Benjamin Herman Trouble 180g Import LP (Vinyl)

180g Audiophile Vinyl! Includes Exclusive Vinyl Only Track "Autumn Serenade!"

Dutch saxophonist Benjamin Herman's fame spread beyond jazz circles in the 1990s when he formed the groundbreaking ensemble New Cool Collective. Having made a name as soloist while still a teenager, Benjamin Herman has appeared on over a hundred records with all kinds of artists, from Candy Dulfer to Misha Mengelberg. With New Cool Collective as well as with his smaller bands, his gigs are inspired by dance floor Jazz, Surf and Punk music, Free Jazz and traditional music from all over the world, attracting music fans of all genres as well as straight ahead Jazz aficionados.

Today, Benjamin Herman is one of the most original and productive jazz musicians in the Netherlands exploring influences beyond the confines of the Jazz world. Herman has also built a career in Holland and abroad as a composer. He recorded and toured with Paul Weller, programmed several festivals, toured in Brazil, Argentina, Kenya, Russia, Britain, Canada, England, Ireland and Japan and worked on numerous projects in the Netherlands.

Benjamin longed to get to work on something a little more intimate with one of his favorite settings; bass and drums. This resulted in Trouble, his 16th solo work and is a collaboration with the 24-year-old Daniel von Piekartz. "Originally, Daniel was just going to play on two tracks. He's incredibly musical and the ideas just kept coming. – and we just didn't feel like stopping," says Herman. By the end, Von Piekartz had sang and played on eight of the ten pieces that can be found on Trouble. They tackle pieces by the likes of Fats Waller, Sly Stone, JJ Cale, Cal Tjader and Henry Mancini.

Features:
• 180g Audiophile Vinyl
• Includes exclusive vinyl-only track "Autumn Serenade"
• Includes download card
• Import

Musicians:
Benjamin Herman, alto sax, tenor sax, soprano sax
Daniel von Piekartz, vocals, piano, mellotron, vox super continental, hohner clavinet, juno 6o
Miguel Rodriguez, piano
Ernst Glerum, double bass
Joost Patocka, drums

Selections:
Side A:
1. A Slow Hot Wind
2. Smoke Dreams Of You
3. Blue Velvet
4. You Got Me On So Bad
5. Curacao
Side B:
1. Wishful Thinkin’
2. Trouble
3. Love Theme From Spartacus
4. Lilac Wine
5. Autumn Serenade (vinyl-only bonus track)