Mundell Lowe & Hendrik Meurkens - When Lights Are Lowe

Listening to the present record will make clear instantly that Mundell Lowe is a master of jazz guitar, elegant, never just "pleasant", rarely out for virtuosity show-offs but rather soft, modest, full of warmth and intimicy and a sideman who especially within the intimate context with Meurkens can prove in full measure his mastery of this art - in short: a gentleman on the face of things as well as in his playing. And the present album has got everything it takes to help this guitarists’ guitarist to gain all the long overdue recognition he so richly deserves also here in Europe, here in Germany. It is an album mostly of the softer kind, combining bewitchingly Lowe’s mature elegance with Meurkens’ - always calmly plaintive - harmonica voice: for a dialog among to wise men. press review "This CD is marked by gentle elegance, but even in an extremely gentle bossa like "Bolero para Paquito", the fire of passion can be kindled. It’s a CD for those very special moments in life." (OWL am Sonntag)