Guitar and organ seems to be a match made in heaven. Ali Neander, one of Germanys most prominent guitarists, between rock, pop and jazz, teams up with his first organ quartet album featuring drummer Ralf Gustke (Chaka Khan), Robert Schippers on organ and keyboards and beautiful jazz singer Caro Trischler. As special guests Paul McCandless from the Band Oregon, fusion bass player Kai Eckhardt from John McLaughlins band and German trumpet player Joo Kraus from Tab Two. The 13 tune set includes several tracks that point to musical influences: Tony Williams Lifetime + Rickie Lee Jones, Jan Hammer + John Abercrombie,Jimmy Smith+ Grant Green. The Organ Quartet has developed a sound that instantly identifiable, doubtless owing to keyboardist Robert Schipperss and Ali Neanders roles as a guitar + organ tandem, tracking the influence of a forgotten jazz generation.

Artists

Ali Neander Organ Quartet, Ali Neander (guitar), Caro Trischler (vocalist), Ralf Gustke (drums), Robert Schippers (organ, keyboard), Paul McCandless (soloist, soprano saxophone), Ulf Kleiner (rhodes, soloist), Kai Eckhardt (electric bass guitar, soloist), Laurent Maur (harmonica, soloist), Joo Kraus (trumpet, soloist)