Saxophon Sextett

Acht Plus Zehn / Elbnebel (Live Im Rundfunk Der DDR 1967)

First vinyl release ever of these two songs, quality sound pressing, with mastered audio material from original master tape. Comes in a wonderful, authentic and special old-fashioned thick cardboard cover with vintage haptics. The Black Pearl team is very proud to present the 2nd release in our 7inch Jazz series from GDR / East Germany, with two never before released jazz masterpeices of modern jazz. The Saxophon Sextett with Friedhelm Schönfeld, as the band leader, delivers two oustanding modern jazz tunes from the end of the 60s. The A-side with "Acht Plus Zehn" features a wonderful modern bop jazz tune with a melancholic main theme. The B-side with "Elbnebel" is a beautiful melodramatic deep cinematic jazz composition. Friedhelm Schönfeld is one of the most known progressive Jazz musician & composer of the former East-Germany era, who is still active untill today. Since 1960 he was one of the permanent members of the Broadcast Jazz Big Band of Berlin. He founded and played in the Saxophon Sextett in the mid 60s and not much later in the early 70s with his own Trio, together with Klaus Koch and Günter "Baby" Sommer.

An unbelievable musical artifact from the 60s GDR Jazz-scene, that was sleeping in shelfs for years.
credits
released October 2, 2018 Aufnahmen Rundfunk der DDR 19.06.1967
Tonregie: Klaus Kühne
Tonfinalisierung / Mastering: audiomoto & Faible Tonstudio 2017
Grafische Gestaltung: Maurice Göldner & Clara Hill