And stars don’t come much brighter than the stellar production outfit, and founders of Sonar Kollektiv, Jazzanova. If selecting a track of your own is a tough task, then imagine trying to do so with a back catalogue as deep and diverse as theirs. The production collective’s work ranges from early dance floor facing club anthems to their more recent focus on performing as a live band, and it’s from their more current material that Joy Road was selected. The track is lifted from their fresh collaboration with DJ Amir, 180 Proof Records and UK label BBE to celebrate the output of Detroit based label Strata Records. Despite its title, Joy Road is a melancholic piece played by the Jazzanova live band and very much conjures up the feel of what it must have been like to be in late ‘60s Detroit at a time of huge decline and subsequent civil unrest. It’s a contemplative cut that sits perfectly at the heart of this compilation.
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Sonar Kollektiv presents Neujazz 2,
released October 28, 2022
written by Lyman Woodard
(Originally recorded by the Lyman Woodard Organization in 1975)
Florian Menzel: Flugelhorn
Sebastian Borkowski: Flute, Bass Clarinet, Tenor Sax
Stefan Ulrich: Trombone, Synth
Christoph Adams: E-Piano, String Synth
David Lemaitre: Guitar
Paul Kleber: Electric Bass
Jan Burkamp: Drums
Stefan Leisering: Synth, Effects
Axel Reinemer: additional Programming
Arranged by Stefan Ulrich
Engineered and Mixed by Axel Reinemer at JRS Recording Studio Berlin
Assistant Engineer at JRS: José Victor Torelli
Produced by Stefan Ulrich, Stefan Leisering & Axel Reinemer for Jazzanova
Published by Synergy Music Co., Inc. BMI
(P) 2022 180 PROOF RECORDS & (C) 2022 BBE MUSIC