Jazzpodium 05-2012

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. - (...) Die Stücke sind straight arrangiert, die eingängigen Themen bleiben in den Ohren hängen, und mit kompaktem Sound (u.a. mit Focus-Keyboarder Thijs van Leer als Gast) groovt man knackig voran. Anspieltipps: Der dampfende Titelsong und die relaxte Fassung von Marvin Gayes What's golng on .(...) (Thorsten Meyer)English(...) The pieces are arranged in a straight way, the catchy themes get stuck in my ears, and with a compact sound (including 'Focus' Thijs van Leer as a guest keyboardist) they are grooving along crispy. Listening tip: The steaming title song and relaxed version of Marvin Gaye's What's golng on (...) (Thorsten Meyer).