This record is a small sensation, filled exclusively with enigmatic compositions by the acclaimed Munich jazz bassist.

If playing hard is a sign of quality in Rock, then one must take the term 'soft' with a grain of salt in Jazz. Exceptions confirm the rule, especially when soft is not synonymous with insipid, but, on the contrary, for deep, contemplative, introspective and clear. It has been a long time since there has been such a soft, and yet beautiful and unfathomable album as the Munich-based bass player and cellist Henning Sieverts' 'Hidden C'. One is reminded of Jimmy Giuffre's early albums or of Paul Desmond and Gerry Mulligan in the 1960s. And yet Henning Sieverts' music is much more complex.

'Making a bass or cello record is just not my thing. I'm much more concerned with the composition. The are my works, and I have carefully selected the musicians, who can make it sound good. Amazingly, these musicians have never played together in this combination. I knew all of them from various situations and knew it would work, but when we got together for the first time and played the music, it was an immediate joy. Matthias Nadolny's soft saxophone sound fascinates me. Peter O'Mara is a powerful and yet very lyrical musician with an incredible spectrum of colors on the electric and acoustic guitars. Glauco Venier also has a large palette of colors, from energetic to very tender. Peter and Glauco are also not only brilliant soloists, but are also masterful accompanists. John Hollenbeck can do simply everything on the drums: powerful grooves, feather-light swing and impressionistic dabs of color. Last but not least, I am especially pleased to have been able to get the fantastic singer, Maria Pia de Vito, one of the few Jazz singers who can really improvise. Some of the compositions were written especially for these musicians.'

The musicians who play on 'Hidden C' hail from the USA, Australia, Italy and Germany. Nevertheless, they speak one language, transforming 'Hidden C' into a key masterpiece.

Track Listing

• Hidden C I
• Das Helle Hören
• Little Seahorse
• Hidden C II
• Night Train
• Hidden C III
• Le Chien De Tambour
• Light Orange
• Hidden C IV
• Forward
• Gorizia
• Wheel Air
• Hidden C V
• Caffe Della Pace
• Azzurro Vecchio
• Hidden C VI

Additional Details

Label: Intuition

Genre: Jazz

Run Time: 59:30 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 05/09/25

UPC: 750447338029