Joachum Kühn (born March 15, 1944), the German jazz pianist was a musical prodigy and made his debut as a concert pianist, having studied classical piano and composition with Arthur Schmidt-Elsey. Influenced by his elder brother, clarinetist Rolf Kühn, he simultaneously got interested in jazz. In 1961 he became a professional jazz musician. With a trio of his own, founded in 1964, he presented the first free jazz in the GDR. In 1966 he left the country and settled in Hamburg. Together with his brother he played at the Newport Jazz Festival and recorded with Jimmy Garrison for Bob Thiele's Impulse! Records.
Kühn has lived in Paris since 1968, and worked with Don Cherry, Karl Berger, Slide Hampton, Phil Woods, Michel Portal, Barre Phillips, Eje Thelin, Ray Lema, Hellmut Hattler, and Jean-Luc Ponty. As a member of Pierre Courbois's Association P.C., he turned to electronic keyboards. During the second half of the 70's he lived in California and joined the West Coast fusion scene and recorded with Alphonse Mouzon, Billy Cobham, Michael Brecker, and Eddie Gomez. (by wikipedia)
This very rare album was recorded in 1981 which was as far as I know only released in Germany. It´s a beautiful jazz album with wonderful musicians (read the list of musicians !) ... and you should give it a try. This is a collector´s item !
Kühn has lived in Paris since 1968, and worked with Don Cherry, Karl Berger, Slide Hampton, Phil Woods, Michel Portal, Barre Phillips, Eje Thelin, Ray Lema, Hellmut Hattler, and Jean-Luc Ponty. As a member of Pierre Courbois's Association P.C., he turned to electronic keyboards. During the second half of the 70's he lived in California and joined the West Coast fusion scene and recorded with Alphonse Mouzon, Billy Cobham, Michael Brecker, and Eddie Gomez. (by wikipedia)
This very rare album was recorded in 1981 which was as far as I know only released in Germany. It´s a beautiful jazz album with wonderful musicians (read the list of musicians !) ... and you should give it a try. This is a collector´s item !
Personnel:
Michayel Brecker (saxophone)
Eddie Gomez (bass)
Billy Hart (drums)
Joachim Kühn (piano)
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Bob Mintzer (saxophone on 04. + 05.)Mark Nauseef (percussion on 02. + 03.)
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Tracklist:
01. Yvonne Takes A Bath (Kühn) 10.07
02. April In New York (Kühn) 9.34
03. Yvonne (Kühn) 6.39
04. Nightline (Kühn) 9.00
05. Rubber Boots (Kühn) 8.07
ARMU 2144
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