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Catalogue number

LP-WWR-4815

Colour

Black

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Rough Trade Exclusive

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2024-02-02

Signed copies

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Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

5065014356241

Total Cap

Black LPx2

CD-WWR-4815

2024-01-05

5065014356234

Artist

Tom Berkmann

Genre US

Jazz

Label US

Whirlwind Recordings

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Bassist Tom Berkmann is joined on 'Journey' by a select crew of the brightest young stars of the thriving Berlin jazz scene - Ben Kraef on tenor sax, Carl Morgan on guitar, Simon Seidl on piano and drummer Fabian Rosch

Berkmann has travelled a long way already. In his childhood home among the Bavarian Alps, where the loudest sounds were the ringing of church bells and the mooing of cows, he discovered the power of music via his sister's collection of rock records: Jimi Hendrix, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Nirvana. Improvised music and the double bass were revelations that spurred his next voyages of discovery - first to the Richard Strauss Conservatory in Munich, then north to the Jazz Institute in Berlin, then across the ocean to New York at the Manhattan School Of Music.

Since returning to Berlin, he has released two acclaimed albums as part of the band SCOPES. Now we are invited to join him for 'Journey', his debut album as a leader and composer. The music hooks the listener immediately, anchored by Berkmann's resonating bass sound, beautifully captured in all of its gut- string glory. His compositions are complex yet accessible, mixing the sophistication of his immersion in the jazz scene with his love of popular song. As Tom explains: "Genre- wise I'd call it modern jazz but I don't really fit into that box of contemporary jazz - sometimes too melodic, too groovy. I wasn't thinking about whether it was experimental enough - it's just the music that felt natural to me as I wrote it."

Journey

Music US

Discover Journey by Tom Berkmann. Bassist Tom Berkmann's debut album as a leader and composer, featuring a select crew of Berlin jazz stars. Label: Whirlwind Recordings.