Harlem 2000, by Engelbert Wrobel, Chris Hopkins, Dan Barrett

Harlem 2000

by Engelbert Wrobel, Chris Hopkins, Dan Barrett

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1.	Beyond the Blue Horizon 03:48	buy track
2.	Four or Five Times 07:44	buy track
3.	Dreamy Mood 04:02	buy track
4.	It's Been so Long 04:17	buy track
5.	Solid Old Man 04:45	buy track
6.	Angel's Idea 04:21	buy track
7.	Echoes of Harlem 04:26	buy track
8.	Haven't Named It Yet 04:20	buy track
9.	Drop Me Off in Harlem 06:24	buy track
10.	Body and Soul 03:25	buy track
11.	Harlem Sundown 05:32	buy track
12.	I May Be Wrong 04:22	buy track
13.	B-Flat Swing 05:08	buy track
14.	Synthetic Love 06:19	buy track
15.	A Lull at Dawn 03:38	buy track
16.	Till Tom Special * 06:14	buy track

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These monster players swing like crazy with great technique and tone, and obviously enjoy playing together. This is a wonderful reminder of how Harlem swung some years ago – but with today’s sound quality, of course.

"When it comes to Harlem-style jazz playing of an earlier, less complicated era, this is as good as it gets … plainly, a good time was had by all…"
- Jazz Podium

"Dan Barrett is one of the delights here, a melodist, a colorist who knows how to use a plunger mute with taste and, in total, a player Duke Ellington would have loved."
- New York Times

Nothing pleases the straight-ahead jazz fan more than a long set of well-known and obscured classics played with integrity, soul, and swing by an ensemble of tight musicians, and this fills that bill in spades. Recorded over three days at a studio in Hamburg, the trumpeter and his merry men roll hard and brassy over the feisty rhythms of Christian Ramond (bass) and Oliver Mewes (drums) on such gems as "Beyond the Blue Horizon" and the Lionel Hampton-Charlie Christian classic "Haven't Named It Yet." There's lots of variety and joyful mood-swinging between the New Orleans-flavored "Four or Five Times" (with Engelbert Wrobel's whimsical clarinet) and the lighthearted, muted trumpet-driven romance "Dreamy Mood." The recording derives its name from its inclusion of two Duke Ellington classics, which give pianist Chris Hopkins (who wrote the colorful liner notes) some strong moments to shine: the mysterious "Echoes of Harlem" and the perky "Drop Me off in Harlem." You'll be glad you got off the bus.

AllMusic Review by Jonathan Widran

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released May 31, 2021

Engelbert Wrobel - clarinet, tenor sax
Chris Hopkins - piano
Dan Barrett - trombone, cornet, vocals
John "Butch" Smith - alto sax, soprano sax, vocals
Christian Ramond - bass
Oliver Mewes - drums

Recorded on November 12, 13 and 14, 2000 at Blue Noise Studio, Hamburg, Germany.

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Chris Hopkins Bochum, Germany

Chris“ Hopkins (* 18. April 1972) is a jazz pianist, alto saxophonist, composer, arranger, bandleader, and university teacher.
He is mostly known for his traditional jazz and swing approach, and his piano style is rooted in the stride- and swing-tradition.
Hopkins played and toured with Clark Terry, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Hazy Osterwald, Ken Peplowski, Peanuts Hucko, Kenny Davern, and Dick Hyman. ... more

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