Meyers Nachtcafe - Plans and Plays (2014) [Hi-Res]

With „Plans and Plays“ Berlin based trumpeter Christian Meyers presents his third album already and the second album with Meyers Nachtcafe. This electric band reminds you of Roy Hargrove’s RH Factor or the music of Rick Braun.

The band plays only self-compositions of Christian Meyers and Martin Johnson. Their repertoire goes from funky jazz, driving grooves to lounge-like songs.

Meyers Nachtcafe has become a sought after live act since their first album in 2010. Eckhard Stromer (drums), Alex Uhl (bass) and Rüdiger Nass (guitar) form one of the best-rehearsed rhythm section in the south-west. Martin Johnson is a great fellow musician and soloist on the one side but also a guarantor for a superior band sound.

'(...) it's a likeable set beautifully captured in the studio at Bauer in Ludwigsburg and well played by the Stuttgart scenester and his technically gifted band.' (Stephen Graham, marlbank)

The ensemble here fires on all cylinders no matter the groove and lyrical flow and this is where the release begins scoring huge points.' (Brent Black, www.criticaljazz.com)

Christian Meyers, trumpet, flugelhorn
Martin Johnson, rhodes, virus
Rüdiger Nass, guitar
Alex Uhl, bass
Eckhard Stromer, drums

Tracklist:
01. Meyers Nachtcafe - Green Grass Funk (5:11)
02. Meyers Nachtcafe - Sedona (4:34)
03. Meyers Nachtcafe - Plans and Plays (3:55)
04. Meyers Nachtcafe - Out of the Darkness (5:03)
05. Meyers Nachtcafe - Sister A (3:43)
06. Meyers Nachtcafe - Jane (5:20)
07. Meyers Nachtcafe - Picking Pebbles (2:48)
08. Meyers Nachtcafe - Al's Eleven (4:43)
09. Meyers Nachtcafe - Timetrap (3:41)
10. Meyers Nachtcafe - Walk Into Springtime (4:29)
11. Meyers Nachtcafe - Little M (2:20)