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one world

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new releases 2019

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Diese Broschüre präsentiert Ihnen unsere Neuheiten bis Sommer
2019 und gibt einen Einblick in die Vielfalt unserer Produktionen
„in the spirit of jazz“.

This brochure will guide you to our brand new 2019 releases (till
summer) “in the spirit of jazz”. Happy hunting!



Cover art by Philip Taaffe, Signal (detail), 1986
used with the kind permission of the artist


Photos: Stephen Freiheit (4WD), Steven Haberland (Mare Nostrum & Kühn), Masha
Mosconi (Lê), Sylvain Gripoix (Parisien, Fisseau & Peirani), Gregor Hohenberg (Norby
& Simcock), Thron Ullberg (Gustafsson), Bartosz Maz (Bałdych), Stephan Doleschal
(BartolomeyBittmann), Lucía Seva (El Afronte), Siggi Loch (Girotto), Mara Saiz
(Garcia), Gilad Bar Shalev (Shalosh), Robert Strehler (Stadtfeld) & Katja Weber
(Pannonica)

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CD / Vinyl / Digital
Release date: 15.03.19
ACT 9875-2

four band leaders
one european supergroup



Nils Landgren trombone & vocals
Michael Wollny piano
Lars Danielsson bass & cello
Wolfgang Haffner drums


„4 Wheel Drive vereint vier starke Profile in traumwandlerischer
Homogenität und bestechender Dichte“ Crescendo
„Ein Dream-Quartett des Jazz“ SCHALL

Four European jazz stars for the very first time as a quartet: as an
ensemble 4 Wheel Drive is like a high-performance four-cylinder
engine with all the gears meshing perfectly

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CD / Vinyl / Digital
Release date: 25.01.19
ACT 9877-2

The sound of Europe


Paolo Fresu trumpet & flugelhorn
Richard Galliano accordion, bandoneon & accordina
Jan Lundgren piano


„Töne, die den Traum von einem Europa spiegeln, dessen
kulturelle Vielfalt sich in einem Mare Nostrum vereint“
Rondo

“A perfect hybrid of European sensibility and the jazz idiom.
Delicate and irresistible” The Guardian

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CD / Vinyl / Digital
Release date: 22.02.19
ACT 9763-2

An imagined encounter


Joachim Kühn piano


„Joachim Kühn wird 75. Das schönste Geschenk hat er sich, und
damit auch uns, mit dieser exzellenten Platte wohl selber
gemacht“ Kulturzeitschrift
„Kühn interpretiert Colemans Musik auf ganz eigene Art: lyrisch,
sanft, in sich gekehrt und voller überraschender Details” Galore
“Joachim Kühn at the top of his game” London Jazz News

“Kühn has shaped Coleman’s music in a quietly introspective man-
ner rewarding simultaneously as both midnight mood music and a
thoughtful solo recital” Downbeat

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CD / Vinyl / Digital
Release date: 22.02.19
ACT 9876-2

World jazz in motion


Nguyên Lê electric guitar & electronics
Illya Amar vibraphone
Chris Jennings acoustic bass
John Hadfield drums & percussion


„Jazz als universelle Weltmusik / Album der Woche“ NDR info

„Frisch und unternehmungslustig: Nguyên Lê lotet den Fusion
Jazz neu aus“ Fono Forum

French guitarist Nguyên Lê combines jazz and world music in a
unique fashion, inspired by Indian and North African rhythms,
Vietnamese melodies, oriental accents and un-heard, imaginary
folk music

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CD / Digital
Release date: 25.01.19
ACT 9879-2

Redefining jazz tradition


Emile Parisien soprano & tenor saxophone
Julien Touéry piano
Ivan Gélugne bass
Julien Loutelier drums


„Parisien erweist sich einmal mehr als derzeit originellste Stimme
auf dem Sopransaxofon“ Fono Forum

“Sensual and intellectual joy in equal measure. This contemporary
jazz satisfies all desires” Télérama

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CD / Digital
Release date: 25.01.19
ACT 9738-2

The female side of jazz


Cæcilie Norby vocals & percussion
Rita Marcotulli piano
Nicole Johänntgen saxophone
Hildegunn Øiseth trumpet
Lisa Wulff bass
Dorota Piotrowska drums
Special guest: Marilyn Mazur percussion


„Ein Album mit reifen Songs von gestandenen Frauen, und
Caecilie Norby stehen sie tadellos zu Gesicht“ Fono Forum

“Sisters in Jazz has the potential to reach far beyond the narrow
jazz circles” Politiken, Denmark

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CD / Digital
Release Date: 22.02.19
ACT 9737-2

Songs for the soul


Rigmor Gustafsson vocals
Jonas Östholm piano
Martin Höper bass
Chris Montgomery drums


„Von Melancholisch bis beschwingt. Die schwedische Jazz-
sängerin Rigmor Gustafsson beherrscht alle Stimmungen /
Album der Woche” SWR 2
“Technical prowess and distinct personality” Downbeat

“Come Home is a real hit and also should appeal to fans from
other music genres” Orkesterjournalen, Sweden

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CD / Digital
Release date: 29.03.19
ACT 9881-2

A new beginning


Adam Bałdych violin & renaissance violin
Krzysztof Dys piano, prepared upright piano & toy piano
Michał Barański double bass
Dawid Fortuna drums, crotales & gran cassa



