2020: Hans Lüdemann / Trio Ivoire XX – Enchanted Forest // Longlist Vierteljahrespreis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik 04/2020

TRIO IVOIRE, Hans Lüdemann, Aly Keita, Christian Thomé, Simin Tander, Tamara Lukasheva, Amanda Becker, Lisa Wulff, Alexandra Grimal, Stefan Deistler, LOFT, Cologne, Köln, recoded, aufgenommenintuition

Released: 26.6.2020

TRIO IVOIRE:
Hans Lüdemann – piano/virtual piano
Aly Keita – balaphon
Christian Thomé – drums/percussion

with
Simin Tander – voice
Tamara Lukasheva – voice
Amanda Becker – voice
Lisa Wulff – double bass
Alexandra Grimal – tenor saxophone

1 Zwickmühlen 7:35
2 Dark Light 6:18
3 in the bushes (Im Gebüsch) 4:32
4 Round and Round (Arabesque) 6:21
5 Run XX 5:33
6 Ocre 7:47
7 Depart 6:10
8 Hombori XX 8:11
9 Enchanted Forest 4:44
10 Forest dance (Tanz im Wald) 2:48
11 Heartbeats 4:47

Recorded April 2019, LOFT Köln by Stefan Deistler (1 – 8, 10, 11)

and August 2019 at Fattoria Musica Osnabrück by Stephan von Wylick (9)
Additional recordings October 2019
at Deistler Sounds Bergisch Gladbach by Stefan Deistler (1, 6, 9)

All compositions and lyrics by Hans Lüdemann, except „in the bushes“ and „forest dance“
composed by Aly Keita/Hans Lüdemann/Simin Tander/Christian Thomé/Lisa Wulff.

„Enchanted Forest“ is based on a traditional Aka pygmy song, arranged/composed by Hans
Lüdemann, (trad./Hans Lüdemann) and adapted from a transcription by Susanne Fürniss.

Simin Tander – lead vocal/vocal solos on 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 11
Tamara Lukasheva – all vocals on 1, lead vocal/vocal solos on 6 and 10
Amanda Becker – vocals on 6 and 10

Mixed October/November 2019 and mastered March 2020 at Deistler Sounds Bergisch Gladbach.
Recording, Mixing and Mastering: Stefan Deistler

Supported by Initiative Musik gGmbH with project funds from the Federal Government
Commissioner for Culture and Media.