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224: GÜNTER BABY SOMMER. Dedications

Intakt Recording #224 / 2013

Günter Baby Sommer: Drums, Percussion, Voice

Recorded January 10, 11, 12, 2013, by Kulturradio vom rbb (Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg).

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Günter 'Baby' Sommer is at the height of his musical career. After 'Song for Kommeno' (Intakt CD 190)
Sommer, one of the architects of European jazz drumming, now presents his Solo masterpiece.
The nine songs on the album tell stories and draw the listener into this exhilarating wonderworld of rhythms.
Tubular bells, hang, gongs, xylophone and an array of unusual percussion instruments plus his voice, transform his carefully chosen drum set into a percussive orchestra of rare intensity.

Günter 'Baby' Sommer, who lives in Dresden, East Germany, has dedicated this album to the great drummers of jazz: from Baby Dodds, from whom Sommer got his nickname, to Philly Joe Jones, Ed Blackwell, Max Roach, Pierre Favre, Han Bennink and Paul Lovens. From the first beat of the album you enter the world of swing, bebop, drive and pulse. This is a breathtaking adventure in sound and an exciting guide through the art of jazz drumming.

Album Credits

Cover art: Kornelios Grammenos
Graphic design: Jonas Schoder
Photos: Tobias Sommer

All compositions by Günter Baby Sommer. Recorded January 10, 11, 12, 2013, by Kulturradio
vom rbb (Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg). Mixed and mastered May 13, 14, 2013, by rbb.
Sound engineer: Peter Schladebach. Sound supervisor: Wolfgang Hoff. ProTools-Operator:
Uli Hieber. Technician: Hitoshi Rösner. Mastering: Monika Steffens. Radio producer: Ulf
Drechsel, rbb. Produced and published by Intakt Records, Patrik Landolt.