Maximilian Geller Quintett - Opera in Jazz

Release: 15.06.2007
Product: Audio CD in an elegant gold gift box
Number of discs: 1
Label: Universax

Album track listing
01. La Traviata - Addio del passato (Verdi), 02. La Sonnambula - Ah! non credea (Bellini), 03. Norma - Casta Diva (Bellini), 04. Fidelio - Marzelline (Beethoven), 05. Gianni Schicci - O mio babbino (Puccini), 06. Madame Butterfly - Un bel di vedremo (Puccini), 07. Rusalka - Song to the Moon (Dvorak), 08. La Boheme - Quando m'en (Puccini), 09. La Wally - Ebben, ne (Catalani), 10. Lakme - Flower Duet (Delibes), 11. Tosca - Vissi d'arte (Puccini), 12. Carmen - Habanera (Bizet)

Musician:
Maximilian Geller - alto sax, Brigitte Geller - voc, Walter Lang - piano, Manolo Diaz - bass, Hajo von Hadeln - drums

Album info:
A jazzy-groovy introduction, after which you certainly don't expect a resigned aria from »La Traviata«. An exciting discrepancy between underlying rhythm and melody«

Because so far there is no recording on which opera meets jazz arrangements. Famous arias such as “Casta Diva” or “Vissy d'arte” from popular romantic operas are accompanied by discreetly exquisite, tastefully cool and pampering, sophisticated, dreamy jazz.

Anyone who finds an entire opera too strenuous or a best-of-sampler of arias too superficial will simply be delighted by this listening experience.