Father And Sun – Wolfgang Muthspiel Quintet (Rising Grace) | ECM Records

Wolfgang Muthspiel
Rising Grace

Wolfgang Muthspiel: guitar
Ambrose Akinmusire: trumpet
Brad Mehldau: piano
Larry Grenadier: double-bass
Brian Blade: drums

Wolfgang Muthspiel – whom The New Yorker has called “a shining light” among today’s jazz guitarists – made his ECM leader debut in 2014 with the trio disc Driftwood, featuring him alongside two longtime colleagues, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Brian Blade. For his follow-up – Rising Grace – the Austrian guitarist has convened a very special quintet, adding jazz luminary Brad Mehldau on piano and the outstanding young trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire to the subtly virtuosic Grenadier/Blade rhythm section. Muthspiel moves between electric guitar and classically tinged acoustic six-string, his playing by turns grooving (“Boogaloo”) and enchanting (“Rising Grace”). The lyrical flights of Akinmusire’s trumpet and the probing improvisations of Mehldau run through Muthspiel’s rich set of compositions like golden threads, the tracks including a warm tribute to a late, great ECM artist, Kenny Wheeler (“Den Wheeler, Den Kenny”). Rising Grace also includes a deeply melodious piece that Mehldau composed especially for the album, “Wolfgang’s Waltz.”

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Video by Laura Pleifer.

[DavidRothwellAdWords]

Absolutely extraordinary. I have no idea how they continue to do it. But after more than 40 years of listening, anything with ECM on it means simply bliss.

[Jerominus]

How is it possible I listen to this already for 5 years and it is every time a new music? These guys made it together, great artists all. Not to talk about Melhdau and Brian Blade!! Muthspiel is a wonder artist, can't say much more. Grenadier makes me cry. This ECM record is one of the best ever (and they made so many very Greats). Love the video here. Father and sun is in my heart forever.

[peteragnew]

musical conversations between these stars define affinity

[renatoconroy]

Wow....never heard of this trumpet player before....what a sublime connectedness

[UkuleleAversion]

Solos:
2:44 Larry
4:04 Wolfgang
7:16 Ambrose
10:46 Brad

[vcp]

Yet another great artist(s) and another reason I LOVE ECM. Purchasing an ECM recording is like hitting the broad side of a barn; you just can't miss when you pick up a recording from one of their artists.

[zebop]

As a longtime listener to many other ECM artists I feel I should have heard some of Wolfgang Muthspiel’s music before now. I hadn’t but I have now and I’m hooked. Great to hear Brad Mehldau and Larry Grenadier in a different context and Ambrose Akinmusire is a revelation too. Brian Blade is a sensitive drummer behind it all.

[omer-sela-rothenberg]

The bass player is unbelievable! Such tasteful, classy lines. Grade AA musicians right here!

[kalzone]

So happy ECM is still turning out stuff like this! I put them on hold for years. Mutual "Welcome back" here!

[nelsonrivera]

Hipnotizan: el sonido de Akinmusire, el trompetista; el intenso solo de Grenadier; el corto y sensitivo lucimiento de Melhdau, que sugiere que este tema será versionado decenas de veces durante los próximos años; la riqueza rítmica de Blade; y la impecable hospitalidad de Muthspiel. Inigualable quinteto.

[greeksalad]

Wolfgang Muthspiel: guitar
Ambrose Akinmusire: trumpet
Brad Mehldau: piano
Larry Grenadier: double-bass
Brian Blade: drums


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What an incredible lineup of musicians! Thank you so very much for uploading this wonderful video!

[Jerominus]

Probably the best we can ever hear of jazz imaginations... this is completely mad. Crazy beauty. Amazing they can play this together...

[zarkozivkovic]

One of the greatest guitarist and composer

[drpangloss]

Manfred E doesn’t miss.... great stuff ....
I’ve been a fan of ECM since70’s!!!!

[tumimogorosi]

So much love ...Brian Blade such amazing grace

[theoforde-stiegler]

How do I not know this fabulous trumpet tone?

[yakuphanbilgic]

Got the CD after watching this video, I have to say that this performance is much better than the album version of this song. Wish they upload more from this night. Rest of the album is really elegant

[nonodaclown]

That bass at the beginning gets me every time

[theoteboul]

line-up de rêve !! les ptits veinards de ce soir là oh qu'ils ont dû se régaler avec des pointures pareilles..

[jericrobin]

Larry Grenadier is a long time collaborator of Brad Mehldau's and is part of his main Trio that's why he's so tight and a brilliant bassist All in all these guys make a terrific quintet- a great team and fantastic live -see them ! Ecxellent jazz !!! 5star