1993
Magic Morning
It's strength lies in imaginative arrangements and precise playing allied to strong soloists. Hurdy Gurdy
, for example, is a Randy Brecker number with echoes of Blood Sweat and Tears, but brought up to date, and his own solo is a wonderful flight of fancy showing how this tone has rounded out over the years. Dee Daniels is at her best as a deep-throated bluesy shouter and rocks her way magnificently through John Clayton's Let's Talk Business
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British Jazz Magazine
This CD was recorded during a TV live production, when the LJJO was part of the programme of the biggest Australian Jazz Festival at Montsalvat near Melbourne. A remarkable performance of a German youth orchestra. JazzPodium
The orchestra could possibly make this master piece again with the new Album Magic Morning
as they did with the first CD Kicks and Sticks
: The production of this matured band advanced to one of the best sold jazz albums in Germany.
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Tracklist
Featuring Dee Daniels and Randy Brecker
Leader Wolfgang Diefenbach
| 1. | Captain Grumpy | 5:17 |
| (comp & arr Bob Florence) ts - Felix Petry, as - Christian Weidner |
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| 2. | Hurdy Gurdy | 6:40 |
| (comp Randy Brecker, arr Tom Matta) tp - Randy Brecker |
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| 3. | Shimmering | 5:05 |
| (comp & arr Bob Florence) p - Markus Horn, ts - Felix Petry |
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| 4. | Let’s talk business | 4:02 |
| (comp & arr John Clayton) voc - Dee Daniels, ts - Thomas Bachmann |
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| 5. | For heaven’s sake | 4:38 |
| (comp Meyer / Bretton / Edward, arr Ray Brown) afl - Wolfgang Diefenbach |
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| 6. | Die Autobahn 500 | 4:46 |
| (comp & arr Ray Brown) ts - Felix Petry, p - Markus Horn |
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| 7. | Now you don’t | 6:51 |
| (comp & arr John Clayton) g - Christian Müller, tb - Michael Grün |
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| 8. | Guaruja | 7:46 |
| (comp Randy Brecker, arr Tom Mata) tp - Randy Brecker, p - Markus Horn |
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| 9. | Side trip | 6:05 |
| (comp & arr Paul Ferguson) p - Markus Horn, ts - Thomas Bachmann |
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| 10. | Lover man | 4:04 |
| (comp J. Davis / R. Ramirez / J. Sherman, arr John Clayton) voc - Dee Daniels |
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| 11. | Niktiamo | 6:38 |
| (comp & arr Roman Beilharz) as - Oliver Leicht, g - Christian Müller |
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| 12. | Magic morning | 5:33 |
| (comp Dan Haerle, arr Ray Brown) flh - Ralph Himmler, tb - Jürgen Neudert |
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