Thomas Rückert - A Rose E' er Blooming

Eden River Records

£11.77

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: ERRCD10
Barcode: 4039967025654
Release Date: 29th January 2021
Genre: jazz, gospel, folk

TRACKLISTING:
1. Early Shepherd
2. Rose 1
3. Praise
4. Crib
5. Jubilo
6. Maria
7. Rose 2
8. Trickling
9. Holy Ship
10. Malari Dumpa
11. Gate
12. Aumcara Mantra
13. Elevation
14. Rose 3
15. Transition

A Rose E `er Blooming is a musical embodiment of prayer.

It serves the spirit of medieval sacred german melodies and lyrics with the freedom of improvisation and a well balanced variety of piano and composing techniques. Thomas Rückert combines the original melodies with musical structures from different genres.
On this CD you find aspects of jazz, gospel, folk, classical western contrapunct and - yes- indian and african traditional music. They blend sweetly with the historic german muse spirit in service of the sacred. Dive in.

Producer Ralf Kemper is himself a 2010 Grammy Award winner for Best Instrumental Record and Best Producer Of The Year at the Latin Grammys for Arturo Sandoval's "A Time For Love". His film "Jimmy Scott: I Go Back Home" premiered at the prestigious SXSW Festival, was presented by Quincy Jones at the 50th Montreux Jazz Festival and has won several awards at international film festivals.

The recordings took place at the Riverside Cologne Studios by Ralf Kemper on the Steinway D concert grand piano.

PRESS/ONLINE:

“He is a true master of subtlety, a pianist that has no need to show off. Not his aesthetic, not his feel for romanticism and melancholy nor his fragile dabbing of tones. Thomas Rueckert is a master of his trade” - Jazzthing

“Thomas Rueckert’s playing lives primarily off of his individual signature, which has an almost laid-back charm yet also seems to burst from within with intensity” (Jazzpodium)

“It is always a blast to be able to talk - even rave - about true discoveries. And when that happens within the fully saturated sector of modern, tonal Jazz pianos, the surprise is even greater”; “Remarkable is his immanent, extensive understanding for the Jazz tradition and the possibilities of its expansion” (Jazz’n more / Switzerland)

OTHER ACTIVITY: https://www.thomasrueckert.com/