This album is probably one of the most outstanding jazz discoveries of this year and highlights the significance of early Jazz-Rock recordings from East Germany in the late 60s to the early 1970s.
The highly talented organist Ulrich Gumpert, along with top musicians like drummer Günter "Baby" Sommer, bassist Gert Lübke, and guitarist Günter Dobrowolsky, formed a powerful independent quartet as well the rhythm section within the Klaus Lenz Orchestra and later of the group SOK. Their modern, soulful, and funky Jazz-Rock compositions gained popularity and were even promoted by the
East Berlin youth radio. Guest artists like the famous Günther Fischer contributed to their first recordings. This retrospective LP celebrates a groundbreaking yet underappreciated era in East German Jazz and Rock history.

Trackliste

A1 Ulrich Gumpert Quartett - Der Läufer Auf Dem Dach
A2 Ulrich Gumpert Quartett - Karo Einfach
A3 Ulrich Gumpert Quartett - Drittens
A4 Ulrich Gumpert Quartett - Rot Und Grün
A5 Ulrich Gumpert Quartett - So Einfach Ist Das
A6 Ulrich Gumpert Quartett - Hallo Ulli
A7 Ulrich Gumpert Quartett - High Heel Sneakers
A8 Ulrich Gumpert Quartett - Gedanken