27-03-2009 - HP/De Tijd

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. - Ruud Meijer (…) De muziek op On Track is gevarieerd: naast ingetogen funk is er ook jazzy reggae en ska te horen op dit vakkundig gemaakte album. Alt wordt subtiel swingend ondersteund door Thijs Cuppen (toetsen), Sven Schuster (contrabas) en Philippe Lemm (drums). De gastmusici Fred Wesley en Bruno Speight (gitaar) zorgen voor net dat beetje extra diepgang(…). English(…) The music at On Track is varied: Next to modest funk there’s also jazzy reggae and ska on this professionally made album. Thijs Cuppen (keys), Sven Schuster (bass) and Philippe Lemm (drums) support Alt subtly. The guest musicians Fred Wesley and Bruno Speight bring in a bit more depth (…).