouet Studios, Munich (10/17/2007/10/18/2...continue...

Marc Copland: New York Trio Recordings, Vol. 3: Night Whispers

1 CD / Pirouet / 2009-01-01

Tracks: Emily [Take One] - (Take One); Bell Tolls, The; Night Whispers; Emily [Take Two] - (Take Two); So What; Like It Never Was; Space Acres; Emily [Take Three] - (Take Three); Scattered Leaves; I Fall In ...
Artists: Marc Copland

Personnel: Marc Copland (piano); Drew Gress (bass instrument); Bill Stewart (drums).

From Erroll Garner to Cecil Taylor to Bill Evans, and from Chick Corea to Thelonious Monk, a wide variety of...continue...

Marc Copland: Pirouet Jazz Compilation, Vol. 1: The Best Is Yet To Come [Digipak]

1 CD / Pirouet / 2008-12-01

Tracks: See You Again; Forest of Oblivion; Toad; Way Too Early; River Bend; Kuk Kuk; Home Row; Stanley Park; Time Being; Mood 1697; See Ya
Artists: Marc Copland

Photographer: Konstantin Kern.

Over the years, countless American jazz musicians have pointed out that their efforts to market and promote themselves did not include the United States alone. Th...continue...

Bill Carrothers: Home Row

1 CD / Pirouet / 2008-10-04

Tracks: When Will the Blues Leave; Jesus' Last Ballad; Squirrel's Tale, A; Hope Song; My Heart Belongs to Daddy; Off Minor; Lost in the Stars; Home Row; Ballad of Billy Milwaukee
Artists: Bill Carrothers

Personnel: Bill Carrothers (piano); Gary Peacock (bass instrument); Bill Stewart (drums).

Audio Mixer: Bob Ward.

Recording information: The Studio, New York, NY (01/18/1992/01/19/1992)....continue...

Marc Copland: Another Place

1 CD / Pirouet / 2008-06-01

Tracks: Like You; River Bend; Dark Horse; Car Blue Lady; Another Place; Ballad in Two Keys; Everything I Love
Artists: Marc Copland

"It's taken nearly a lifetime for British pianist John Taylor to receive the credit he's due. While still underappreciated in his own country, Marc Copland...continue...
Personnel: Marc Copland (piano); John Abercrombie (guitar); Drew Gress (bass instrument); Billy Hart (drum).

Marc Copland joins forces with a trio of fellow seasoned veterans, including guitari...continue...

Tim Hagans: Alone Together

1 CD / Pirouet / 2008-06-01

Tracks: See You Again; Not Even the Rain; Sweet Peach Tree; Ove and Back; You Don't Know What Love is; Alone Together; Stella By Starlight
Artists: Tim Hagans

"Alone Together reunites trumpeter Tim Hagans with pianist Marc Copland's longstanding trio for Hagans' second recording on the German Pirouet Records. The veteran collaborators previous...continue...
Personnel: Tim Hagans (trumpet); Marc Copland (piano); Drew Gress (bass instrument); Jochen Rueckert (drum).

Veteran trumpeter Tim Hagans' second CD for the German label Pirouet retains two-thi...continue...

Bill Stewart (Jazz Drummer): Incandescence *

1 CD / Pirouet / 2008-03-04

Tracks: Knock on My Door; Toad; Portals Opening; Opening Portals; See Ya; Four Hand Job; Tell a Televangelist; Metallurgy; Incandescence
Artists: Bill Stewart (Jazz Drummer)

Personnel: Bill Stewart (drums); Larry Goldings (accordion, Hammond b-3 organ); Kevin Hays (piano).

Drummer/composer Bill Stewart's fifth recording as a leader leans toward an approach unique t...continue...

John Ruocco: Am I Asking Too Much?

1 CD / Pirouet / 2008-03-04

Tracks: Kuk Kuk; Am I Asking Too Much (If I Ask For World Peace); Glimmer, A; Benebe; Waltz 4; Little Stones
Artists: John Ruocco

Personnel: Jon Ruocco (clarinet); John Taylor (piano); Riccardo del Fra (bass instrument)....continue...

Jason Seizer: Time Being *

1 CD / Pirouet / 2008-02-07

Tracks: Between Now and Then; Corrections; Time Being; Requiem; All the Things You Are; Trip to the Stars
Artists: Jason Seizer

Personnel: Jason Seizer (tenor saxophone); Marc Copland (piano); Matthias Pichler (acoustic bass); Tony Martucci (drums)....continue...

Walter Lang (Pianist): Ashiya *

1 CD / Pirouet / 2008-01-01

Tracks: Monk's Cottage; Good Way, The; Open Water; Interlude1; Ashiya; Soft Wind Blowing; Way Too Early; What a Treat; Valse Elegance; Casa Do Tom; Interlude II; Farewell Epilogue
Artists: Walter Lang (Pianist)

Personnel: Walter Lang (piano); Lee Konitz (alto saxophone).

The veteran German jazz pianist Walter Lang welcomes alto sax great Lee Konitz for this special duo session. While they had worked t...continue...

Thomas Ruckert: Blue in Green

1 CD / Pirouet / 2007-10-02

Tracks: Old Devil Moon; Sidran; Perpetuum; Rainy Day; House; I Should Care; Don Luigi; Blue in Green; On and On
Artists: Thomas Ruckert

Personnel: Thomas Ruckert (piano).

Audio Mixer: Jason Seizer.

Recording information: Pirouet Studios, Munich, Germany (05/24/2006/05/25/2006).

Photographer: Konstantin Kern....continue...

Claus Raible: Don't Blame Me *

1 CD / Pirouet / 2007-10-01

Artists: Claus Raible

Henning Sieverts: Symmetry

1 CD / Pirouet / 2007-10-01

Artists: Henning Sieverts

Marc Copland: New York Trio Recordings, Vol. 2: Voices

1 CD / Pirouet / 2007-09-01

Tracks: Vignette; River's Run; Voices; Runner; River's Run; Voices; Runner; That's It?; All Blues; At Night
Artists: Marc Copland

"Marc Copland is part of a group of jazz pianists extending the language of Bill Evans and, in doing so, is creating a new abstract...continue...
New York Trio Recordings, Vol. 2: Voices is a sequel to Marc Copland's March 2006 date New York Trio Recordings, Vol. 1: Modinha, but with a slightly different lineup. Copland is still on acoustic pia...continue...

Bill Carrothers: I Love Paris

1 CD / Pirouet / 2007-04-05

Artists: Bill Carrothers

Taiko Saito: Koko

1 CD / Pirouet / 2007-04-05

Artists: Taiko Saito