Torsten Goods - Thank You Baby! (2015) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Spirituals, blues, soul and roots music form the creative foundation for 'Thank You Baby!' 'This kind of music was familiar to me as a young lad. When Siggi Loch suggested devoting my new album to this music, I immediately was really keen. I didn't want to wallow in nostalgia though, but express myself through it,' says Goods, referring to the preparations for the new album. Goods' warm-sounding, fast picking guitar, his flexible phrasing and smooth vocals; Haffner's uniquely bouncy drums; Di Gioia's inspirational, effervescent piano and Fender Rhodes; Lefebvre's concise bass; all of these merge to form distinctively new, convincing interpretations: The irresistibly rolling, archaic 'Work Song' (Nat Adderley), the nicely relaxed 'Hallelujah - Love Her So' (Ray Charles), or the killer swing in Marvin Gaye's famous Motown classic 'How Sweet It Is'. Goods mentions the 'magic' that set in at the recording sessions, with a real understanding for groove and musical reduction. It was a conscious decision to choose a compact 4-piece line-up: 'The idea was to make the music sound pure and like a live studio performance, and just as they would have done it in the sixties.' Goods and his fellow musicians have embraced the repertoire with love and devotion, deeply touching the listener's emotion.

Tracklist:
01. Work Song
02. Brother, Where Are You
03. Midst of Your Love
04. How Sweet It Is
05. Lord, I Need a Woman
06. Kyrie
07. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
08. Hallelujah, I Love Her So
09. Angel
10. Sing Hallelujah
11. Afro Blue
12. Where Did You Sleep Last Night
13. Everything Must Change

Personnel:
Torsten Goods, vocals & guitar
Roberto Di Gioia, Fender Rhodes & piano
Tim Lefebvre, Fender Jazz Bass & double bass
Wolfgang Haffner, drums

Recorded by Arne Schumann, April 8-10, 2015 at Hansa Studios, Berlin
Mixed by Arne Schumann in May and June, 2015 at Schumann & Bach Studios, Berlin
Mastered by Klaus Scheuermann
Produced by Wolfgang Haffner & Torsten Goods
Executive Producer: Siggi Loch