Blue Hawk

Now elder statesmen of German jazz, these two distinguished players were once firebrands in the free jazz scene of the sixties. Playing together in Schoof’s Orchestra and in Von Schlippenbach’s Globe Unity Orchestra, they were seminal influences on European free jazz. Although they have mellowed somewhat, their intuitive experience is clear on this new duo album. Interviewed in the liner notes Schoof is asked how does he approach a recording, and what makes a record successful?

The answer: “You listen to it and think they’re either good or they aren’t. That’s how you decide whether to release them.” As simple as that. Blue Hawk is most definitely being released.