Bałdych delves into sacred music, from the medieval visionary
Hildegard of Bingen to the renaissance and avant-garde with
his Polish quartet. The timeless beauty of these mystical sound-
worlds is refracted through a unique and contemporary musical
language
„Zweifellos der größte lebende Geigentechniker des Jazz. Von
ihm kann man alles erwarten“ Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

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CD / Digital
Release date: 29.03.19
ACT 9043-2

Progressive strings vienna


Matthias Bartolomey cello
Klemens Bittmann violin & mandola



„Streicher am Limit: Zwei herausragende Musiker an der Grenze
von Kammermusik, Improvisation und Songgestaltung. Eine unge-
wöhnliche Aufnahme zwischen Klassikprogramm, Popplatte und
Jazz / Album des Monats“ Stereoplay
“It is very rare to hear string players relishing the groove quite so
joyously. BartolomeyBittmann embody the musical virtues of
unbridled playfulness and rhythmic radicalism, and they deploy
them with an ease that is not normally associated with classical
instruments” Wolfgang Muthspiel

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CD / Digital
Release date: 29.03.19
EMO 4003-2

Tango straight from Buenos Aires


El Afronte Orquesta Típica





Among the many amazing bands from Buenos Aires, this one really
stands out: El Afronte transfers the spirit of the dance from tango
into the present day, bringing all of the shades and nuances of the
tango – from ecstasy and melancholy. These musicians aren’t con-
tent to revel in nostalgia for the past; they are just as keen to bring
new developments to the fore

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CD / Digital
Release date: 22.02.19
ACT 9878-2

A response to a classic


Javier Girotto baritone saxophone
Gianni Iorio bandoneon
Alessandro Gwis piano & electronics


„Die Opulenz des Originals weicht kammermusikalischer Trans-
parenz, die Musiker gewinnen Raum und wissen ihn zu nutzen“
Fono Forum

“Javier Girotto treats the original 10 pieces as jazz musicians treat
well-loved standards, with respect but not undue reverence”
The Observer

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CD / Digital
Release date: 26.04.19
ACT 9880-2

The future of Flamenco-Jazz


Daniel García piano, Fender Rhodes, synths
Reinier Elizarde “El Negrón” bass
Michael Olivera drums
Special guest: Jorge Pardo flute


“Flamenco and jazz are brothers,” says pianist Daniel García, one
of the most exciting voices of the new generation of Spanish jazz.
That is how he sums up what "Travesuras" is all about: Garcia has
delved deeply into the music of his homeland and has combined
influences from it with the vocabulary of the modern jazz piano
trio. What emerges is music which is expressive, stands on its
own terms, and in which rhythmic intensity is allied with melodic
richness, harmonic finesse and exceptional virtuosity

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CD / Digital
Release date: 26.04.19
ACT 9883-2

At home with the piano


Gwilym Simcock piano






“A rare gift,” is how the Daily Telegraph describes the artistry that
Gwilym Simcock brings to playing solo piano. It is no coincidence
that "Near and Now" sounds so close up and personal: “Many
albums are written at home and then recorded out ‘on the road’,
but I decided to do it the other way round,” explains Simcock.
And so he creates music that is current, fresh, and brings a sense
of real intimacy

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CD / Digital
Release date: 24.05.19
ACT 9884-2

Voice and accordion…so quiet


Serena Fisseau vocals & body percussion
Vincent Peirani accordion, accordina, Wurlitzer, piano



The married couple Serena Fisseau and Vincent Peirani have rec-
orded songs they play and sing together in the intimacy of their
home for their children. Old or young, or somewhere in between,
we are invited to share in the pleasure of a vibrant and subtle ex-
change between the voice and the accordion: a special moment,
soothing and heart-warming

Vincent Peirani was voted 2019 “jazz artist of the year” by the
leading French Jazz Magazine

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CD / Digital
Release date: 24.05.19
ACT 9885-2

Adventurous, confident, alive and smart


Gadi Stern piano, rhodes & micro korg
David Michaeli double bass
Matan Assayag drums


Shalosh transcend all style barriers. As children of the 90’s, they
have assimilated the pop and rock music of that decade. The
loudness of rock and the danceability of electronica are paired
with the sensitivity and structural awareness of trained jazz musi-
cians. Their songs build in intensity and tension, with the undertow
of a sea that surges and roars, but which can also fall still and
luxuriate in its own contemplative beauty

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CD / Digital
Release date: 26.04.19
ACT 9679-2

Young German jazz at its best


Max Stadtfeld drums
Matthew Halpin tenor saxophone
Bertram Burkert guitar
Reza Askari double bass





Stax’s music is not just some intellectual showing-off, it bobbles
along in the rhythm-oriented mainstream, and yet, over and above
that, it is imbued with an astonishing sense of both freshness and
maturity. This quartet is playing the music of now – and at an ama-
zing level of achievement. These musicians formulate shared nar-
ratives that go way beyond the mindless clicks and zappings of
their generation

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CD / Digital
Release date: 14.06.19
ACT 9889-2

Tribute to the Jazz Baroness


Iiro Rantala piano
Ernie Watts tenor saxophone
Charenée Wade vocals
Angelika Niescier alto saxophone
Dan Berglund bass
Anton Eger drums


Pannonica de Koenigswarter was a friend and lifelong supporter
of countless jazz musicians, such as Thelonious Monk, Charlie
Parker and Bud Powell. An all-star band with American saxophone
legend Ernie Watts recall the ‘jazz baroness’ and the irresistible
sounds that surrounded Pannonica during her lifetime

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