Talking Sinatra Helmut Eisel & Sebastian Voltz Trio

• 1 A Swinging Freilach 04:35
• 2 I've Got You Under My Skin 05:10
• 3 New York, New York 04:01
• 4 Albertine's Dance 06:33
• 5 Strangers in the Night 06:34
• 6 Five Dance 05:17
• 7 It Is Not Over Yet 06:02
• 8 The Lady Is a Tramp 04:38
• 9 My Way 04:19
• 10 That's Live and the Bebop Freilach 12:04
• Total Runtime 59:13

Info for Talking Sinatra

Frank Sinatra, this mystic charmer with the smoky voice, knew how to play his way to the gallery as a tightrope walk between the highs and lows - up one minute, down the next. What a pattern for the creative klezmer Helmut Eisel committed himself to the fascination of Sinatra in a truly unheard manner.

For „Talking Sinatra“ Helmut Eisel and the adventurous pianist Sebastian Voltz launched this exciting and unconventional band project. Driven by Mario Bartone’s bass and the vibrating drum set of Dirk Leibenguth Eisel & Voltz let bluster and fluoresce the Highlights of the 30s as much as the self-composed, rousing Klezmer-Swing-Mix with dense, instrumental combinations: erotic-red or jet-black, glare colours or deep blue, but always seriously addictive. The clarinet is hissing, lilting, sputtering and flickering in the rough Sinatra slang just to catch the listener in the very next moment with the sweetest melodies in show history. Highly emotional and easygoing…

Helmut Eisel, clarinet
Sebastian Voltz, keyboard
Mario Bartone, bass
Dirk Leibenguth, drums

Helmut Eisel
is considered one of the most versatile and interesting klezmer clarinetists in Europe today.

From the roots of traditional brass music, jazz, klezmer, and classical music, he has developed his own unique, distinctive style. Communication between the musicians, but also with the audience, is always a top priority.

If that doesn't put you in a good mood and delight the audience with top-notch entertainment! Once again, Helmut Eisel cheerfully mediates between styles and cultures with his "Talking Clarinet." He tells his audience stories through his music – joyful, melancholic, irresistibly seductive. And all of this at the highest musical level!

"I don't make music. The music is already there, in every moment. First, I hear it within myself, then I transfer it to my clarinet to share it with my listeners. It arises in the here and now, in the lively encounter with another person. Music is language and yet says much more than any words." Helmut Eisel

The idea of ​​telling stories, scolding, comforting, laughing, and crying with the clarinet has fascinated Helmut Eisel since childhood. When he learned the basics of playing the clarinet from his grandfather, he discovered the diverse expressive possibilities of this instrument. His encounter with Giora Feidman in 1989 was formative. From him, Helmut Eisel learned about klezmer music and its deep spiritual meaning. It became the inspiration for numerous of his own pieces and improvisations – Helmut Eisel's talking clarinet was born. Just like Feidman, Helmut Eisel uses his clarinet like a human voice, establishing intense communication with the audience. Through his improvisations, spontaneous dialogues even arise in his concerts – with fellow musicians and, occasionally, even with the audience.

Booklet for Talking Sinatra