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The introduction of important recording works by the exceptional musician and
composer Uri Caine: Uri Caine is one of the few artists who is at home in jazz
clubs, in classical concert halls and at the opera. Caine is a knowledgeable
great master of both serious and light music. His artistic creativity and joy of
experimentation seem to be boundless. He reworks the repertoire of the Tin Pan
Alley and from the Great American Songbook. Through his interpretations do not
only Johann Sebastian Bach and Giuseppe Verdi sound unexpectedly new but also
George Gershwin and not to forget Gustav Mahler. He interprets, adapts, arranges
and carries on the music of Mahler. The sensitive and deep bow of the New York
jazz musician Uri Caine to the great classical composers offers profound
insights. Throughout the decades Caine has preserved his original style and
singular sound language. However that shows only one side of this unique and
most impressive artist. He is not only the master of adaptation, he is also a
great composer and one of the greatest living jazz musicians of our time. The
»Shortlist« presents highlights from the years 1992 - 2015. Uri Caine
unites jazz, Latin, popular, classical and Jewish music to a unique work of art.


The title „This is a Thing Called Love“ with Uri Caine on the piano,
Kenny Davis on bass and Ralph Peterson on drums stems from Uri Caine’s
debut album »Sphere Music«. This album, besides Jean-Paul Bourelly, Steve
Coleman, Greg Osby, Hank Roberts and Cassandra Wilson, belongs to the very first
recordings which Stefan Winter produced for JMT in the 80s and 90s. On the
second album »Toys« Caine for the first time incorporates in the
composition „Yellow Stars in Heaven“ musical elements of Gustav
Mahler; this recording builds the foundation stone for many more adaptations to
come. Caine opens a new chapter in music history. He combines features of
classical composition with jazz, he unveils the hidden in Gustav Mahler’s
music and puts these findings together to a new whole. He reworks and arranges
for new lineups, opens the doors for improvisation and dares to follow so far
unexplored avenues. His venture becomes a success. The „Adagietto“
from Mahler’s Fifth, recorded in his summer residence Toblach, where
Mahler worked in his composer’s hut, belongs to the master works of Uri
Caine. But also the exploration of Johann Sebastian Bach’s
„Goldberg Variations“ shakes up the musical world. Caine takes
Bach’s harmonies and roams with completely new variations in the most
different arrangements und sound creations through the centuries. The
»Shortlist 1992 – 2015«, selected by Stefan Winter, opens with the
Goldberg motive; the first variation, by the interaction of Uri Caine and
violist Vittorio Ghielmi, shows already a new direction. With Variation 5 [+8]
the boundaries between classical music, jazz, electronic music and drum
‚n’ bass fall and Uri Caine, Zach Danziger and Tim Lefebvre
surprise with new sounds. However Caine is also a superb pianist, on this album
his interpretations of George Gershwin’s How long has this been going on
and of the Beatles classic „Blackbird are presented. 

Besides adaptations of Giuseppe Verdi’s „Drinking Song“ from
Otello and the Robert Schumann Lied „Im wunderschönen Monat Mai“
with the singer Mark Ledford, who sadly died much too early, Caine also
introduces an accomplished combination of Bach and Gospel. Caine’s work
tackles the musical worlds of baroque, classical, romantic and jazz music
including contemporary music as well. He opens prospects, invites to an exciting
dialogue between jazz and classical music. 

»Introducing Uri Caine« allows insights into the diverse, thrilling,
humorous and highly interesting creative period of composer and jazz musician
Uri Caine between 1992 and 2015. This album offers the possibility to meet one
of the great musicians of our time. Uri Caine embodies a game without limits. 

Tracklist:
01. Uri Caine - The Goldberg Variations: Aria (1:48)
02. Uri Caine - The Goldberg Variations: Variation 1 (1:06)
03. Uri Caine - The Goldberg Variations: Variation 5 (+8) (1:31)
04. Uri Caine - How Long Has This Been Going On (6:08)
05. Uri Caine - Drinking Song (4:25)
06. Uri Caine - This Is a Thing Called Love (7:13)
07. Uri Caine - The Goldberg Variations: The Contrapunto Variation (4:29)
08. Uri Caine - Blackbird (6:06)
09. Uri Caine - Stroms Theremin (5:23)
10. Uri Caine - Im Wunderschönen Monat Mai (2:28)
11. Uri Caine - Only Love Beauty (2:59)
12. Uri Caine - Yellow Stars in Heaven (9:09)
13. Uri Caine - Introduction to Symphony No 5 (1:53)
14. Uri Caine - Symphony No. 5 Adagietto (12:43)

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