Celebration

by IRÈNE SCHWEIZER - HAMID DRAKE

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cellostuff I was so happy to hear this - two total pros just going for it with unbridled energy and leaving nothing behind. This is high level, adept free jazz played by some seriously skilled artists.

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1.	A Former Dialogue 06:26	info	buy track
2.	Hot Sunflowers 05:44	info	buy track
3.	The Good Life 04:29	info	buy track
4.	Twister 05:52	info	buy track
5.	Stringfever 05:04	info	buy track
6.	Blues for Crelier 03:17	info	buy track
7.	Nickelsdorf Glow 02:59	info	buy track
8.	Celebration 04:39	info	buy track
9.	Song for Johnny – In memory of Johnny Dyani 05:22	info	buy track

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Intakt CD 363

Piano-Drums Duos are the preferred playing arrangement of pianist Irène Schweizer. Her mastery of duets with important drummers of contemporary jazz are documented on numerous Intakt CDs. Han Bennink, Pierre Favre, Louis Moholo, Günter Baby Sommer, Andrew Cyrille and Joey Baron among them.
The Chicago drummer Hamid Drake, born in 1955, and Irène Schweizer, born in 1941, have performed together on numerous occasions both in Europe and Chicago. Together they have appeared on the Intakt CD "Irène Schweizer-Fred Anderson-Hamid Drake". At the 40th anniversary festival "Kontrontationen in Nickelsdorf" (Austria), Schweizer and Drake were the highlight of the event. A celebration of the moment and a declaration of love to South African songs along with their thrilling energy and rhythmic lightness produced a firework of improvisation. A parade of successful interplay.
The CD Celebration is released on the occasion of Irène Schweizer's 80th birthday (2. Juni), accompanied by a catalogue of the pianist's works on Intakt Records.

CATALOGUE IRÈNE SCHWEIZER
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released April 16, 2021

Irène Schweizer: Piano
Hamid Drake: Drums

Compositions by Irène Schweizer except “a Former dialog” by Schweizer/Drake. Recorded June 26, 2019 at Konfrontationen Nickelsdorf, 40th Festival for Free and Improvised Music, Jazzgallery Nickelsdorf, Austria. Recorded by ORF (Radio Österreich 1). Soundengineer: Gerhard Wald. Recording manager: Jens Jamin. Recording producer: Klaudia Zeininger. Festival organised by Hans Falb and team. Mastered by Michael Brändli at Hardstudios Winterthur, 2020. Cover art: Rosina kuhn. Graphic design: Jonas schoder. Liner notes: Christian Broecking. Photos: Dawid Laskowski. Produced and published by Intakt Records.
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Irène Schweizer Zürich, Switzerland

The pianist Irène Schweizer, born in 1941, is a figurehead of Swiss jazz and is one of the founders of European free jazz.

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