Dock In Absolute - Dock In Absolute (2017)

"Names are important, a branch of magic, powerful juju. Dock In Absolute is a splendid name for a group. It promises something rugged and certain, and who the hell cares exactly what it means? There are times when a certain tentativeness is valued in jazz, as if musing half-consciously over a keyboard, drum set or bass is valuable in itself. What’s immediately striking about the music that comes out of this trio is how formidably certain it is…

Dock In Absolute don’t do standards as a rule, and certainly not here. This is an album packed with fascinating composition as well as terrific playing. …You may not have heard them before, but you’ll know them from the first minute of the first track, and every time you hear them thereafter. For this is a band with real identity and the collective personality that Bill Evans always thought was the essence of (and an absolute necessity for) a working group". ~ Brian Morton

Recorded in Ludwigsburg on 14, 15, 16 December 2016 at Bauer Studios
Recording engineer Johannes Wohlleben

About
Dock in Absolute is made up of 3 professionnal musicians having studied at the Berklee College of Music Boston, Codarts University of Arts Rotterdam, Hochschule für Musik Saarbrücken, including Michel Meis (percussion), David Kintziger (E Bass) and Jean-Philippe Koch (piano and composition). With a shared love of jazz, they combine different styles of progressive Jazz, classical and rock, playing the pianist’s own compositions and co-created their unique jazz style in 2012. The trio presented its music to many Festivals and venues including the Hong Kong International Jazz Festival, Beishan International Jazz Festival, Yokohama Jazz Promenade Festival, Brussels Jazz Marathon, Sibiu Jazz Festival, Jazzit Fest Torino, Paris Jazz Festival à la Cité, Ploiesti Hot Jazz Summit, Shenzhen Fringe Festival, Blues’n Jazz Rallye Luxembourg, Blues Express, Berlin B Flat, Luxembourg Jazz Meeting, Shanghai Jay Z, Milan, Berlin, Liège, Guangzhou, Hong Kong…

Soon they will be playing at the Tokyo Jazz Festival, Jarasum Jazz Festival, Edinburgh Jazz Festival, Liverpool Jazz Festival, Ottawa Jazz Festival and many more.

Dock In Absolute also released its new album in May, recorded at the Bauer Studios, under the Label CAM JAZZ.

Their fresh approach to jazz allowed them to push boundaries, and to explore the potential of new unique wave of sounds while adding strength to the jazz field.

Jean-Philippe Koch - p
David Kintziger - b
Michel Meis - d


Track List:
01. Broadwalk Sunshine (5:08)
02. Soul Sculpture (5:23)
03. Inconscious Game (5:04)
04. Chase (3:34)
05. Inside (5:36)
06. Submission (4:36)
07. The Exquisite Pain (3:42)
08. Pride And Devotion (4:35)
09. Elemental Breathing (2:10)
10. O-Zone (5:44)
11. Notturno (4:56)
12. Misery (5:22)
13. Sparkling Summer (3:34)

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