How exciting to find pianist Jutta Hipp on 78 rpm! I’m a fan of her Blue Note releases on vinyl from the mid to late 50s. Here we find Jutta playing in Munich with Austrian saxophonist Hans Koller, who moved to Germany in 1950.
This cool tune “Up from Munich” will give you a light head rush as it airily bops along, seeming to never touch the ground.
Koller has a light “dry martini” sound that immediately reminded me of Paul Desmond’s approach – yet in 1952 Desmond and the Dave Brubeck band were not yet widely known.
Recorded in Munich, Germany on May 20th, 1952.
Released as Discovery 1742.
Credits
Hans Koller – tenor sax
Jutta Hipp – piano
Franz (Shorty) Roder – bass
Karl Sanner – drums