Kölner Saxophon Mafia – 20 Jahre Saxuelle Befreiung

JHM 115
2001

Roger Hanschel - reeds
Wollie Kaiser - reeds
Steffen Schorn - reeds
Joachim Ullrich - reeds
Gerhard Veeck - reed

Gäste:
Ars Vitalis - band
Meret Becker - voc
Carlos Bica - b
Jaap Blonk - voc poet
Martin France - dr
Lydia Kavina - theremin
Hans Kennel - tuba
Krøyt - band
Nils Landgren - tb
Michel Massot - tuba
Jagdish Mistry - violin
Joker Nies - elec
Matt Seattle - bag pipes
Sebi Tramontana - tb

01. Hefegründe (4'30) / 02. Burnleigh (3'41) / 03. Under my Thumb (2'26) / 04. Downtown Waltz (5'46) / 05. Double Weasel (3'44) / 06. Prélude and Scurrying (3'17) / 07. Fitting (3'35) / 08. Walk (4'42) / 09. Die Matriarchin (3'52) / 10. Die Aura des Wahns (8'15) / 11. Der Alb (5'05) / 12. The Seven Wojos (3'59) / 13. In the Speed Mode (2'32) / 14. Anywhere I lay my Head (2'36)

The Saxophone Mafia will turn 20! Who would have thought of it? The exclusive ensemble, initially regarded sceptically even by its own members, has persistently survived even the most tencious lived normal jazz groups. For 20 years, the Saxophone Mafia developed and changed its music, polished its language, redefined the musical possibilities of a saxophone group.