Playlist 15 Tracks From Jcr [Audio CD] Jazzanova (Various)

Berlin's audio casanovas cap a period of previously unprecedented activity with Playlist, a compilation that plunders the four-year back-catalogue of their well-respected nu jazz dealership. The collision of the classic with the contemporary is the key to both the success of Jazzanova's own material and the A&R stance of their Compost affiliated imprint. As such, this 15-track selection sees esteemed JCR associates Victor Davies, Koop and the Underwolves knocking boots with everything from the piano experimentalism of DJ Matsuoka, spaced oddities from Poland and Manfred Ludwig's long lost East German sextet. Although free from too much filler, the old hands still manage to put the younger steeds to shame, the highlight of Playlist taking the form of the horn-flecked tongue-twister "Wsop Pampasow", recorded by Jerzy Milian way back in 1975. --Kingsley Marshall