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Never shy of speaking his mind,Never shy of speaking his mind,Never shy of speaking his mind,Never shy of speaking his mind, he worries that too manyof todays compositions sound constructed notcomposed. The past is important, but why be enslaved byit? Musicians have to work their audience, he told me.Just like in rock and roll. Theyre not living in an ivorytower. Does that mean a pursuit of the lowest commondenominator, Kenny G with a Bavarian accent? Not at all,as ACTs 20th anniversary tour demonstrated. While theremay have been Arctic conditions on the streets outside the

venues on the Jubilee Concert tour, musical director NilsLandgren set about creating a piping-hot summation of the

labels history, performed by the members of the ACTFamily Band.

Polish pianist Leszek Moder indulged in playful duelsPolish pianist Leszek Moder indulged in playful duelsPolish pianist Leszek Moder indulged in playful duelsPolish pianist Leszek Moder indulged in playful duelswithwithwithwith his German counterpart Michaelhis German counterpart Michaelhis German counterpart Michaelhis German counterpart Michael Wollny.Wollny.Wollny.Wollny. PensiveFrench-Vietnamese guitarist Nguyn L channelled thespirit of Jimi Hendrix with a little help from DenmarksCcilie Norby. Finnish trumpeter Verneri Pohjola addedwill o the wisp cameos elsewhere, while the diminutiveFrench player Cline Bonacina almost dwarfed by her

baritone sax -- unleashed one fiery solo after another. Themusician who remains the symbol of ACTs act was, ofcourse missing. But Esbjrn Svensson who died in a

scuba-diving accident four years ago was rememberedas the cast gathered for a moving finale. Heres to the nexttwenty years.

The ACT Family Band:The ACT Family Band:The ACT Family Band:The ACT Family Band:Nils LandgrenNils LandgrenNils LandgrenNils Landgren / trombone & vocalsCline BonacinaCline BonacinaCline BonacinaCline Bonacina / baritone saxVerneri PohjolaVerneri PohjolaVerneri PohjolaVerneri Pohjola / trumpetMichael WollnyMichael WollnyMichael WollnyMichael Wollny / piano

Nguyn LNguyn LNguyn LNguyn L / guitarLars DanielssonLars DanielssonLars DanielssonLars Danielsson / bassWolfgang HaffnerWolfgang HaffnerWolfgang HaffnerWolfgang Haffner / drums

Special Guests:Special Guests:Special Guests:Special Guests:CcilieCcilieCcilieCcilie NorbyNorbyNorbyNorby / vocalsLeszek ModerLeszek ModerLeszek ModerLeszek Moder / piano

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Jubilee Release #10

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German Release DateGerman Release DateGerman Release DateGerman Release Date:::: April 27,April 27,April 27,April 27, 2012201220122012

Whoever thought jazz is aWhoever thought jazz is aWhoever thought jazz is aWhoever thought jazz is a marginal branch of musicmarginal branch of musicmarginal branch of musicmarginal branch of music meantfor small cellar pubs was disabused at the ACT jubileeconcerts during the first week of February 2012. Incelebration of the 20th anniversary of the Munich label,

jazz visited the impressive concert halls in Germany.Around 4.500 people followed its call and experiencedduring the four concert nights how the spotlight wasturned on jazz. ACT all-star ensemble consisting of ninemusicians thrilled the audience at the Philharmonie in

Berlin (KMS), Muffathalle in Munich, Tonhalle inDsseldorf and Laeiszhalle in Hamburg in a performance

that according to the German magazine BUNTE was aworld class session with the very best of jazz. Thenewspaper DIE WELT was greatly impressed after thefinal concert in Hamburg on the 5th February and spoke ofa magnificent programme and a storm of applause.Fortunately, the NDR had decided beforehand to recordthe concert. Therefore, the ACT family celebration onstage will be available on a double CD which is releasedon the 27th April for a special price (2 CDs for the price ofone).

