David Helbock & Julia Hofer - Faces of Night [CD]

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: ACT8034-2
Barcode: 0614427803429
Release Date: 03 Oct 2025
Genre: Jazz

 “A duo pared back to basics: emotion as the very core of music.
 “There can be a particular magic about the way things begin, and right from our very first encounter we knew we could put our trust in this incredibly adaptable duo, which is clearly something very special.
 “Every encounter has opened up new spaces - sometimes quietly intimate, sometimes powerfully expressive, sometimes playful, sometimes profound. Whichever new emotion arises, we embrace it and travel through it together.
 “The freedom to do that feels like receiving a gift.
 “‘Faces of Night’ is a journey inwards - a search for the mystical and indescribable - to hidden landscapes of the soul. Night sounds carried by the rich timbres of cello, electric bass, fretless bass, and piano: dreamlike, calm, dark, mysterious.
 “But we are also united by a passion for groove. Danceable tracks create a contrast to the stillness - and both shine with greater intensity. Because dance, too, belongs to the night.
 “Our journey together is also enriched by some special companions: Lorenz Raab and his glorious flugelhorn sound, Veronika Harcsa and her moving Hungarian interpretation of ‘‘Round Midnight’ and Mahan Mirarab’s mystical fretless guitar playing which makes Gurdjieff’s ‘Woman’s Dance’ the album’s emotional centrepiece.
 “This composition perfectly embodies the duality of our night: soulful mysticism and liberating dance. Join us and immerse yourselves in the creative power of the night.” - Julia & David

Tracklisting
Woman’s Dance – Version 1
Dancing to Another Space
Dark Soul
Purple Rain
Night Dances
Song of a Dream
Freedom Jazz Dance
Clara’s Romance
Theme from Schumann’s Piano Concerto
Sexy M.F.
‘Round Midnight
Woman’s Dance – Version 2