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| 1. | Fascination
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| 2. | Warm Valley
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| 3. | Doin' the Voom Voom
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| 4. | How Long Has This Been Going On?
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| 5. | Jeepers Creepers
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| 6. | The Folks Who Live on the Hill
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| 7. | You've Got to Be Modernistic
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| 8. | Shades of Jade
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| 9. | Liza
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| 10. | Blue Because of You
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| 11. | Volver
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| 12. | Poor Loulie Jean
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| 13. | Manhattan
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| 14. | The Very Thought of You
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| 15. | Embraceable You
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| 16. | Saturday Night Function
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| 17. | Salut d'Amour
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Jazz / Swing, Stride
Duke Heitger - trumpet
Bernd Lhotzky - piano
Ohio-born trumpeter Duke Heitger and Bavarian pianist Bernd Lhotzky here find mutual links in stride and swing jazz and make a little fresh history together, performing as equal jousters in earnest, good-humored musical conversations. From the album notes by Fred Bouchard, who writes for Downbeat Magazine and All About Jazz, and teaches at Berklee College of Music.
Fred Bouchard Liner Notes
Luke Melton Cover Graphics
Mat Domber Producer
Rachel Domber Producer
A hot date in Munich with Ohio-born Duke Heitger and Bavarian pianist Bernd Lhotzky doing Duke Ellington's "Voom-Voom." Stride and jazz duets in a fresh, unique interpretation!
Heitger's overwhelming sound on the trumpet encompasses the deeply touching expression of a human voice, while Bernd's formidable classical training gives him the technical prowess to tackle the most demanding piano styles and pieces. Together they make fresh jazz history!
"Duke Heitger has an explosive, ripping trumpet style that's out of Armstrong by way of Roy Eldridge ... and sings with the boozy warmth of Jack Teagarden after hours."
---Boston Phoenix
Toledo, Ohio, and Bavaria might seem odd bedfellows for vintage jazz, but in the case of trumpeter Duke Heitger and pianist Bernd Lhotzky, it has been a big part of their lives since childhood. Heitger, whose father is the legendary Dixieland clarinetist Ray Heitger, has been steeped in the early New Orleans tradition, and injected it during his stint with Squirrel Nut Zippers. A devoted follower of stride and swing era jazz piano, Lhotzky has collaborated prominently with Dick Hyman and Ralph Sutton among others. These spirited duets cover early traditional territory quite well, digging up chestnuts and a few delightful obscurities, reminding listeners young and old about the continued viability of these tunes long after their introduction into the American musical lexicon. The pacing of every other track on the first half of the recording is alternately black (upbeat) or white (slow) -- there's no gray area. Heitger and Lhotzky zip through James P. Johnson's "Fascination," maybe a bit rushed and even quaint, bounce through Bubber Miley's "Doin' the Voom Voom," jump through the hot "Jeepers Creepers," and spastically rip up "Liza" with a spoofing attitude. Johnson's "You've Got to Be Modernistic" features the pianist by himself, a bit anxious, but still in his element, while also approaching the Gershwins' "Rhapsody in Blue" during their composition "Embraceable You." Clearly channeling Louis Armstrong, Heitger chooses a less balladic or elegant inflection on Duke Ellington's "Warm Valley," uses muted wah-wah trumpet during a deliberate version of "Saturday Night Function," and urges Lhotzky into a perky mood for "Manhattan." The most unusual and smartest choices include Toots Mondello's slow, sad blues "Shades of Jade," the alluring, slight tango flavored "Volver," and the dour, suspicious "Poor Loulie Jean." An internal warmth is more readily heard than any steamy exchanges between these two, but they have produced a faithfully interpreted program of classic jazz without a rhythm section -- admirable no matter your preferences or taste level. ~ Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide
Duke Heitger
Active Decades: '90s and '00s
Born: May 10, 1968 in Toledo, OH
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Dixieland, Swing, New Orleans Jazz, Retro Swing
Cornet/trumpet player Duke Heitger achieved his greatest popular exposure through his work on the Squirrel Nut Zippers' 1997 breakthrough album Hot. In addition to appearances on several other records, Heitger eventually struck out on his own to lead a Dixielandswing session, backed by a roster of fellow New Orleans scenesters; the result, Rhythm Is Our Business, was released in early 2000.
---Steve Huey, All Music Guide |
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