Germany’s Tramp Records has put together an expansive 2xLP retrospective release celebrating 80-year old German composer, bandleader and trumpeter Frédéric Rabold, spanning five decades worth of recorded music.

This superb limited-edition 17-track release showcases Rabold’s highly eclectic approach, infusing everything from avant-garde and fusion to Latin and jazz dance. His motto was that there is good and not so good music in all styles, and throughout his impressive recording career he successfully was able to experiment in a lot of areas musically and excel in just about every area he and groups he performed with choose to explore.

Some of the records stand out tracks include the massive dancefloor gems “Spring Feelings” and “Solstice Celebrations”, the hard-hitting jazz-fusion cuts “Beatschön” and “Berlin”, the groove-oriented “Relaxing Walk”, the epic “The Last Of The Past”, with much of the A side of the record highlighting Rabold’s more avant work.

Overall, a well-crafted retrospective release of one of Germany’s most brilliantly talented artists and bandleaders. Highly recommended!

Frédéric Rabold — Time Machine
(Tramp Records)

1. Frederic Rabold Crew – Noon In Tunisia
2. Frederic Rabold Crew – Yahtzee
3. Frederic Rabold Crew – Time Machine I
4. Frederic Rabold Crew – Indian Impression
5. Frederic Rabold Crew – Children Of The Sun
6. Frederic Rabold Crew – Zest
7. Frederic Rabold Crew – Ride On
8. Frederic Rabold Crew – Explosion
9. Frederic Rabold Crew – Beatschön
10. Frederic Rabold Crew – Januschka
11. Frederic Rabold Inspiration Orchestra – The Last Of The Past
12. Frederic Rabold Inspiration Orchestra – Berlin
13. Frederic Rabold Crew – Solstice Celebrations
14. Frederic Rabold – Blue Cha Cha Cha
15. Spring Feelings
16. Frederic Rabold Inspiration Orchestra – Relaxing Walk
17. Frederic Rabold Crew – Brother W.H.

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• Jazz
• Jazz Dance
• Jazz Fusion
• Reissue