Album Notes

This is one of the great wonders of Jazz: three young musicians together with a vibraphonist who for over six decades has played his own role in the development of Jazz. It hits off immediately, is both daring and subtly. They sound as if they've share the stage for years: Teddy Charles (1928) and the trio of Finnish piano player Walter Wolff (1981).

Charles went through everything in Jazz from swing to bop, to ‘third stream’, to playing with Charles Mingus. His solo phrasing is original, compare to none and never clichéd, like a youngster, he's still discovering things. Pianist Wolff answers beautifully, always tasteful, and leaves little wonder that he is considered a rising talent on his instrument (winner Leidse Jazz Award). Italian bassist Francesco Angiuli and Danish drummer Andreas Fryland are the ideal partners in this inspiring adventure. The Wolff and Charles duet in Haggarts' ‘What’s new’ is a piece of pure beauty. All eight tracks were remarkably well recorded ‘LIVE’ in Amsterdam at the Bimhuis.


Teddy Charles - Vibes
Walter Wolff - Piano
Francesco Angiuli - Double Bass
Andreas Fryland - Drums


Produced by O.A.P. Records
Producer & Engineer: Barry Olthof
Assistant Engineers: Micha de Kanter, Bastiaan Kuijt, Jurre Wieman, Philip ten Brink
Stage Sound: Onno Prillwitz
Liner Notes: Harold Danko and Cees Mentink
Graphic Design: Monomonnik
Photography: Hans Speekenbrink

Live recording made by Olthof Audio Productions at The BIMhuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 7 November 2008.
Mixed and mastered at O.A.P. Studio, The Hague, The Netherlands.

Catalog Number: OAPR904
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