Torsten Goods – Thank You Baby! (2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Torsten Goods – Thank You Baby! (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 51:49 minutes | 1,04 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © ACT Music

Spirituals, blues, soul and roots music form the creative foundation for ‘Thank You Baby!’ ‘This kind of music was familiar to me as a young lad. When Siggi Loch suggested devoting my new album to this music, I immediately was really keen. I didn’t want to wallow in nostalgia though, but express myself through it,’ says Goods, referring to the preparations for the new album. Goods’ warm-sounding, fast picking guitar, his flexible phrasing and smooth vocals; Haffner’s uniquely bouncy drums; Di Gioia’s inspirational, effervescent piano and Fender Rhodes; Lefebvre’s concise bass; all of these merge to form distinctively new, convincing interpretations: The irresistibly rolling, archaic ‘Work Song’ (Nat Adderley), the nicely relaxed ‘Hallelujah – Love Her So’ (Ray Charles), or the killer swing in Marvin Gaye’s famous Motown classic ‘How Sweet It Is’. Goods mentions the ‘magic’ that set in at the recording sessions, with a real understanding for groove and musical reduction. It was a conscious decision to choose a compact 4-piece line-up: ‘The idea was to make the music sound pure and like a live studio performance, and just as they would have done it in the sixties.’ Goods and his fellow musicians have embraced the repertoire with love and devotion, deeply touching the listener’s emotion.

Tracklist:
1-01. Torsten Goods – Work Song (03:27)
1-02. Torsten Goods – Brother, Where Are You (04:21)
1-03. Torsten Goods – Midst of Your Love (03:30)
1-04. Torsten Goods – How Sweet It Is (03:49)
1-05. Torsten Goods – Lord, I Need a Woman (04:52)
1-06. Torsten Goods – Kyrie (03:45)
1-07. Torsten Goods – Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen (04:36)
1-08. Torsten Goods – Hallelujah, I Love Her So (03:13)
1-09. Torsten Goods – Angel (04:13)
1-10. Torsten Goods – Sing Hallelujah (03:32)
1-11. Torsten Goods – Afro Blue (04:46)
1-12. Torsten Goods – Where Did You Sleep Last Night (03:27)
1-13. Torsten Goods – Everything Must Change (04:12)

Personnel:
Torsten Goods, vocals & guitar
Roberto Di Gioia, Fender Rhodes & piano
Tim Lefebvre, Fender Jazz Bass & double bass
Wolfgang Haffner, drums

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