Ballads Thomas Siffling & Daniel Prandl

• 1 Remember 06:23
• 2 Es war ein König in Thule 04:08
• 3 LaLeLu 03:44
• 4 Strollin' up the Esplanade 05:27
• 5 Alle Vögel sind schon da 05:14
• 6 Hänschen Klein 05:17
• 7 La Mer 03:20
• 8 Elegie 08:08
• 9 Abendlied 05:47
• Total Runtime 47:28

Info for Ballads

While his last two trio recordings “kitchen music” (2007) and “cruisen” (2009) were more comitted to Nu Jazz, Thomas Siffling lately felt a desire to deal intensely with the ballad-genre. After all, he always had a preference for calm tunes, which gave him the space to savor tone and melody.

After an inspirational duo-concert with Mannheim piano player Daniel Prandl, an adequate fellow musician for this ambitious project was found. Both artists joined in a creative process, tested various possibilities concerning sound and interpretation – always in search of homogeneous and warm moods. Should it be standards? Or maybe a program comprised of German folk songs? What about reharmonising children songs and treat them like standards? Ideas were roaming and strolling. What seemed to be reasonable and coherent, apparently didn’t fit in the following session.

All along the main goal for both musicians was to capture those special moments, in which the inspiration and creativity of two individuals lead to a congenial and personal interplay.

Playing in the Twilight Zone: a couple of evening studio sessions were arranged, that provided both – a relaxed atmosphere and high concentration – the basic principle to get deepness and sensuality out of musical material.

Concerning a coherent repertoire, the musicians agreed on a lucid mix composed of originals, reharmonised traditionals and internationally known titles such as “La Mer”. All intoned in a most intimate dialog of grand piano and flugelhorn (two tracks feature the trumpet), focused on the essentials: mood and sound.

Thomas Siffling, flugelhorn & trumpet
Daniel Prandl, piano

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