ACT Music
With a roster that boasts some of the most influential contemporary jazz recordings of recent years - namely those of the epoch defining sound of the sorely missed Esbjörn Svensson Trio - among a wide range of leading jazz instrumentalist and singers German label ACT has grown to a global force. Over the past two decades ACT has championed an incredible array of jazz artists who are defined by their desire to push musical boundaries while reaching out to a wider audience with both authenticity and innovation at their core. This list includes the likes of Nils Landgren, Michael Wollny, Rudresh Mahanthappa and Youn Sun Nah.
ACT label boss Siegfried "Siggi" Loch is one of the most successful managers in the international music business and is considered the discoverer and producer of such lauded names as Klaus Doldinger, The Rattles, Katja Ebstein, Amon Düül, Can, Heinz Rudolf Kunze, Marius Müller-Westernhagen and Al Jarreau – to name just a few. At the age of 25 Loch was the youngest boss of an international record company (Liberty-United Artists). At the end of the 80s he turned his back on the major business as president of WEA Europe, and set out to fulfil his childhood dream by founding his own independent label "ACT" in 1992, which is today one of the leading brands in European jazz.
Ever since then "In the Spirit of Jazz" has been Loch's guiding principle: music far removed from a predefined style, without being afraid of mixing genres and crossing boundaries. In line with and ahead of the times. For people with open ears and open minds. For the spirit and for the soul.
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The Waves Are Rising, Dear!
Andreas Schaerer, Hildegard Lernt Fliegen
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 28 Feb 2020
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
My Finnish Calendar (Track by Track Commentary)
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 30 Aug 2019
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Winter Light
Scott DuBois feat. Gebhard Ullmann, Thomas Morgan & Kresten Osgood
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 30 Oct 2015
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
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Music Beyond - What's Nu?
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 27 Oct 2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Last Concert
Eddie Harris with WDR Big Band
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 12 Jan 1997
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Gimme the Boots
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 26 Apr 2013
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Sol Mestizo
Markus Stockhausen, Philip Catherine
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 15 Feb 1996
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Act Echo Jazz 2014 Winner
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 22 May 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Electricity
Bob Brookmeyer, John Abercrombie, Rainer Brüninghaus, Frank Chastenier, Dieter Ilg, Danny Gottlieb
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 1 Mar 1991
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Walking on the Tiger's Tail
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 28 Feb 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Vision for Two
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 30 Aug 2019
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
The World We Knew
Carsten Daerr, Christof Lauer, Christopher Dell, Eric Schäfer, Ladi Geisler & Oliver Potratz
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 12 Feb 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Sketches
Vince Mendoza, Wolfgang Niedecken , Peter Erskine, Dieter Ilg
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 1 Jan 1993
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo