The Old Song

by GUMPERT | SOMMER plus MANFRED HERING

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friccolodics There is a palpable spirit here radiating with the glorious joy of creation...a lovely juxtaposition of classical piano touch and the letting go of the avantgarde Favorite track: Wiesenlied.

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A cherished rarity that features a highly sympatico trio. Gumpert's piano is alternately chiming and crashing; "Baby" Sommer's drums are delicate, playful, and stomping as required; and Hering's sax beautifully evokes Albert Ayler throughout. The album's short tracks allow the trio to continually change gears, offering up plenty of surprises.

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	1.	Ein Holz für Angelika 01:27
	2.	Wiesenlied 05:39
	3.	Sommers Faife 02:28
	4.	Wo bleibt mein schwarzer Krauser 05:52
	5.	Dipp-Dapp 03:57
	6.	The old song 01:51
	7.	... a new song 02:14
	8.	's Inlett [1. Version] 08:27
	9.	Duo 00:30
	10.	's Inlett [2. Version] 01:48
	11.	Aus teutschen Landen 06:51
	12.	Juschis Murmeln 01:32

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released July 2, 1974

"An astonishing vitality of ideas and rich colors, with a deep connection between the players." - Jazz Podium

"Some of the compositions sound like they could have been written by a German Albert Ayler. The duo selections are full of energy with the emphasis decidedly on percussion, but for me it is the sax sections that add the depth (and make the record the success that it is) and seem to inspire Gumpert's piano work to its greatest heights." -Cadence

Ulrich Gumpert: piano
Günter Sommer: percussion
Manfred Hering: alto saxophone

Recorded on July 17th & 18th, 1973, at the Rundfunk der DDR in Berlin.

Recording director: Kurt Agt.
Supervision by Rolf Reichelt.
CD mastering by Olaf Rupp.
Produced by Jost Gebers.

Cover design by Peter Brötzmann.
Photographs by Otto Sill.

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