Celebration
Irène Schweizer (piano), Hamid Drake (drums)
If John Coltrane was the dominant figure behind the rise of Impulse Records in the 1960s, and Wayne Shorter played a similar role for Blue Note in the same decade, one could argue that pianist...
Celebration
Irène Schweizer (piano), Hamid Drake (drums)
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If John Coltrane was the dominant figure behind the rise of Impulse Records in the 1960s, and Wayne Shorter played a similar role for Blue Note in the same decade, one could argue that pianist...
About
Piano-Drums Duos are the preferred playing arrangement of pianist Irene Schweizer. Her mastery of duets with important drummers of contemporary jazz are documented on numerous Intakt CDs. Han Bennink, Pierre Favre, Louis Moholo, G?nter Baby Sommer, Andrew Cyrille and Joey Baron among them. The Chicago drummer Hamid Drake, born in 1955, and Irene Schweizer, born in 1941, have performed together on numerous occasions both in Europe and Chicago. Together they have appeared on the Intakt CD "Irene Schweizer-Fred Anderson- Hamid Drake". At the 40th anniversary festival "Kontrontationen in Nickelsdorf" (Austria), Schweizer and Drake were the highlight of the event. A celebration of the moment and a declaration of love to South African songs along with their thrilling energy and rhythmic lightness produced a firework of improvisation. A parade of successful interplay. The CD Celebration is released on the occasion of Irene Schweizer's 80th birthday, accompanied by a catalogue of the pianist's works on Intakt Records.
Contents and tracklist
- Irène Schweizer (piano), Irène Schweizer, Hamid Drake (drums), Hamid Drake
- Irène Schweizer (piano), Irène Schweizer, Hamid Drake (drums), Hamid Drake
- Irène Schweizer (piano), Irène Schweizer, Hamid Drake (drums), Hamid Drake
- Irène Schweizer (piano), Irène Schweizer, Hamid Drake (drums), Hamid Drake
- Irène Schweizer (piano), Irène Schweizer, Hamid Drake (drums), Hamid Drake
- Irène Schweizer (piano), Irène Schweizer, Hamid Drake (drums), Hamid Drake
- Irène Schweizer (piano), Irène Schweizer, Hamid Drake (drums), Hamid Drake
- Irène Schweizer (piano), Irène Schweizer, Hamid Drake (drums), Hamid Drake
Awards and reviews
18th May 2021
If John Coltrane was the dominant figure behind the rise of Impulse Records in the 1960s, and Wayne Shorter played a similar role for Blue Note in the same decade, one could argue that pianist Irene Schweizer has placed her stamp upon Intakt Records.
July 2021
Schweizer darts, chordclangs, and unleashes streams of detailed melody against Drake’s racing patterns and exclamatory smacks before withdrawing to quiet contemplation and then amiably bouncing swing on ‘A Former Dialogue’, grooves in a bluesily muscular Ibrahim manner on ‘The Good Life’, and shares skittering under-the-lid pluckings and edgily scuttling percussion with Drake on ‘Stringfever’.
