Plays Hits Agogo
by Lutz Krajenski
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Son Montuno
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Supreme
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Places We Go
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This Is Not A Tango
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Us feat. Alana Alexander
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LUTZ KRAJENSKI Plays Hits Agogo
Agogo Records
EAN 4260130540937
As our label Agogo Records celebrated its ten years anniversary in 2017 we thought it's about time for an appraisal. It's about time for a special album release that's way more than just a best of- / remix-compilation sampler.
Our anniversary release is, similar to our back catalogue, multi-faceted and iridescent. It's a body of work created by an exceptionally gifted Jazz arranger and talented keyboarder, an analogue compendium of digitally crafted Agogo classics and a new and oftentimes radical re-interpretation of groovy, electronic club music that has been released via our imprint throughout the past decade.
we commissioned arranger and piano player Lutz Krajenski, who has worked with artists like Roger Cicero, Tom Jones and Manfred Krug in the past, to re-interpret and revisit ten classic tunes from the labels back catalogue for this album. Not knowing to which places this journey would lead to Krajenski started to work on tunes originally written by Mo' Horizons, Mop Mop or The Juju Orchestra and re-arranged them in a way that they obtained a new feel, a new meaning as well as a radically new sound when they were recorded with the help of various guest musicians stemming from Krajenski's inner circle of friends in the music scene as well as the singer Alana Alexander who played an important role in shaping the sound of the album.
Hailing from New York City Alana Alexander was raised on a very distinct diet of music from an early age onwards and especially inspired by the sound of Gospel choirs as her father used to be one of the most renowned preachers in the Bronx area. Coming from this perspective and background she went on to study Vocal Jazz at the Manhatten School Of Music and fully focus on her musical talent which, amongst others, led to stage appearances at the famous Apollo Theatre in Harlem alongside greats like Eric Benet, Faith Evans, Keiko Lee and Angie Stone as well as working as a songwriter for the eight times Grammy winner Jay Newland.
From our perspective Krajenski left a very distinct mark on the albums sound and therefore the final outcome is way more than just an anniversary album. That's why it's called „Lutz Krajenski plays Hits Agogo“. For Krajenski it seems like the original tunes sound more like remixes of his own reworks although the albums approach is a contrary one.
01. I Got Hope feat. Alana Alexander
(original version by The Hi-Fly Orchestra)
02. Soul Desire feat. Alana Alexander
(original version by The Soul Session)
03. Green Day feat. Alana Alexander
(original version by Mo’Horizons)
04. Do The Boogaloo feat. Alana Alexander
(original version by Mo’Horizons)
05. Son Montuno
(original version by Una Mas Trio)
06. Supreme
(original version by Mop Mop)
07. Spinning Top feat. Alana Alexander
(original version by Sola Rosa)
08. Places We Go
(original version by Da Lata)
09. This Is Not A Tango
(original version by The Juju Orchestra)
10. Loa Chant feat. Alana Alexander
(original version by Mop Mop)
11. Us feat. Alana Alexander
by Alana Alexander & Lutz Krajenski
The Band:
Lutz Krajenski - hammond, piano, arrangements, production
Alana Alexander - vocals
Stephan Abel - saxophone, flute
Bruno Müller - guitar
Peter Gall - drums
Christian Diener - bass
Jürgen Neudert - trombone
Benjamin Brown - trumpet
Phil Kullmann - congas, bongos, pandeiro, agogo, triangle, tambourine, woodblock
LUTZ KRAJENSKI Plays Hits Agogo
Agogo Records
EAN 4260130540937
As our label Agogo Records celebrated its ten years anniversary in 2017 we thought it's about time for an appraisal. It's about time for a special album release that's way more than just a best of- / remix-compilation sampler.
Our anniversary release is, similar to our back catalogue, multi-faceted and iridescent. It's a body of work created by an exceptionally gifted Jazz arranger and talented keyboarder, an analogue compendium of digitally crafted Agogo classics and a new and oftentimes radical re-interpretation of groovy, electronic club music that has been released via our imprint throughout the past decade.
we commissioned arranger and piano player Lutz Krajenski, who has worked with artists like Roger Cicero, Tom Jones and Manfred Krug in the past, to re-interpret and revisit ten classic tunes from the labels back catalogue for this album. Not knowing to which places this journey would lead to Krajenski started to work on tunes originally written by Mo' Horizons, Mop Mop or The Juju Orchestra and re-arranged them in a way that they obtained a new feel, a new meaning as well as a radically new sound when they were recorded with the help of various guest musicians stemming from Krajenski's inner circle of friends in the music scene as well as the singer Alana Alexander who played an important role in shaping the sound of the album.
Hailing from New York City Alana Alexander was raised on a very distinct diet of music from an early age onwards and especially inspired by the sound of Gospel choirs as her father used to be one of the most renowned preachers in the Bronx area. Coming from this perspective and background she went on to study Vocal Jazz at the Manhatten School Of Music and fully focus on her musical talent which, amongst others, led to stage appearances at the famous Apollo Theatre in Harlem alongside greats like Eric Benet, Faith Evans, Keiko Lee and Angie Stone as well as working as a songwriter for the eight times Grammy winner Jay Newland.
From our perspective Krajenski left a very distinct mark on the albums sound and therefore the final outcome is way more than just an anniversary album. That's why it's called „Lutz Krajenski plays Hits Agogo“. For Krajenski it seems like the original tunes sound more like remixes of his own reworks although the albums approach is a contrary one.
01. I Got Hope feat. Alana Alexander
(original version by The Hi-Fly Orchestra)
02. Soul Desire feat. Alana Alexander
(original version by The Soul Session)
03. Green Day feat. Alana Alexander
(original version by Mo’Horizons)
04. Do The Boogaloo feat. Alana Alexander
(original version by Mo’Horizons)
05. Son Montuno
(original version by Una Mas Trio)
06. Supreme
(original version by Mop Mop)
07. Spinning Top feat. Alana Alexander
(original version by Sola Rosa)
08. Places We Go
(original version by Da Lata)
09. This Is Not A Tango
(original version by The Juju Orchestra)
10. Loa Chant feat. Alana Alexander
(original version by Mop Mop)
11. Us feat. Alana Alexander
by Alana Alexander & Lutz Krajenski
The Band:
Lutz Krajenski - hammond, piano, arrangements, production
Alana Alexander - vocals
Stephan Abel - saxophone, flute
Bruno Müller - guitar
Peter Gall - drums
Christian Diener - bass
Jürgen Neudert - trombone
Benjamin Brown - trumpet
Phil Kullmann - congas, bongos, pandeiro, agogo, triangle, tambourine, woodblock
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released May 4, 2018
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