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    This Special Ediction contains - among the bigband tracks - the spoken stories in between the pieces. They´re in German taken from the Translation of Heinrich Voß... and are spoken by the voice himself: Christian Brückner (Robert de Niro)

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1.
Troy (Prologue) 07:02
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2.
Lotos Flavour 07:55
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3.
Eye of the Giant 07:21
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4.
Circe 06:20
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5.
Did you hear it? 08:13
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6.
Your choice.. no Choice 08:24
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7.
Dont touch it 08:10
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8.
Soon at Home 05:35
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9.
Bows & Blood 07:59
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10.
Behind the Curtain (Epilogue) 05:43
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The Journey of Ulisses - written for Jazz Orchestra, with (german) spoken words by Christian Brückner (only on Limited 2-CD Edition)

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released January 4, 2012

Heiner Schmitz (composer, conductor)
Frederik Köster (solo trumpet)

Marko Lackner (alto saxophone, flute)
Benjamin Steil (alto saxophone, flute, solo on #1)
Claudius Valk (tenor saxophone, solo on #11)
Francois de Ribaupierre (tenor saxophone, clarinet, solo on #17)
Marcus Bartelt (baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, solo on #5)
Jan Schneider (lead trumpet, flugelhorn)
Christian Winninghoff (trumpet, flugelhorn)
Ralf Hesse (trumpet, flugelhorn, solo on #7)
Matthias Bergmann (trumpet, flugelhorn)
Felix Fromm (trombone, solo on #13 & #17)
Philipp Schugg (trombone)
Andreas Schickentanz (trombone, solo on #3)
Wolf Schenk (bass trombone)
Tobias Hoffmann (guitar, solo on #11)
Jürgen Friedrich (piano, solo on #17)
Volker Heinze (double bass)
Jens Düppe (drums)

Special guests:
Heiner Wiberny (alto saxophone, solo on #18)
Omid Shirazi (fx effects on #9)
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released June 28, 2019

all music composed by Heiner Schmitz (Gema)
all words taken from HOMER "Odyssey" (Translation into German by Johann Heinrich Voß)

music recorded 2011 at Loftkoeln, Cologne by Christian Heck
narration recorded 2010 at Domicil Dortmund
mixed and edited by Janosch John
mastered by Christian Schmitt
produced by Heiner Schmitz

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Heiner Schmitz Cologne, Germany

Since years, Composer and saxophone player Heiner Schmitz is a steady member of the German Jazz scene. With the help of his various conceptional projects, he enlightens his compositional ideas from different angles. For his unique musical language, he was rewarded with WDR-Jazz Price for Composition in 2019. ... more

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