180g Audiophile Vinyl! Includes Exclusive Vinyl Only Track “Autumn Serenade!”
Dutch saxophonist Benjamin Herman’s fame spread beyond jazz circles in the 1990swhen he formed the groundbreaking ensemble New Cool Collective. Having made aname as soloist while still a teenager, Benjamin Herman has appeared on over ahundred records with all kinds of artists, from Candy Dulfer to Misha Mengelberg.With New Cool Collective as well as with his smaller bands, his gigs areinspired by dance floor Jazz, Surf and Punk music, Free Jazz and traditionalmusic from all over the world, attracting music fans of all genres as well asstraight ahead Jazz aficionados.
Today, Benjamin Herman is one of the most original and productive jazz musiciansin the Netherlands exploring influences beyond the confines of the Jazz world.Herman has also built a career in Holland and abroad as a composer. He recordedand toured with Paul Weller, programmed several festivals, toured in Brazil,Argentina, Kenya, Russia, Britain, Canada, England, Ireland and Japan and workedon numerous projects in the Netherlands.
Benjamin longed to get to work on something a little more intimate with one ofhis favorite settings; bass and drums. This resulted in Trouble, his 16th solowork and is a collaboration with the 24-year-old Daniel von Piekartz. “Originally, Daniel was just going to play on two tracks. He’s incrediblymusical and the ideas just kept coming. and we just didn’t feel likestopping,” says Herman. By the end, Von Piekartz had sang and played oneight of the ten pieces that can be found on Trouble. They tackle pieces by thelikes of Fats Waller, Sly Stone, JJ Cale, Cal Tjader and Henry Mancini.
Features:
180g Audiophile Vinyl
Includes exclusive vinyl-only track “Autumn Serenade”
Includes download card
Import
Musicians:
Benjamin Herman, alto sax, tenor sax, soprano sax
Daniel von Piekartz, vocals, piano, mellotron, vox super continental, hohnerclavinet, juno 6o
Miguel Rodriguez, piano
Ernst Glerum, double bass
Joost Patocka, drums
Selections:
Side A:
1. A Slow Hot Wind
2. Smoke Dreams Of You
3. Blue Velvet
4. You Got Me On So Bad
5. Curacao
Side B:
1. Wishful Thinkin
2. Trouble
3. Love Theme From Spartacus
4. Lilac Wine
5. Autumn Serenade (vinyl-only bonus track)
