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1993

Magic Morning

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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. 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
2.	Hurdy Gurdy	6:40
	(comp Randy Brecker, arr Tom Matta) tp - Randy Brecker
3.	Shimmering	5:05
	(comp & arr Bob Florence) p - Markus Horn, ts - Felix Petry
4.	Let’s talk business	4:02
	(comp & arr John Clayton) voc - Dee Daniels, ts - Thomas Bachmann
5.	For heaven’s sake	4:38
	(comp Meyer / Bretton / Edward, arr Ray Brown) afl - Wolfgang Diefenbach
6.	Die Autobahn 500	4:46
	(comp & arr Ray Brown) ts - Felix Petry, p - Markus Horn
7.	Now you don’t	6:51
	(comp & arr John Clayton) g - Christian Müller, tb - Michael Grün
8.	Guaruja	7:46
	(comp Randy Brecker, arr Tom Mata) tp - Randy Brecker, p - Markus Horn
9.	Side trip	6:05
	(comp & arr Paul Ferguson) p - Markus Horn, ts - Thomas Bachmann
10.	Lover man	4:04
	(comp J. Davis / R. Ramirez / J. Sherman, arr John Clayton) voc - Dee Daniels
11.	Niktiamo	6:38
	(comp & arr Roman Beilharz) as - Oliver Leicht, g - Christian Müller
12.	Magic morning	5:33
	(comp Dan Haerle, arr Ray Brown) flh - Ralph Himmler, tb - Jürgen Neudert