Erich Kleinschuster’s projects and initiatives played a vital role in establishing a spiritual home for jazz in Vienna. The founding of his sextet in 1966 and, in 1968, a jazz department at the Vienna Conservatory, were catalysts for a scene that attracted international stars as well as nurturing the careers of home-grown virtuosos. Stunning 6LP Set all analog cut at Abbey Road Studios!

Complete series (6LP): WB0014 Double LP / WB0015 Double LP / WB0016 Double LP

• Cut at Abbey Road Studios by Grammy award winning engineer, Sean Magee
• All Analogue AAA mastering transferred from the original ORF 15IPS studio mastertapes
• Limited edition of 1,000 copies worldwide
• Heavyweight ‘tip-on’ gatefold cover
• 180 gram audiophile quality double LP
• Gatefold cover artwork features previously unpublished session photos
• Pressed by The Vinyl Factory (Previously EMI), UK

Erich Kleinschuster’s projects and initiatives played a vital role in establishing a spiritual home for jazz in Vienna. The founding of his sextet in 1966 and, in 1968, a jazz department at the Vienna Conservatory, were catalysts for a scene that attracted international stars as well as nurturing the careers of home-grown virtuosos. Many jazz exiles, admired in Europe as they never were in the United States, settled for long periods, carving out new lives on the continent. The recordings in this series – many only recently discovered and presented for their first time on these vinyl editions – provide an illuminating and long overdue testament to one of the unsung forces of modern jazz in Europe.

Erich Kleinschuster 6tet Feat. Clifford Jordan & Charles Tolliver / ORF / 1968-69
Vol 1: WB014 / Double LP

Includes performances by Erich Kleinschuster on trombone; Clifford Jordan on tenor saxophone; Charles Tolliver on Trumpet; Robert Politzer on Trumpet; Hans Salomon on tenor saxophone; Fritz Pauer on piano; Rudi Wilfer on piano; Jimmy Woode on bass; Rudolf Hansen on bass and Erich Bachträgl on drums/percussion

Erich Kleinschuster 6tet – ORF 1968-69 –
with Clifford Jordan

Side 1:
Leavin' Train
Impressions Of Scandinavia
Vienna

Side 2:
Looking Across
Sandra
872

Erich Kleinschuster 6tet – ORF 1969 –
with Charles Tolliver

Side 3:
On The Nile
Lil’s Paradise

Side 4:
Paper Man
Right Now
Household Of Saud

Erich Kleinschuster 6tet Feat. Joe Henderson & Dusko Goykovich / ORF / 1968-70
Vol 2: WB015 / Double LP

Includes performances by Erich Kleinschuster on trombone; Joe Henderson on tenor saxophone; Dusko Goykovich on Trumpet; Robert Politzer on Trumpet; Hans Salomon on tenor saxophone, bass clarinet; Fritz Pauer on piano, Fender Rhodes; Rudi Wilfer on piano; Jimmy Woode on bass; Rudolf Hansen on bass; Erich Bachträgl on drums; Fritz Ozmec on drums, percussion

Erich Kleinschuster 6tet – ORF 1968 –
with Joe Henderson

Side 1:
Mamacita
Recorda Me
Chelsea Bridge

Side 2:
Inner Urge
The Kicker
Serenity

Erich Kleinschuster 6tet – ORF 1968-70 –
with Dusko Goykovich

Side 3:
Formel
Tell It Like It Is
A Dream Realized

Side 4:
Sega Se Karame
As Usual
Madison Walk
Moustache

Erich Kleinschuster 6tet Feat. Carmell Jones, Slide Hampton & Art Farmer / ORF / 1968-71
Vol 3: WB016 / Double LP

Includes performances by Erich Kleinschuster on trombone; Carmell Jones on Trumpet; Slide Hampton on trombone; Art Farmer on Trumpet; Palle Mikkelborg on Trumpet; Robert Politzer on Trumpet; Hans Salomon on tenor/alto saxophone; Fritz Pauer on piano, Fender Rhodes; Jimmy Woode on bass; Peter Marshall on bass; Erich Bachträgl on drums, percussion

Erich Kleinschuster 6tet – ORF 1969 –
with Carmell Jones

Side 1:
And Things Will Change
Fantangolin
The J-Dance

Erich Kleinschuster 6tet – ORF 1968 –
with Slide Hampton

Side 2:
Soulsides
Wide Slide
T.E.E.

Side 3:
New World
O.K. Persson
Spain

Erich Kleinschuster 6tet – ORF 1968-71 –
with Art Farmer

Side 4:
Eau Sauvage
Red Jeans
Alisarb

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