You're Up! (2011)
Das fünfte Studioalbum der Band wurde im März und April 2011 im Studio kleine audiowelt in Sandhausen unter der Leitung von Thomas Siffling und mit Markus Born als Tonmeister eingespielt. Es ist die erste CD mit Dagmar Küchlin als Sängerin.
Die acht Stücke auf You're Up!, die von Europäern komponiert, arrangiert oder getextet wurden, zeigen eindrucksvoll, dass die Jazzszene auf unserer Seite des Atlantiks schon längst erwachsen geworden ist.
Titel
- Robbi, Tobbi und das Fliewatüüt (Hoffmann, arr. Perschke)
- Stadt-Land-Fluss (Tempel)
- Der Professor (Gschlößl, arr. Tempel)
- You Are My Star (Siffling, Achenbach, arr. Perschke)
- You're Up! (Hinsbeeck)
- The Shadow Of Your Smile (Mandel, Webster, arr. Lehel)
- Ohne Worte (Tempel)
- Don't You Be Worried (Orange, Dunham, arr. Schöpsdau)
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Während die beiden Vorgängeralben sich in eindeutigen musikalischen Kontexten bewegen, verweist diese Aufnahme auf einen Zusammenhang ganz anderer Art, wie die Liner Notes von Jens Weisse verdeutlichen:
The CD you are holding in your hands is the fifth album of the SAP BIG BAND, and features eight uplifting tunes that either were written or arranged by Europeans. Don't be fooled – this is not elevator music. Instead, we want to show you some of the enormous breadth and depth of talent we are surrounded by here in the old world. Europe, You're Up!
The mixture of tunes on this release is just as wild and exciting as our continent. You will find modern original compositions written by local heroes such as Rainer Tempel (Stadt-Land- Fluss), a German TV theme (Robbi, Tobbi und das Fliewatüüt), artfully arranged jazz standards (The Shadow Of Your Smile) – you name it. In this eclectic mix, the title track has a special significance for us as a band. Composed by Peter Hinsbeeck, a member of our saxophone section, it became an instant favorite of ours the first time we rehearsed it. With its lively opening theme and catchy pop beat, it gives a number of band members their eight bars in the spotlight. You could call this type of solo the musical equivalent of the proverbial "elevator pitch" - it requires that you say what you have to say short and sweet. And that's what we did.
Recording this music in the studio was again a great experience for all of us. Hopefully some of the fun we had can be heard through your speakers or headphones at home.