Belinder Bauer

With the Latvian Festival Orchestra Riga directed by Karsten Januschke, German bass Andreas Bauer Kanabas unleashes passions of love, treason and despair in a well-chosen programme of arias. At the point of deception, the soul not only experiences the greatest disappointment, but also clarity and truthfulness. Andreas Bauer Kanabas traces these moments of deep longing and melancholy with interpretations that are rooted in great emotional power.

The music on this disc from the historical-audiophile German label MDG is fresh out of the library: unidentified in a manuscript in the Schwerin state library in east-central Germany, it was authenticated (by annotator Reinhard Diekow) as having been composed by the father-and-son pair of Johann Christian Hertel (1697-1754) and Johann Wilhelm Hertel (1727-1789), who were active in the electoral seat of Neustrelitz, north of Berlin. The music fills something of a gap in the trumpet repertory between the Baroque and the concertos of Haydn and Hummel, and even if it doesn't set the world on fire it will be good news for trumpeters and their friends.

Billy Bauer - Plectrist (1956) {Verve Japan MiniLP 24bit UCCV-9176 rel 2004}
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© 1956, 2004 Norgran Records / Verve / Universal Japan | Verve 60th Anniversary Series | UCCV-9176
Jazz / Cool / Guitar

Billy Bauer was an accomplished studio guitar player whose only studio date as a leader was this release, finally reissued as a part of the Verve Elite Edition limited edition CD series in 2000. Throughout the CD he is never overpowering, but a solid rhythmic player, whether essaying a gently swinging "Too Marvelous for Words" or a more sprightly "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To." Bauer also wrote several originals for the date, including the easygoing bop vehicle "Lincoln Tunnel," the tender ballad "Night Cruise," and the unaccompanied "Blue Mist." Accompanying Bauer is bassist Milt Hinton, drummer Osie Johnson, and the obscure pianist Arnold Ackers. While this won't be an essential CD for every jazz fan, those who acquire it will not be disappointed.