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Quotation „In Austria the drummer leaves his mark not only on ECM albums alongside Werner Pirchner and Harry Pepl“Salzburger Nachrichten, culture section, 28 October 2025, p. 9; translated from the German 2025
Quotation „In the 1980s Harry Pepl was one of the most sought-after guitarists in Europe.“Christian Bakonyi · Christian Bakonyi, text accompanying the Ö1 Jazznacht for Pepl’s 80th birthday, orf.at, 6 September 2025; translated from the German 2025
Quotation „Not many musicians release new CDs 20 years after their death.“F. Jureček, Kronen Zeitung · “Die Schemen eines Lebenden”, Kronen Zeitung, 18 December 2025, p. 42 2025
Quotation „Now it can be experienced live again. I think that is unique in Europe“Daniel Pepl · Fullmax Recordings press text for the album “Live”, 2025, p. 1 2025
Quotation „The incredible improvisations and rapid cascades of sound, delivered in the most exciting way at the highest technical level, thrilled not …“Christian Bakonyi · On the Jazzzwio in Montreux 1981; programme text for the Ö1 Jazznacht “Zum 80. Geburtstag von Gitarrist Harry Pepl”, orf.at, Saturday 6 September 2025; translated from the German 2025
Quotation „The jazz guitarist Harry Pepl, who died in 2005, is the only Austrian musician to have recorded three albums with DeJohnette, in the 1980s“APA news service (Austria Presse Agentur, APA0208), 27 October 2025; translated from the German 2025
Quotation „“Air, Love & Vitamins” from the repertoire of the Austrian JazzZwio of Harry Pepl and Werner Pirchner“RONDO (online), 27 September 2025 2025
Quotation „An anecdote that shows how deeply Pepl, despite his modern, highly virtuosic guitar playing, was also rooted in the jazz guitar tradition“Thomas Palme · Facebook post for Harry Pepl's 81st birthday, 10 September 2026; translated from the German 2026
Quotation „Doris Linser, soprano, absolutely must appear in the line-up. Without her we could not have set all the submitted texts to music in …“Martin Mumelter · Email to Daniel Pepl, 19 October 2026; translated from the German 2026
Quotation „Harry Pepl, whom I later met again and again and could admire, was also such a kind person! In the studio, too, the calm he radiated was …“Thomas Declaude · Email to Daniel Pepl, 18 October 2026, written for the archive 2026
Quotation „His musicianship was at a high level, and of course his proficiency and mastery of his instrument was indicative of a style all his own. I …“Ronnie Burrage · Email to Daniel Pepl, 18 October 2026, written for the archive 2026
Quotation „I would rather not speak of “leadership”, though; there was none, from then on we thought everything through and did everything together.“Martin Mumelter · Email to Daniel Pepl, 19 October 2026; translated from the German 2026
Quotation „Man, Harry Pepl was first and foremost a wonderful human being. I am proud to call him a friend. His playing was fearless, and that's how …“Ronnie Burrage · Email to Daniel Pepl, 18 October 2026, written for the archive 2026
Quotation „Repertoire that engages with important figures of jazz in Vienna, such as the guitarist Harry Pepl“Ö1, Radiosession (programme page on orf.at), 24 June 2026; translated from the German 2026
Quotation „to this day a very vivid memory of one of Austria's greatest jazz guitarists“Thomas Palme · Facebook post for Harry Pepl's 81st birthday, 10 September 2026; translated from the German 2026
Quotation „Unable to read music, I presented my ideas for the songs. And what these outstanding musicians made of them was simply magnificent! I can …“Thomas Declaude · Email to Daniel Pepl, 18 October 2026, written for the archive 2026
Quotation „“Never-before-heard sounds” is what Joachim Ernst Berendt promises the audience at the final concert in Mainz on 28 November, played by an …“Julia Neupert and Sara Barth, Chronology of the SWR NEWJazz Meeting (1966 to 2026), SWR, 2026 2026
Quotation „Angular, clear and powerful was his playing on various acoustic and electric guitars.“Roland Spiegel · Broadcast script “Was heute geschah” (What happened today), Bayerischer Rundfunk (Bavarian public broadcaster), Roland Spiegel (undated, before 2020; Daniel Pepl archive)
Quotation „Benny had such a radiance, really, in his phrasing and in everything, it was absolutely brilliant“Harry Pepl · On Benny Goodman; conversation with Nikolaus Kohler (Interview 2-10), quoted in Kohler 2006, p. 60
Quotation „Giant of improvisation“Le Monde · Le Monde (original article in the gamsbART archive, Heimo Steps); quoted in Kleine Zeitung, 10 January 1988, p. 18
Quotation „His duo partner, the vibraphonist Werner Pirchner, called him “a completely straight-down-the-line guy”.“Roland Spiegel · Broadcast script “Was heute geschah” (What happened today), Bayerischer Rundfunk (Bavarian public broadcaster), Roland Spiegel (undated, before 2020; Daniel Pepl archive)
Quotation „I played Rock & Soul strings because they stay in tune, don’t oxidise, are easy to bend, and are soft and perfect in sound.“Harry Pepl · Advertisement by Thomastik-Infeld (Vienna, Austria) for the guitar strings “Rock & Soul Strings”, 1980s; translated from the German
Quotation „It actually came about through the Art Orchestra that we played together more and more.“Harry Pepl · On Air Mail; conversation with Nikolaus Kohler (Interview 4-53), quoted in Kohler 2006, p. 47
Quotation „That is me, I recorded all of it myself“Harry Pepl · Reply to Herbert Joos, who compared a multitrack recording with the ORF Big Band; as told by Clemens Salesny in the interview with Stefan Heckel (20 September 2018), Heckel 2024, p. 239
Quotation „The Art Orchestra was open as a band, there was a lot of room, even though some things were written out too. It was ace to play along.“Harry Pepl · On the Vienna Art Orchestra; conversation with Nikolaus Kohler (Interview 4-50), quoted in Kohler 2006, p. 47
Quotation „understood immediately at the first or second rhythmic impulse, so that everyone knew where the other was“Harry Pepl · On Jack DeJohnette; conversation with Nikolaus Kohler (Interview 2-25), quoted in Kohler 2006, p. 140
Quotation „With his musicality, his search for sounds that differed from the jazz conventions of the time, and with such lovely punning titles as …“Roland Spiegel · Broadcast script “Was heute geschah” (What happened today), Bayerischer Rundfunk (Bavarian public broadcaster), Roland Spiegel (undated, before 2020; Daniel Pepl archive)

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