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Café Luz

released in march2004 at Altrisuoni

Musicians:
Moritz Peter sax/cl
George Brown dr
William Chabbey bs
Emmanuel Chabbey bs
Carlos Werneck perc (Jeri)

Recording Studio: Studio 32
Engineer: Phil Desbois
Art work: Corrado Bernasconi
Cover Photo: Sonja Bärlocher

 Moritz Peter Quartet CD "Café Luz"
  1. Muskatnuss (M.Peter)
    A straight ahead tune to introduce William, George and myself. Muskatnuss is the German word for nutmeg and one of the few expressions in William's
    German vocabulary.
  2. Valse à Tijuca (M.Peter)
    Tijuca is a popular neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro. I lived there for a while and wrote this waltz.
  3. Theo (M.Peter)
    A little ballad in memory of my friend, the trumpet player Theo Jost.
  4. Cafe Luz (M.Peter)
    "Kafi Luz" is a Swiss-German expression. It's a way to prepare coffee in Switzerland (very thin with some liquor added) and became one of the band's favourite drinks. A modal composition with a tricky chord progression in the bridge. George plays a wonderful drum solo.
  5. Liquor Dreams (M.Peter)
    One of my earlier compositions. I used to play it as a ballad but for the CD we preferred to give it a Bossa touch.
  6. Manu's Blues (W.Chabbey)
    A very groovy composition from William. He wrote it for his brother Emmanuel.
  7. Valse à Jonathan (W.Chabbey)
    Rather a 6/8 than a valse. This song has been in our repertoire since we began playing together as a group now was the chance to record it. The composition is dedicated to William's son. Manu plays a very nice bass solo.
  8. Jeri (M.Peter)
    "Jeri " is a short form for Jericoacoara, a wonderful place in the northeast of Brazil. We planned to record it as a duo with clarinet and guitar to close the album. It turned out to be a trio with the spontaneous participation of Carlos playing percussion
After four years of performing regularly together  in France and Switzerland, making  a second CD was a very natural thing. For me it is a pleasure to play with the same musicians that were featured on my first CD. William Chabbey is an outstanding guitarist in the Paris jazz scene with a very strong personality. His younger brother Emmanuel Chabbey is already a well sought after bass player in France. To play with George Brown is always a musical challenge and at the same time a pleasure because with him everything and everyone sounds better immediately. A special thank you goes to Brazilian bass player Carlos Werneck for his percussion playing on "Jeri" and to Phil Dubois, the recording engineer.
   

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