Wolfgang Lackerschmid - Lockdown Releases (CD)

Release Date: 04/09/21

Vibraphonist Wolfgang Lackerschmid presents his journey through 45 years of music with partly unreleased recordings.

On 'Lockdown Releases' you follow the path of Wolfgang Lackerschmid's creative and varied musical history from the late seventies till 2020. All these tracks were either digitally remastered, finally completed or even recorded during the lockdown in spring 2020.
Track 1 and 2 are performed by Lackerschmid's actual formation with Ryan Carniaux, Stefan Rademacher and Guido May, which exists since 2014. The sound with trumpet and vibes, prominently established since 1979 through „Ballads For Two' with Chet Baker, is expanded through the sophisticated, but groovy acoustic bass guitar and drums.
Track 3 and 4 features singer Stefanie Schlesinger with two poems by the famous German lyricist Bertolt Brecht. Track 5 SHOE IT YOURSELF is a danceable happy tune, recorded on tour with Ed Cherry, Cameron Brown and Karl Latham. Track 6 and 7 were recorded in Duo with Donald Johnston.
Track 8 - 11 shows 4 originals with a quartet-formation from the early eighties.
Track 12 LATINO BLUE is a previously unreleased track, produced 1979 for Joe Gallardo, features the vibes with the melody in front of an excellent Salsa-Jazz formation.
Track 13 and 14 is from Lackerschmid's first LP as leader, recorded 1977.
Track 15 is a recording from 1976, where Lackerschmid was part of the Dieter Bihlmaier Selection. The quartet of the fluteplayer also impressed through the drummer, Gerhart Ziegler, who had only one arm.
with
Ryan Carniaux, Stefan Rademacher, Guido May
Stefanie Schlesinger, Mark Soskin, Jay Anderson, Adam Nussbaum
Ed Cherry, Cameron Brown, Karl Latham
Donald Johnston
Vladyslav Sendecki, Mario Castronari, Janusz Stefanski
Bobby Stern, Americo Belloto, Joe Gallardo, Geoff Stradling,
Ray Louis, Elmer Louis, Angelito Perez, Guillermo Marchena
Leszek Zadlo, Herbert Joos, Rocky Knauer
Dieter Bihlmaier, Wolfgang Lauer, Gerhart Ziegler