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  | STEFAN SCHULTZE SEPTET ~ TURBALENTO
WHYPLAYJAZZ 049 (Barcode: 4250459991497) ~ GERMANY ~ Free Jazz / Improvised Music
Recorded: 2013 Released: 2020
This is an archival album by German Jazz pianist / composer / bandleader Stefan SchultzeFind albums by this artist, recorded live seven years prior to the release date. The septet includes American trumpeter Herb RobertsonFind albums by this artist and flautist Helen BledsoeFind albums by this artist (both frequently active on the European scene) alongside German musicians. The album presents eight original compositions, all by Schultze.
The music is captivating, as always in Schultze’s case, and his recorded legacy clearly shows his fascination with big formats / orchestras, and the septet certainly often sounds as an entire orchestra on this album. His impressive recording activity (over twenty albums since the turn of the Millennium) places him among the most prolific contemporary German Jazz figures.
The music is a wonderful amalgam of composed motifs and extensively improvised ensemble playing, full of mysterious tension and superb individual contributions by the participants. The album offers a coherent musical flow, which combines the separate tracks into a continuous aural experience, which flows unobstructed from start to finish. The septet offers an instrumental diversity, which enhances the listening experience considerably.
Lovers of contemporary European Jazz, with strong Improvised Music proximity and challenging approach, should find this album irresistible. Schultze is a Master of suspense and manages to use the potential of the septet to the max, often offering several motifs being performed in parallel, but what might have sounded as complete havoc in fact sounds absolutely orderly and logical – a very rare quality for Improvised Music.
This is the fifth album by Schultze for the fantastic German WhyPlayJazzFind albums on this label label, which manages to release some of the most vibrant and mindboggling music originating in Europe since 2005, all of which are certainly worth checking out and are highly recommended, including this one of course!
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