Rea

2004 album from Nik Bartsch's Ronin, released on the ECM Records star's own Ronin Rhythm label. The Swiss pianist/composer is famed for his "Zen Funk" sound, a "marriage of Steve Reich minimalism with Sly Stone grooves" (The Times).

Personnel: Nik Bartsch (prepared piano, Fender Rhodes), Björn Meyer (bass), Kaspar Rast (drums), Andi Pupato (percussion) Guests: Michael Gassmann (trumpet), Thomy Geiger (tenor saxophone), Sha (bass clarinet)