Jazzthing/Germany / Februar 2008

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. - Susanne Alt QuartetDelightVenus TunesJazzIn Amsterdam lebt die gebürtige Würzburgerin Susanne Alt. “Delight” heißt die zweite CD dieser Alt-und Sopransaxofonistin. Soul-Jazz und Hardbop der 1950er und ‘60er bilden die stilistischen Grundlagen, über denen sie und die Musiker ihres Quartetts mit zeitgenössischen Grooves und erfrischend frechen Solo-Chorussen überzeugen. (Martin Laurentius) .