Agree, I think the Everly Brothers were underrated. They provided a nice bridge between country and early rock ‘n’ roll. Their harmonies were killer. Always loved “Cryin’ in the Rain,” the only collaboration between two Brill Building songwriters: Carole King and Howard Greenfield.
“Raindrops falling from heaven
Will never wash away my misery
But since we’re not together
I’ll wait for stormy weather
To hide these tears I hope you’ll never see”
Released TODAY (on HRA).
Stunningly beautiful compositions and improvisations! Excellent sound quality!
Pablo Held - piano
Robert Landfermann - bass
Jonas Burgwinkel - drums
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‘Rammstein? I take that as a compliment!’ Jacob Karlzon laughs when one mentions the wonderful, often surprising, worlds of sound which he creates. Not in an ironical fashion, on the contrary. He is even delighted. Thus he laughs out loud and heartily, like only a man of his format can laugh – very loud indeed. ‘Even as child I listened to a lot of metal and electro. Although this type of music is nothing for pianists, its transported energy is, in fact, important. To listen to music that one does not make oneself opens up totally new horizons.’
Certainly, Jacob Karlzon’s horizons are wide. This pianist, who was named jazz musician of the year in his native Sweden in 2010 and who became internationally renowned for his long running collaboration with singer Viktoria Tolstoy, loves to work with extremes. This starts with his instrument whose emotional breadth ranges from fragile gentleness to a sense of mighty awe.
‘I came to jazz because I was really excited to engage in the spontaneity which is involved in playing improvised music. When I realized that improvisation above all is direct communication with the audience it really gripped me…
