BOECK, ANDREAS - Partly Clouded (Sealed) (CD)

With "Partly Clouded" the composer, pianist and physician Andreas B?ck has released his 3rd album. The title certainly reflects the current difficult times worldwide without drifting into depression. The interweaving of three poems by Hugo von Hofmannsthal speaks for a consistent continuation of what B?ck is also concerned with: the symbiosis of music and poetry. While the debut album "Dream within a Dream" was a purely English-language album with excellent reviews and an award nomination in the USA, "Partly Clouded" combines German-language poetry with ballad-like melancholy melodies. But also classical elements as well as rocking, instrumental R&B pieces are not missing this time. B?ck is again accompanied by his profiled band with Franz Schaden (bass), Michael Scheed (guitar), J?rg Mikula (drums & percussion), Juan Carlos Paniagua Bustamante (accordion), and as guest musician Florian Fuss (saxophone & flute). In about 60 minutes, a varied, anticyclical arc is spanned, which reflects the compositional complexity of this musician.