{"title":"Irene Schweizer","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"irene-s-hot-four-wc","title":"Irene's Hot Four","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIrène Schweizer\u003c\/strong\u003e: Piano\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRüdiger Carl\u003c\/strong\u003e: Saxophones, Clarinet, Accordion\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJohnny Dyani\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bass, Vocal\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHan Bennink\u003c\/strong\u003e: Drums, Percussion, Megaphone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIrène’s Hot Four\u003c\/em\u003e is a resounding posthumous release from the great jazz pianist, activist, and icon \u003cstrong\u003eIrène Schweizer\u003c\/strong\u003e, who died last year (2024). The publishing of this first concert by the quartet with her companions \u003cstrong\u003eRüdiger Carl\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJohnny Dyani\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eHan Bennink\u003c\/strong\u003e - which existed for around a year and a half and only played a handful of gigs - closes a gap in the pianist’s discography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"The concert with the \u003cem\u003eIrène Schweizer Quartet\u003c\/em\u003e in Zurich 1981 demonstrates a theatrical performance that remains musically coherent despite the spectacle. The music is action-oriented, pushy, and takes on an urgency and bidding character through constantly interwoven repetitions. This snapshot resembles a manifesto. This is Jazz with the anger of a Charles Mingus, the boldness of a Fats Waller and the energy of punk\", writes Bert Noglik in the liner notes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Intakt","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":51778169078091,"sku":"R5792-2027","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/p_bbdfbfea-6268-4fd7-ac02-d24b8c115eab.jpg?v=1746552679"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/irene-schweizer.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}