Walt Weiskopf – ts
Carl Winther – p
Andreas Lang – b
Anders Mogensen – dr
New York, NY. – American saxophonist, composer and author Walt Weiskopf announces a new album. The new material was recorded in Berlin during a Walt Weiskopf European Quartet (WWEQ) tour in January and February of this year.
The eight-track album “Harmless Addiction” features pianist Carl Winther, bassist Andreas Lang and drummer Anders Mogensen; includes six original compositions by Weiskopf; and is complimented by a beautiful rendition of:
“The Things We Did Last Summer,” (composed by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne) and a swinging version of the bebop classic “Dexterity” (composed by Charlie Parker).
All releases can be found on Spotify, Amazon, Qobuz, iTunes, and Google PLAY.
Says Jazz Weekly about WWEQ’s second album “Worldwide” (Orenda Records, 2019), “Big toned tenor saxist Walt Weiskopf sounds like a Prestige-era John Coltrane on this hard bopping session…”
About Walt Weiskopf:
With twenty critically-acclaimed albums and countless sideman credits, Weiskopf started his career with the Buddy Rich band at the age of 21. In the years since, he has released 20 CDs featuring a stellar cast of the best contemporary jazz musicians including Brad Mehldau, John Pattituci, Joe Magnarelli, Renee Rosnes, Joe Locke, Conrad Herwig, Peter Zak, Billy Drummond, and Peter Washington to name a few. For 17 years, Weiskopf continues to be an active member of the Steely Dan band.
For more information: www.waltweiskopf.com.
