Susanne Abbuehl Group: I Am a Rose (1997)

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Susanne Abbuehl (born July 30 1970 in Bern, canton of Berne, Switzerland) is a Swiss jazz singer who performs in various jazz mediums like Progressive jazz, avant-garde jazz, Continental jazz, and post bop. As a child she got lessons in harpsichord, playing baroque music. At the age of 17 she went to Los Angeles where she went to a High School attending music lessons on a daily base. After having finished her studies at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, Netherlands (a.o. with Jeanne Lee and Rachel Gould ) earning a Master's Degree, she began teaching Jazz-singing at the music colleges of Basel and Luzern. She went to India several times to study classical Indian singing with renowned Dr. Prabha Atre. In 2001 her CD "April" was released at German Label ECM. Since then, she tours with her band and other leading jazzmusicians through Europe, North America and Africa, playing a.o. in Montreal, Maputo, Cape Town, Rome, Paris, Zurich, Oslo and other European cities. In May 2006 her third CD "Compass" was released on ECM, (a.o. with Michel Portal). In her work, influences of classical music and traditional European music can be found. Her artistic identity is characterized by reduction to minimalistic instrumentation and arrangements.

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Track Listing

01. I Am Rose (Lyrics By - Gertrude Stein) (6:00)
02. Silent Eyes Open Ears (5:58)
03. Dining Alone (Lyrics By - Carla Bley, John Hunt) (3:57)
04. Night And Day (Composed By - Cole Porter) (5:29)
05. Redbone (Composed By - Cassandra Wilson) (3:53)
06. Far Horizon (Composed By - Linda Sharrock) (5:38)
07. Lonely Woman (Lyrics By - Margo Guryan) (5:43)
08. Ichnaton's Daughters (6:08)
09. You Can't Go Home Again (5:13)
10. Still I'm A River (5:45)
11. You Won't Forget Me (2:26)

Personnel

Susanne Abbuehl: Voice
Wolfert Brederode: Grand Piano
Tony Overwater: Double Bass
Christof May: Sopr. Saxophone, Bass Clarinet
Steve Heather: Percussion
Marc Van Roon: Grand Piano (8)
Miwako Hannya: Harpsichord (3)
Kristina Fuchs, Natasza Kurek, Stephie Buttrich: Voices (3,10)