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Jens Lindemann: Flying Solo

by: Eden Ahbez, Alexander Arutiunian, Samuel Barber, Fryderyk Chopin, Claude Debussy, George Gershwin, Percy Grainger, Jeno Hubay, Jens Lindemann, Franz Liszt, Fernando J. Obradors, Rob Parisi, Bobby Troup, Thomas (Fats) Waller, Clarence Williams, Brad Ellis, Jennifer Snow

Release Date June 24, 2003
Lindemann's musicality, technique, and showmanship is evident
here on a very high level. Of particular interest is
his very effective use of plunger to subtly modify his sound.
The Gershwin preludes are especially entertaining. He uses
the extreme high high register a bit more frequently than
I would wish, but with high range this strong, it's easy to
see why he would want to use it.

This is, overall, extremely musical playing. Minor quibbles
can be made about intonation in some spots, but the listener
will forgive these when the playing is so infectious and
the tone so fine. I found myself laughing on occasion because
I was having so much fun listening to what the ... Read More: