Klaus Gertken - Soirée en août (2023) [Hi-Res]

The album Soirée en août by Klaus Gertken is a distinctive blend of jazz and song compositions. It features five tracks recorded in 2001 by Gertken’s second jazz trio, including cellist Lilo Klein and drummer Lutz Bauer, alongside seven songs composed between 2010 and 2022 with lyrics by Isabella von Treskow. The album showcases Gertken’s evolution from a jazz pianist to a song composer. The interplay between loose, improvisational jazz and tightly structured songs creates an intriguing contrast, inviting both relaxed listening for the jazz elements and focused attention for the classical song forms. Gertken hopes this stylistic shift offers a novel and enriching listening experience.



Tracklist:
1-1 Klaus Gertken - Forgotten Email [4:23]
1-2 Klaus Gertken;Emmanuelle Chimento - La tortue veille [1:45]
1-3 Klaus Gertken;Monika Abel-Lazar - Je pense à ce jour [3:04]
1-4 Klaus Gertken - How Intensive [4:44]
1-5 Klaus Gertken;Aline Quentin - Sérénité [2:21]
1-6 Klaus Gertken;Monika Abel-Lazar - Silence [4:27]
1-7 Klaus Gertken - Pálinka [5:10]
1-8 Klaus Gertken - La Fiesta [3:37]
1-9 Klaus Gertken;Emmanuelle Chimento - Rêves et chutes [3:45]
1-10 Klaus Gertken;Monika Abel-Lazar - Lâcher prise [3:10]
1-11 Klaus Gertken - Children's Song No. 8 [1:38]
1-12 Klaus Gertken;Aline Quentin - Soirée en août [4:37]