Hans Koller - Minor Meetings 1958 (2014)

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Title: Minor Meetings 1958
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: Sonorama [Sonorama C-79]
Genre: Jazz, Soul Jazz, Hard Bop
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 53:08
Total Size: 275 MB(+3%)
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Tracklist

01. Hard Blues (Mangelsdorff) - 2:28
02. Hi-Fi (Koller) - 4:14
03. Blues Around Joe (Koller) - 3:29
04. Saba (Koller) - 4:03
05. Sperie's Drums (Hammerschmid) - 6:23
06. Minor Meeting (Hammerschmid) - 3:19
07. Lippi's Tune (Koller-Hammerschmid) - 4:24
08. I'll Close My Eyes (Kaye-Reid) - 5:12
09. Back in Paradise (Hammerschmid) - 3:21
10. A Girl to Remember (Sauter-Hammerschmid) - 5:55
11. If I Had You (Shapiro-Campbell) - 5:54
12. I'll Never Be the Same (Malneck-Signorelli) - 4:28

"Minor Meetings 1958" brings lost or completely unknown recordings by Hans Koller (1921-2003) from the year 1958 back to life. Koller is one of Europe's leading saxophonists of the last century. If one is talking in USA about German jazz musicians, the name of the native Austrian is always present. Already in 1953, the musician and painter from Vienna causes an international sensation, in his quartet or quintet and with an early formation of the "Hans Koller New Jazz Stars". Legendary musicians like pianist Jutta Hipp or trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff belong to the group. They play a European form of cool and modern and the audience is impressed by their high level of playing. For the fans the "New Jazz Stars" become stars in German jazz heaven. In the same year recordings are made for the American Discovery label and the band goes on tour in Germany with the group of Dizzy Gillespie. In 1954/55 Koller can be heard with Stan Kenton, Lee Konitz and Lars Gullin.