Axel Schlosser Quartet - To Satch And Duke

 Cat. no: DMCHR71382
Format: CD
Barcode: 0608917138221
Release Date: 22nd January 2021
Genre: Jazz 

Music by Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong by the soloist of the hr-Bigband Axel Schlosser and his quartet.

Axel Schlosser’s roots go back a long way into his childhood and lead directly to his cousin, who brought him into contact with New Orleans jazz and swinging arrangements at an early age. If you go even deeper, you will inevitably come across two heroes who decisively shaped his further artistic life: Louis Armstrong, nicknamed “Pops”, “Satchmo”, or simply “Satch” and Edward Kennedy Ellington, called “Duke”. 

The fact that the trumpet player now, together with pianist Thilo Wagner, bassist Jean- Philippe Wadle and drummer Jean Paul H chst dter, takes a deep bow to “Satch” and “Duke” is for him a commitment and a project close to his heart at the same time.

Schlosser and co-musicians scrape off the sheen from the pieces of the masters in a witty and dignified manner. There are rarities (“Chocolate Shake”, “Down in Honky Tonk Town”, and “Big Butter And Egg Man”) and curiosities, compositions that gained the status of world hits (“Basin Street Blues” and “What A Wonderful World”), pieces that formed solid cornerstones in the repertoire of both musicians, as well as pieces from Duke Ellington’s rich stock, which he recorded in a studio together with Louis Armstrong (“Portrait of Louis Armstrong”).

Tracks: In A Mellow Tone / Down In Honky Tonk Town / Big Butter And Egg Man / West End Blues / Everybody Loves My Baby / Limbo Jazz / Struttin’ With Some Barbecue / Basin Street Blues / Swing That Music / Just Squeeze Me / Chocolate Shake / The Shepherd (Who Watches Over The Night Flock) / How Come You Do Me Like You Do? / You Can Depend On Me / Caravan / Portrait Of Louis Armstrong / What A Wonderful World

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