SAP Big Band - And Friends (2017) [Hi-Res]

"And Friends" (2017) is the seventh studio recording by the SAP Big Band, who celebrated their 20th anniversary in 2016.

The title of the album refers to a number of guests and friends who are associated with the band in a special way and have made a major contribution to the album. Well-known singers such as Marc Marshall, Janice Dixon, Nicole Metzger, or Viviane de Farias meet first-class soloists like Steffen Weber, Konrad Hinsken, Stephan Kirsch, and Cris Gavazzoni. The internationally renowned jazz trumpeter, producer, and bandleader Thomas Siffling has not only led the recording, but also provided the icing on the cake by playing solo on several tracks.

All of this results in a wonderful mix of outstanding big band music where you can almost grasp the consistency of the performance that comes across in a very natural way.

Famous songs like Fever or Feeling Good stand right beside compositions such as Crazy Love and Take It To The Limit or jazz standards like Goodbye Pork Pie Hat and Blues In My Shoes. The album provides a perfect listening experience that not only the friends of big band jazz will enjoy. SAP board member and Chief Financial Officer Luka Mucic, who contributed the liner notes, gets to the heart of the matter when he says: "This album feels like it has been recorded by a group of friends."

SAP Big Band:
Michael Kretz, Trompete
Anton Deimel, Trompete
Niklas Müller, Trompete
Ralf Hübel, Trompete
Hendrik Achenbach, Trompete
Sarah Maidstone, Trompete
Stefan Pahlen, Posaune
Helmut Glänzer, Posaune
Bernd Stang, Posaune
Martin Waibel, Posaune
Jochen Röhring, Holzblasinstrument
Clemens Jacob, Holzblasinstrument
Edda-Leonore Seitz, Holzblasinstrument
Harald Spreng, Holzblasinstrument
Anja Rathke, Holzblasinstrument
Marko Degenkolb, Holzblasinstrument
Anna-Denise Trumpfheller, Holzblasinstrument
Oliver Barthe, Schlagzeug
Cris Gavazzoni, Percussion
Daniel Wagner, Bass
Frank-Herwig Walter, Klavier
Jens Weiße, Gitarre
Thomas Siffling, Leitung
And Friends:
Viviane de Farias, Gesang (tracks 4,7)
Janice Dixon, Gesang (tracks on 2,10)
Cris Gavazzoni, Percussion-Solo (on track 10)
Konrad Hinsken, Klavier-Solo (on track 5)
Stephan Kirsch, Posaune-Solo (on track 5)
Marc Marshall, Gesang (on tracks 3,6)
Nicole Metzger, Gesang (on tracks 1,9)
Thomas Siffling, Trompete-Solo (on tracks 2,3,5)
Steffen Weber, Trompete-Solo (on tracks 6,8)

Tracklist:
01. SAP Big Band - Feeling Good (feat. Nicole Metzger) (4:02)
02. SAP Big Band - L-O-V-E (feat. Janice Dixon) (2:24)
03. SAP Big Band - Take it to the Limit (feat. Marc Marshall? (4:03)
04. SAP Big Band - How Insensitive (feat. Viviane de Farias) (4:51)
05. SAP Big Band - Blues in my Shoes (5:42)
06. SAP Big Band - Crazy Love (feat. Marc Marshall) (4:27)
07. SAP Big Band - Corcovado (feat. Viviane de Farias) (4:32)
08. SAP Big Band - Good bye Porkpie (feat. Steffen Weber) (6:41)
09. SAP Big Band - I wish you Love (feat. Nicole Metzger) (3:25)
10. SAP Big Band - Fever (feat. Janice Dixon) (4:22)