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Oliver Lake / Christian Weber / Dieter Ulrich

Oliver Lake / Christian Weber / Dieter Ulrich: All Decks

Read "All Decks" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
May 5, 2013

So successful was the off-the-cuff meeting that produced For A Little Dancin' (Intakt, 2010) that American reedman Oliver Lake once again renewed acquaintance with the Swiss pairing of drummer Dieter Ulrich and bassist Christian Weber at Zurich's unerhört Festival. But this time out they rang the changes by adding German trombonist Nils Wogram. So far so normal, but it's about as far from a star and pick up band as you can get. Lake, renowned as a founder member of ...

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Oliver Lake with Christian Weber and Dieter Ulrich - For a Little Dancin' (Intakt, 2010)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
July 6, 2011

Alto saxophonist Oliver Lake has been getting some much deserved recognition of late, performing with Orrin Evans' far-reaching Tarbaby ensemble at recent jazz festivals, recording albums for his own Passin' Thru label and cutting this lean and exciting trio set in the company of Christian Weber on bass and Dieter Ulrich on drums. The music recalls Lake's work with the collective group Trio3 that also features Andrew Cryille and Reggie Workman, with strong and free rhythm work setting the stage ...
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