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  | SINTI SWING QUINTET ~ BEI MIR BIST DU SCHON
EDEL CONTENT 4029759080558 (Barcode: 4029759080558) ~ GERMANY ~ Gypsy Jazz
Recorded: 1986 Released: 2012
This is a reissue (first time on CD) of the excellent album by the East German Gypsy Jazz ensemble Sinti Swing QuintetFind albums by this artist, which comprised of lead guitarists Fredi AnsinFind albums by this artist and Hans LauenbergerFind albums by this artist, rhythm guitarist Wilfried AnsinFind albums by this artist, bass guitarist Alfred AnsinFind albums by this artist and violinist Bernd HuberFind albums by this artist. They perform fourteen Gypsy / Swing Jazz pieces, twelve of which are standards and two are originals by the band members.
The music is kept strictly in the Django ReinhardtFind albums by this artist / Stephane GrappelliFind albums by this artist Hot Club de FranceFind albums by this artist tradition. These familiar tunes serve as vehicles for the band members to show their virtuosi skills and the album does not disappoint in that respect (or any other respect for that matter). As a matter of fact this is one of the best Gypsy Jazz album recorded after the Godfathers of the genre no longer performed.
The album is also excellently recorded and altogether is simply a joyful experience from start to finish. For Gypsy Jazz fans this is a great opportunity to discover a little known, but excellent album they should enjoy immensely.
Side Note: As all the East European countries under the Socialist regime, East Germany, or DDR as it was known at the time, had only one state owned and controlled Music Company, which released most of its productions on the AmigaFind albums on this label label. Among the many Amiga releases the legendary "orange J" series was dedicated to Jazz recordings, many of which were licenses from the West, but others were original productions, mostly of Jazz made in DDR. Some of these releases, like the one described above, were absolute gems.
Following the unification of Germany, the Amiga albums disappeared from the face of the earth and only in 2012 a German label reissued 15 Amiga Jazz albums on CD. They are all worth checking out!
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