Iron Wedding by AKI TAKASE - ALEXANDER VON SCHLIPPENBACH

Intakt CD 160

Two grand pianos, quasi two orchestras, driven by two of the most distinguished personalities of contemporary jazz: Aki Takase and Alexander von Schlippenbach – they are having a conversation within the medium of sound. But they complement one another in a way that makes any stylistic differentiation irrelevant. With all the transparency in the course of their playing the dialogical principle opens out into an holistic piano language. What counts is freedom and the responsibility to create something new, driven by the awareness of continuous change.

Tracklist

1.	Early Light	2:28

2.	Circuit	3:11

3.	Suite In Five Parts	10:04

4.	Steinblock	3:49
5.	Twelve Tone Tales	4:34
6.	RTP	2:32
7.	Gold Inside	2:08
8.	Eight	2:12
9.	Zankapfel	4:08
10.	Thown In	1:42
11.	Off Hand	2:08
12.	Dwarn's Late Light	2:48
13.	Iron Wedding	7:48
14.	Passacaglia 1, 2, 3	5:34
15.	Yui's Dance	3:56
16.	Rain	2:07
17.	Far On	4:11

Credits

released January 1, 2009

Aki Takase: Piano
Alexander von Schlippenbach: Piano

All compositions by Aki Takase and Alexander von Schlippenbach (GEMA). Recorded March 19, 20, 2008 by Kulturradio Berlin Brandenburg. Engineers: Wolfgang Hoff, Peter Schladebach and Monika Steffens. Mixed and mastered July, 8 – 10, 2008. Radio producer: Ulf Drechsel · Cover art and Graphic design: Jonas Schoder. Liner notes: Bert Noglik. Photos: Manfred Rinderspacher · Produced and published by Intakt Records, Patrik Landolt.

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