Echoes Of Swing - Harlem Reflections (1998)

"Swing is not dead, in fact it never left us. This is a real treat for intent music listeners. In the music of Avant-Garde jazzers such as Lester Bowie or Dave Douglas, one is facinated not only by their moderness, but also by their parallel respect & affection for the history of jazz. With the German-English-American quartet ‘Echoes of Swing’ there appears here to be a musical situation going in the opposite direction. As the band name gives away, Swing is the basis of their music. From there, the four of them travel along a winding path of musical mysteries, some of which Swing helped to form. And where the acoustic footprints have left their mark in such a productive way as here, it would be absurd to talk about music that belongs in a museum or locked up in some collection. ...hard to believe but this music, with ingenious arrangements, performed ‘en passant’, elegant, inspired, has all the qualities to keep the jazz fans of not only yesterday content, but also of the jazz fans of tomorrow. ~HAMBURGER ABENDBLATT