Siggi Lochs journey has followed a trajectory all of itsSiggi Lochs journey has followed a trajectory all of itsSiggi Lochs journey has followed a trajectory all of itsSiggi Lochs journey has followed a trajectory all of itsown.own.own.own. After stumbling across the music of Sidney Bechet at

the age of 15, he formed a band and began dreaming ofrunning his own jazz label. Half a century ago he wasamong the R&B fans getting a first taste of The Beatles atthe Star Club in Hamburg. Soon afterwards he producedsome of the first tracks by the pop group The Searchersas he embarked on a career as a talent-spotter, producerand major label executive.

It is, of course, his own jazz company, ACT, which hasIt is, of course, his own jazz company, ACT, which hasIt is, of course, his own jazz company, ACT, which hasIt is, of course, his own jazz company, ACT, which has

becobecobecobecome his primary passionme his primary passionme his primary passionme his primary passion along with his ever-expanding collection of contemporary art, examples ofwhich adorn many of the album sleeves. If much of the jazz

world now resembles a sterile, hermetically sealedmuseum, Loch clings to the quixotic notion that the musichas to surprise, to stir and sometimes to shock.

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01 Pasodoble01 Pasodoble01 Pasodoble01 Pasodoble (Danielsson) 4:56Leszek Moder & Lars Danielsson02 Sleep Safe And Warm02 Sleep Safe And Warm02 Sleep Safe And Warm02 Sleep Safe And Warm (Komeda) 5:52Leszek Moder03 Svantetic (Komeda)03 Svantetic (Komeda)03 Svantetic (Komeda)03 Svantetic (Komeda) 6:03Leszek Moder & Michael Wollny04 The Tears Of Billie Blue04 The Tears Of Billie Blue04 The Tears Of Billie Blue04 The Tears Of Billie Blue ---- Clair de LuneClair de LuneClair de LuneClair de Lune (Debussy / Norby) 6:37Ccilie Norby / Nguyn L / Lars Danielsson / Wolfgang Haffner05 Stars In Y05 Stars In Y05 Stars In Y05 Stars In Your Eyesour Eyesour Eyesour Eyes (Hancock) 6:45Nils Landgren / Michael Wollny / Lars Danielsson / Wolfgang Haffner06 Hymn06 Hymn06 Hymn06 Hymn (Danielsson) 7:00The ACT Family Band featuring Ccilie Norby07 This One Goes In Four07 This One Goes In Four07 This One Goes In Four07 This One Goes In Four (Pohjola) 11:23The ACT Family Band featuring Verneri Pohjola

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01 Little Wing01 Little Wing01 Little Wing01 Little Wing (Hendrix) 7:49Nguyn L & Lars Danielsson02 Lonely Dancer02 Lonely Dancer02 Lonely Dancer02 Lonely Dancer (Wollny) 4:58Cline Bonacina / Michael Wollny / Lars Danielsson03 ZigZag Blues03 ZigZag Blues03 ZigZag Blues03 ZigZag Blues (Bonacina) 5:47The ACT Family Band featuring Cline Bonacina04 Silent Way04 Silent Way04 Silent Way04 Silent Way (Haffner) 6:14Nils Landgren / Michael Wollny / Lars Danielsson / Wolfgang Haffner05 Dodge The Dodo05 Dodge The Dodo05 Dodge The Dodo05 Dodge The Dodo (Svensson) 8:50The ACT Family Band featuring Verneri Pohjola & Nguyn L06 Love Is Real06 Love Is Real06 Love Is Real06 Love Is Real (Svensson - Haden) 5:42The ACT Family Band featuring Ccilie Norby & Nils Landgren07 Purple Haze07 Purple Haze07 Purple Haze07 Purple Haze (Hendrix) 15:26The ACT Family Band feat. Ccilie Norby, Nguyn L, Cline Bonacina & Wolfgang Haffner

AAAAlso available:lso available:lso available:lso available: The Jubilee Album 20 Magic Years with Nils Landgren, Youn Sun Nah, e.s.t.,Michael Wollnys [em], Nguyn L, Joachim Khn, Gerardo Nunez, Vince Mendoza a.o.

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Recorded at Laeiszhalle Hamburg,Germany, 05.02.2012

Sound Engineer: Sven KohlwageProducers for NDR: Axel Drr and Stefan Gerdes

CD Mix and Mastering by Klaus Scheuermann

Jubilee Release #10

Photo by Steven Haberland

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