Since more than 40 years we know Roland Batik as great classical concert Pianist, as interpreter of Bach, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven and worldwide people are enthousiastic about his art. But what he had in common with his teacher Friedrich Gulda: From the very start Jazz was more than just a short excursion to another musical scene. So the Jazz Club for him is an equivalent room compared to he concert halls, which one can fill with wonderful music. So it happens that in both places one can meet Classic as well as Jazz affine audiences and this come-together makes a very important statement in times such as these where exclusion has become the fashion. Roland Batik however does not cater to the “Crossover” cliche, which often, devoid of ideas, is set in the scene; for he had already composed works in his younger years which made it possible to bring music in a vibrant combination of styles onto various recordings as well as to the stage.
The Trio with Heinrich Werkl and Walter Grassmann has been in existence for decades and this interplay of equals functions with somnambulistic certainty and immense empathy while generating high tensions, lyric repose, cool grooves and sets classic accents. (Excerpt of the linernotes by Christian Bakonyi) Eventually after 3 albums in the last decennium, Roland Batik here comes up with a new Jazz album with new originals.
Tracklist:
1. And It‘s Still Going On (7:28)
2. Remembering Roots (5:40)
3. Time Remembered (4:56)
4. Die Welle (5:59)
5. Rhapsody In C (5:33)
6. Poem For Yuko (3:59)
7. Pina Colada (5:31)
8. First Of April (4:56)
9. Conference Of The Birds (5:33)
10. Green Eyes (4:53)
Released 2018.