Rainer Bruninghaus Kenny Wheeler, Markus Stockhausen Rainer Bruninghaus/Geemany 1980 Soundboard Edition & more

Rainer Brüninghaus is a pianist who mainly worked for ECM, and who showed his talent as an original and unique sound sculptor as a keyboardist in Eberhard Weber’s Colors Band and later the Jan Garbarek Group. This title is a compilation of live recordings from the time when he released “Freigeweht” on ECM in 1980, all compiled from soundboard recordings from the broadcast master, and includes a total of 1 hour and 50 minutes of performances at two jazz festivals in Germany in 1980 and at Berlin Jazz in 1982. The members of the group include ECM regulars such as Markus Stockhausen and John Christensen, as well as ECM heavyweights Kenny Wheeler on flugelhorn and John Christensen on drums, who also participated in the album, and each member adds their own essence to the lyrical theme, and Wheeler’s meditative tone in particular vividly depicts the theme of the song. And of course, the album itself is the main focus, with Brüninghaus’s use of synthesizers and electronics giving it a truly ECM feel, and the album is a timeless, official quality performance. DISC 1 : 1. CIRCLES 2. LITTLE CHAPEL 3. RAIN – fade out at 17th Deutsches Jazz Festival : at Frankfurt, Germany, October 12th 1980 : soundboard recording Rainer Bruninghaus – piano, synthesizer / Markus Stockhausen – trumpet, flugelhorn / Kenny Wheeler – trumpet, flugelhorn / Ack Van Rooyen – trumpet, flugelhorn / Jon Christensen – drums 4. STUFEN – NEUE SEQUENZ 5. BALI at Berlin Jazz Festival at Metropol, Berlin, Germany, November 7th 1982 : soundboard recording Rainer Bruninghaus – keyboards, electronics / Markus Stockhausen – trumpet, flugelhorn, electronics / Fredy Studer – drums DISC 2 : 1. OLD BALLAD 2. RUSH HOUR 3. SCALES 4. LITTLE CHAPEL at unknown venue in Germany, 1980 : Soundboard recording Rainer Bruninghaus – piano, synthesizer / Manfred Schoof – trumpet, flugelhorn