On the second album from German trumpeter Matthias Lindermayr he attempts to process the essential aspects of life musically. Together with producer and guitar player Azhar Kamal, who was also his partner on the production of his debut on Enja ‘Lang Tang’ they followed a more jazz oriented approach with more freedom of interpretation for the involved musicians than on the debut.
The music you experience is extremely dynamic, free flowing at times, lots of space for the bass and the letting loose of the reins for the trumpet which has been somewhat relieved of its vocalesque duties, which it had on Matthiasfirst offering. The line-up is more or less identical to the debut with Andreas Haberl, drums, Andreas Kurz, bass, Azhar Kamal, guitar. The only new addition would be Chris Gall on piano.
The production team of Lindermayr/Kamal worked well with their skills in sonic dramaturgy, which surpass the limits of what may be broadly perceived as classic “Jazz”. On ‘Newborn’ you hear brilliantly, concise melodies and trumpet, which has a lot to express without being overwhelming.
