De Limburger/Limburgs Dagblad 31-03-2016

Nederlands Jazz ArchiefEnglish:Saxophonist Susanne Alt hails from Germany but has long been a part of our jazz scene. Royalty For Real has the aura of a prestigious product. It is also a tribute to the late trumpeter Roy Hargrove. Hargrove was fond of participating in the after-hours sessions at North Sea Jazz; Alt occasionally played alongside him there – hence Bel Air Bop, one of the seven tracks. The saxophonist/flutist wrote five of the tracks herself, in addition to The Nearness of You and Roy Allan by Hargrove. The album was recorded in February 2022 in New York with pianist James Hurt, bassist Gerald Cannon, and drummer Willie Jones III. - English:For those who want to dig deeper into the world of retrofunk, after the worldwide success of Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars: The new album Saxify by Susanne Alt is a beautiful entrance. The list of guest musicians is a kind of who is who with James Brown's Fred Wesley, George Vlinton's son, band members of Earth, WInd & Fire, Funkadelic, Tower of Power and The S.O.S. Band. In the Netherlands amongst others are represented by Hans Dulfer, band members of Kraak&Smaak, Sven Hammond and Gotcha!. Alt, born and raised in Germany, musically trained and living in the Netherlands, provides a layered and creative production and hereby prevents that this festive funk is played too much straightforward. At times she takes it down a little for tunes with less tempo so the listener can catch a breath. (4 stars out of 5) (Paul van der Steen)