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'Lotz Of Music meets Batá Drums - 2-CD Box, Le Coq Rouge', by Lotz Of Music

CD 1 presents their work as jazz quintet. CD 2 presents their first collaboration with three Cuban Bata drums. Voted #1 at WEFT Illinois. Catalogue number 9920122 VIA Jazz. Released 1997 by VIA Records, Hilversum (The Netherlands). Recorded January 17/18, August 20/21 and October 16/24 1996 at Kwetterhof Studio Wormerveer NL.

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Musicians:

Mark Alban Lotz (flutes, tambourine, mouthharp, handclapping); Maarten Ornstein (clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor sax, electric tenor sax); Stefan Schmid (piano, handclapping); Marius Beets (acoustic bass); Stefan Kruger (drums, batá drums, handclapping); Jos Machtel (valve trombone, tuba); André Pet (trombone, bas trombone); Javier Campos Martinez (batá drums, shekere, quinto); Frank van Dok (batá drums, cow-bell); Sjahin During (batá drums); Jos De Haas (batá drums, shekere, guirro, quinto)

Tracks:

CD1; Seven From Heaven (Lotz); Dr. Gregg (Kruger); Slavic Disease (Lotz); Tamago (Lotz); Max Zillion (Beets); Untitled Original (Ornstein); Straußen's Alptraum (Lotz); Una Muy Bonita (O.Coleman); Two Note Head (Lotz); Belmondo Geht Übern Place Pigalle (Lotz); Dj.S. (Kruger); CD2; Blues For Yemayá (trad./Lotz); Train Track (Vogel/Lotz); Baba Furruru (trad./Lotz); Bandada (trad./Lotz); Odua/Obatalá (trad./Lotz); Checke, Checke (trad./Lotz); Duke's Trip (Kruger); Chango (trad./Lotz); Ibedyi (trad./Lotz); Le Coq Rouge (Lotz); Epilogue Train Track (Vogel/Lotz)

Says the press:

This is not just an exotic flirt but a real organic fusion. (De Volkskrant)
This is no tasteless eclecticism or cheap exotism but classy Jazz music. (Entr'acte)
This is no jazz with Cuban invluences or vice versa but a beautyfull amalgamation of two styles of music. (Man)