or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
or
Amazon Prime Free Trial required. Sign up when you check out. Learn More
More Buying Choices
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Rainmaker's Dance
 
See larger image
 

Rainmaker's Dance

Uli LenzAudio CD
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Price: $11.11 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details
  Special Offers Available
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.
Only 2 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).
Want it delivered Wednesday, February 1? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. Details

Amazon's Uli Lenz Store

Image of Uli Lenz
Visit Amazon's Uli Lenz Store
for all the music, discussions, and more.

Special Offers and Product Promotions

  • Get $1 in Amazon MP3 credit with qualifying purchase. Limited to one promotional credit per customer. Here's how (restrictions apply)

Product Details

  • Audio CD (April 24, 2001)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Arkadia Jazz
  • ASIN: B00005IC2X
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #185,144 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

 
1. Traumatic Experiences With Bavarian Trapdoors
2. Rainmaker's Dance
3. Umbrella Indoors
4. 1, 2, 3 Cuckoo!
5. Rip (Rest in Peace)
6. Subway to Vanilla City
7. Perfect Couple
8. Brake for the Wild Boar Blues
9. One Year After
10. Orange Coalition
11. My Foolish Hear
12. Little Ostrich

Editorial Reviews

Hot House

”His penchant for resonant tonal clusters and deep, sometimes somber chording sets him apart from the copycat neoclassical bop breed.”

Product Description

The discovery of German Jazz pianist Uli Lenz s CD, Uli Lenz: Rainmakers Dance, is a thought provoking and moving event. Rarely will you hear a Jazz album with a combination of such power and grace. From the spellbinding delicacy of A Perfect Couple to the stormy heights of Traumatic Experiences with Bavarian Trapdoors, Uli Lenz unique sound and writing style make him a rising star on the Jazz horizon. His songs, One Year After and Umbrella Indorrs, were featured on the soundtrack of the award-winning film Sideways starring Paul Giamatti. Already renowned internationally, Lenz is joined on his U.S. debut by music masters Ira Coleman on bass, Horacio El Negro Hernandez on drums, with Arkadia label mate alto saxophonist T.K. Blue on several cuts as well. With a formidable command of the keyboard, composition and style, Uli Lenz: Rainmakers Dance not only represents the best of Jazz's past, present and future, but masterfully displays the pianist s playful sense of time and melody on this impressive album!

 

Customer Reviews

1 Review
5 star:
 (1)
4 star:    (0)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
5.0 out of 5 stars (1 customer review)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars New Jazz Pianist/Compser Debuts on Arkadia, May 29, 2001
By 
F. Norman Vickers (Pensacola, FL United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
This review is from: Rainmaker's Dance (Audio CD)
When I picked up this CD, a glance at the tune-list told me this was an unusual album. Of twelve tunes on the album, only one, "My foolish heart" was familiar. The other eleven were compsed by Lenz. I thought, maybe producer Bob Karcy and/or Lena had a foolish heart or ego.

On reading producer Bob Karcy's liner notes, I learned that Lenz receive classical piano training and then moved on to jazz. He has performed jazz concerts in his native Germany but this CD is his first recording effort in the U. S.

The breadth of Lenz's pianistic and compositional skills are astounding. He swings. Some tunes are Monk-like in their harmonies. Some tunes have florid runs reminiscent of the Roger Williams "signature" run on "Autumn Leaves." He even give sthe ballad "My Foolish Heart" his own unique treatment with unusual harmonies. Lenz's compoistions have unique titles which have to do with his own experiences, but you'll have to listen to the album and read the liner notes to fully appreciate this.

Lenz is backed by New York studio musicians Ira Coleman, bass; Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez, drums; and, on two numbers, by alto saxophonist T. K. Blue.

Congratulations for Lenz and group for a gigantic first effort. I hope for the next album sooner rather than later.

--F. Norman Vickers is volunteer executive director of the Jazz Society of Pensacola ( FL).

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Only search this product's reviews



Tag this product

 (What's this?)
Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.
Your tags: Add your first tag
 

Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   
Related forums


Listmania!


Create a Listmania! list

So You'd Like to...


Create a guide


Look for Similar Items by Category


Look for Similar Items by Subject

Search Music by subject:





i.e., each title must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...