Piano - Level 3
SKU:
BA.BA08772
Composed
by Edgar Knecht. Stapled.
Performance score,
anthology. 43 pages.
Baerenreiter Verlag
#BA08772_00. Published by
Baerenreiter Verlag
(BA.BA08772).
ISBN
9790006502349. 30 x 23 cm
inches. Language:
German/English. Preface:
Knecht,
Edgar.
Edgar Knecht
is a jazz pianist who has
created his own unique
style. His dbut CD,
“Good Morning
Lilofee†(with
four-piece combo),
conquered the clubs and
earned him invitations to
international festivals.
His treatment of the
original melodies is
refreshingly different
from standard jazz
arrangements: It is
characterized by a free
perception of the tunes,
varied rhythms as well as
unconventional harmonies.
The same recipe for
success underlies his
second CD, “Dance
On Deep Watersâ€,
with which the Edgar
Knecht Quartet is again
going on tour, with many
gigs lined up for spring
and summer.
All
eight of the songs in our
edition offer agreeable
and stimulating
literature outside the
classical and jazz
pigeonholes for pianists
everywhere, whether or
not they dig German
folksongs. Familiar tunes
such as “Es freit
der wilde
Wassermann†or
“Die Gedanken sind
frei†gain a wholly
new quality and pizzazz
in his arrangements.
Though based on the
original songs, the
pieces go far beyond them
in form, harmony and
rhythm, thereby turning
the originals into
top-quality jazz ballads.
All the pieces have
suggestions for
improvised passages,
usually with chords and
written-out ostinato bass
lines.
All the
pieces are recorded on
the like-named CD with
Edgar Knecht at the
piano, accompanied by his
trio of bass, drums and
percussion.
Th
e Author
Edgar Knecht
lives in Kassel
(Germany), where he heads
a piano school and tours
with his combo. Since the
age of 14 he has held
concerts with his own
piano pieces and written
many theatre, film and TV
scores. With his Edgar
Knecht Trio he transforms
German folksongs into
fascinating jazz ballads
with which he fills his
programmes and
venues.
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