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After notching an international hit with the orchestral pop instrumental "A Walk Through the Black Forest," German pianist/composer Horst Jankowski went on to make more jazz-oriented recordings for the German audiophile label MPS. Jankowskeynotes is one of these albums, waxed in 1970 with an assortment of horn players and a vocal group, the Jankowski Singers. Like many instrumental artists in the '60s, Jankowski's Mercury recordings often straddled the line between pop and jazz; his efforts for MPS, on the other hand, lean more toward the jazz side but retain a good measure of pop accessibility. Part of the crossover appeal can be seen in the track list, which includes Jankowski's adaptations of pop hits such as Burt Bacharach's "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" and "Do You Know the Way to San Jose," as well as a "Beautiful Music" rendition of Jimmy Webb's "Wichita Lineman." "Baroness" incorporates mild jazz-funk elements, including a wah-wah guitar, but isn't funky enough to be categorized as such. Despite the presence of a vocal group and some tightly arranged passages, Jankowski and his session mates stretch out and improvise throughout, keeping one foot planted in the jazz camp. The carefully mastered CD version, released in Germany in 2004, is a straight reissue of the original album with new liner notes. Although the album lacks the repetitive pop hooks that made "A Walk in the Black Forest" so delightful, it displays Jankowski's chops as a jazz pianist and continues his exploration of the possibilities of crossover music.
© Greg Adams /TiVo
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Horst Jankowski, Performer - Bernard Rabe, Composer
2014 Edel Germany GmbH 2014 Edel Germany GmbH
Horst Jankowski and his Studio Orchestra, Performer - Eugene Booker Record, Composer - William Nelson Sanders, Composer - Horst Jankowski, Producer, Conductor - Ack van Rooyen, Arranger - Toni Rabold, Performer - Peter Herbolzheimer, Performer - Egon Christmann, Performer - Bernd Rabe, Performer - Hans Wenzel, Performer - Götz Wendlandt, Performer - Branislav Kovacev, Performer - Jörg Gebhard, Performer
2014 Edel Germany GmbH 2014 Edel Germany GmbH
Horst Jankowski, Performer - Hal David, Composer - Burt Bacharach, Composer
2014 Edel Germany GmbH 2014 Edel Germany GmbH
Horst Jankowski, Composer, Performer - Bernd Rabe, Composer
2014 Edel Germany GmbH 2014 Edel Germany GmbH
Horst Jankowski, Performer - Hans Wenzel, Composer
2014 Edel Germany GmbH 2014 Edel Germany GmbH
Götz Wendlandt, Bass - Peter Herbolzheimer, Trombone - Horst Jankowski, Composer, Artist, MainArtist, Clavier - Ack van Rooyen, Trumpet - Hans Wenzel, Guitar - Bernd Rabe, Saxophone - Horst Jankowski and his Studio Orchestra, Artist, MainArtist - Toni Rabold, Trumpet - Egon Christmann, Trombone - Branislav Kovacev, Drums - Jorg Gebhardt, Percussion - Global/Altus, MusicPublisher
2014 Edel Germany GmbH 2014 Edel Germany GmbH
Horst Jankowski, Performer - Jerry van Rooyen, Composer
2014 Edel Germany GmbH 2014 Edel Germany GmbH
Götz Wendlandt, Bass - Peter Herbolzheimer, Trombone - Horst Jankowski, Composer, Artist, MainArtist, Clavier - Ack van Rooyen, Trumpet - Hans Wenzel, Guitar - Bernd Rabe, Saxophone - Horst Jankowski and his Studio Orchestra, Artist, MainArtist - Toni Rabold, Trumpet - Egon Christmann, Trombone - Branislav Kovacev, Drums - Jorg Gebhardt, Percussion - Global/Altus, MusicPublisher
2014 Edel Germany GmbH 2014 Edel Germany GmbH
Horst Jankowski, Performer - Burt Bacharach, Composer - Hal David, Composer
2014 Edel Germany GmbH 2014 Edel Germany GmbH
Horst Jankowski, Performer - Ack van Rooyen, Composer
2014 Edel Germany GmbH 2014 Edel Germany GmbH
Horst Jankowski, Composer, Performer - Mladen Gutesha, Composer
2014 Edel Germany GmbH 2014 Edel Germany GmbH
Horst Jankowski, Composer, Performer - Bernd Rabe, Composer
2014 Edel Germany GmbH 2014 Edel Germany GmbH
Horst Jankowski, Performer - Jimmy Webb, Composer
2014 Edel Germany GmbH 2014 Edel Germany GmbH
Album review
After notching an international hit with the orchestral pop instrumental "A Walk Through the Black Forest," German pianist/composer Horst Jankowski went on to make more jazz-oriented recordings for the German audiophile label MPS. Jankowskeynotes is one of these albums, waxed in 1970 with an assortment of horn players and a vocal group, the Jankowski Singers. Like many instrumental artists in the '60s, Jankowski's Mercury recordings often straddled the line between pop and jazz; his efforts for MPS, on the other hand, lean more toward the jazz side but retain a good measure of pop accessibility. Part of the crossover appeal can be seen in the track list, which includes Jankowski's adaptations of pop hits such as Burt Bacharach's "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" and "Do You Know the Way to San Jose," as well as a "Beautiful Music" rendition of Jimmy Webb's "Wichita Lineman." "Baroness" incorporates mild jazz-funk elements, including a wah-wah guitar, but isn't funky enough to be categorized as such. Despite the presence of a vocal group and some tightly arranged passages, Jankowski and his session mates stretch out and improvise throughout, keeping one foot planted in the jazz camp. The carefully mastered CD version, released in Germany in 2004, is a straight reissue of the original album with new liner notes. Although the album lacks the repetitive pop hooks that made "A Walk in the Black Forest" so delightful, it displays Jankowski's chops as a jazz pianist and continues his exploration of the possibilities of crossover music.
© Greg Adams /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:05
- Main artists: Horst Jankowski Horst Jankowski and his Studio Orchestra
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: MPS
- Genre: Jazz
2014 Edel Germany GmbH 2014 Edel Germany GmbH
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