LA004

$395.0

Elisabeth Lohninger and Band
Live 2023
Label/AN:
Lehmann Audio, LA004
Format:
LP 180g

The story of this album is “a little longer”. They do exist, those happy cases where the whole is more than the sum of its parts, even in music. Elisabeth Lohninger was supposed to give a concert at the Analogtage in 2022, accompanied by Axel Fischbacher and his trio. The big C put a spanner in the works for the 2022 project. But Norbert Lehmann didn’t want to miss the chance to experience Elisabeth live and on record.

So he contacted her again for the Analog Days 2023 and luckily Elisabeth Lohninger had time. She also had ideas for the members of the band and the line-up was soon finalised: Christine Corvisier, a French tenor saxophonist who lives in Cologne and has been touring successfully with her own group for some time. She has a wide stylistic range and plays with breathtaking energy. Jean Yves Jung, a keyboard wizard from France on piano. Cliff Schmitt, an experienced double bass player who has accompanied the likes of Norah Jones, Art Garfunkel, Till Brönner and Curtis Stigers in thousands of concerts. Alex Bernath, groove drummer par excellence, has played with Elisabeth Lohninger several times and is also the backbone of Ray Greene, lead singer of Santana. He has just been asked by Tower of Power.

The only word to describe what the five of them conjured up that evening in October 2023 at Bauer Studios is “magical”.

Elisabeth Lohninger (voc, p), Christine Corvisier (sax), Jean-Yves Jung (p), Cliff Schmitt (b), Alex Bernath (dr)

Side A
1. Flight
2. Endless Lawns
3. When The Hours Turn Small
4. The Most Quiet Love

Side B
1. Moments
2. Take My Picture While I’m Smiling
3. Cuando Vuelva A Tu Lado
4. Mary Jo Dances Alone