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Act 1992-2007: 15 Magic Years - CD | Out Of Print

  • Format: CD
  • Cat No.: ACT 9470-2
  • Barcode: 6 14427 94702 4
  • German Release: 23/03/2007

Die ultimative Compilation "zelebriert Highlights aus 15 Jahren hochkarätiger Labelgeschichte von ACT". AUDIOPHILES HIGHLIGHT - STEREO

 
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ACT: 15 MAGIC YEARS 1992-2007 Fifteen years after music producer and publisher Siegfried "Siggi" Loch founded ACT, the Munich-based label can look back on more than 200 releases that embrace a wide range of jazz styles and have been presented with numerous awards for commercial achievement and artistic merit. Siggi Loch has personally selected some highlights, which illuminate the history of the label from the years 1992 up to 2007, for this anniversary-compilation "15 Magic Years". Prologue "Della Mae" JOHN LEE HOOKER from "Lost Blues Tapes" ACT 6000-2 As a teenager, Siggi Loch became a jazz fan after seeing Sidney Bechet live in concert. At the age of 19, he got his first job in the record industry with the ambition of becoming a record producer and starting his own label. His first discove...

Recording Information

Produced by Siegfried Loch


Tracks

  1. 1 Della Mae ( Hooker, John Lee) 03:15
  2. 2 Funèbre ( Schaefer, Eric) 04:45
  3. 3 Asta ( Danielsson, Lars) 05:35
  4. 4 Fragile ( Sumner, G. M.) 03:13
  5. 5 The Global Soul ( Binney, David) 04:10
  6. 6 Shining On You ( Svensson, Esbjörn / Larsson, Emrik) 04:03
  7. 7 Calima ( Nuñez, Gerardo) 04:44
  8. 8 Tennessee Waltz ( King, Pee Wee / Stewart, Redd) 04:22
  9. 9 Down By The Old Well ( traditional) 06:51
  10. 10 Dodge The Dodo ( Svensson, Esbjörn / Berglund, Dan / Öström, Magnus) 05:15
  11. 11 Massanicissé ( traditional) 04:14
  12. 12 Wade In The Water ( Goldstein, Gil) 04:45
  13. 13 Walk Tall ( Adderley, Nat) 05:17
  14. 14 Mangustao ( Lê, Nguyên / Borker, Dominique) 04:08
  15. 15 Black Is The Colour Of My True Love's Hair ( traditional) 04:42
  16. 16 Tangos ( Mendoza, Vince) 07:08

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