Uli Johannes Kieckbusch, the pianist and composer on this album, is related to the famous composer Johannes Brahms, whose music held a special place in his family.
Album & Artwork
The album cover features a blue painting titled 'Meditation' by Reutlingen painter Gabriele Straub, who is commemorated in the piece 'G-A-B-E-E'.
Performer Biography
Günter Baby Sommer's discography includes over 130 records or CDs, many released on the FMP and INTAKT labels.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The 'Blue' in the album title 'Baby Blue Ballads' represents the utopia of a free, self-determined world and a quiet resistance against accepting the status quo.
Compositional Technique
The compositions on this album use composed motif groups, patterns, and variative models as starting points for semi-improvisational interaction, leading to 'frozen' improvisation or 'comprovisation'.
Performer Biography
Uli Johannes Kieckbusch's most formative musical-improvisational experience was improvising with Cecil Taylor, a renowned American jazz pianist and composer.
Performer Biography
Günter Baby Sommer, the drummer and percussionist, is considered one of the most important representatives of contemporary European jazz.
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