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Harry Pepl * 1945  † 2005

Thursday, 8 August 2019

50 years of ECM: Pepl rarities go digital

For the anniversary of the renowned European jazz label ECM, JazzEcho presents digitised rarities, including “Schattseite” and the trio album with Pirchner and DeJohnette.

On stage beneath the “Jazz in Neuwied” banner: Harry Pepl on guitar, Jack DeJohnette on drums and Werner Pirchner on vibraphone.
Jazz in Neuwied, June 1982Photo: musical estate, private collection

For the 50th anniversary of the renowned European jazz label ECM, the magazine JazzEcho presents historical recordings that have been released digitally for the first time. Part four of the series features two albums with Harry Pepl: Adelhard Roidinger's “Schattseite” (ECM 1221, 1982), whose core is the trio Austria Drei with Pepl and Werner Pirchner, and “Werner Pirchner / Harry Pepl / Jack DeJohnette” (ECM 1237, 1983).

“50 Jahre ECM Records: Digitalisierte Raritäten von ECM und JAPO, Teil 4”, JazzEcho