Peter Fessler & Don Grusin - Quality Time (2013)

What began as a spontaneous joint performance at the A-Trane in Berlin ended in a recording session of the highest sound and Sound and skill class. The resulting album album impresses on the one hand with a high degree of spontaneous musical Joy of communication and unity, captured in the idyllically situated Lettercollum Recording Studio in Ireland, and on the other hand with a magnificent tribute to pop and jazz songs such as "Feel Like Making Love", "The Shadow Of Your Smile", "How Insensitive", "Take Five", "Bridge Over Troubled Water", "Nothings Gonna Change My Love" or a special version of "Don't Worry Be Happy" Happy".
Completely detached from genre-specific reservations they went to work. Don, the congenial brother of Dave Grusin, and Peter Fessler, the eminence of German jazz singing Of German jazz singing, were on top form in this soon-to-be-family project to top recording form. A top form that album consisting mainly of first takes due to album consisting mainly of first takes due to its stylishly decelerated groove new perfection.