No Age by Minimal Kidds w. Ullmann, Willers, Schäuble, Glen Morre, Trilok Gurtu, Hans Lüdemann, Burhan Öcal

This is one of the first releases of Gebhard Ullmann in 1987. A cooperative project with Andreas Willers (guitars) and Niko Schäuble (drums) (who also were part of the Out To Lunch quartet).
It was also the 3rd CD release of Vera Brandes' label Intuition Records. The CD has not been available for a longtime, however you can download it here or buy an original copy.
The music is orchestral with a lot of great musicians as guests plus a children choir in the last piece for the finale.
also featuring Glen Moore (b) Trilok Gurtu (perc) Burhan Öcal (perc) Hans Lüdemann (p).

This is one of the minimal - world - melodic - jazz projects lasting from the early 80s to the early 90s I was involved in. All three of them were Die Elefanten / Minimal Kidds / The Silent Jazz Ensemble. I am in the process of making all these productions available digitally and if possible also as CD through bandcamp. All of my CDs and some LPs you may find in the shop on my homepage at www.gebhard-ullmann.com.

If you are interested in my work on LPs (Vinyl) from the 80's please contact me and I'll check what is still available.

' Recorded early in Ullmann's career, the talented composer, improviser, and organizer focused his efforts on so-called world music, and the album is less radical and adventurous than his later works.
There is an ambient quality to many of the tracks, but it is the writing that makes it all something special. The album might be viewed as an attempt to commercialize a concept: the pace tends to be more restrained and the group sound less intense than the trio's later productions, yet the essential nature of the improvisations remains intact. The professional quality of the production, coupled with a focus on simple melodies and an attention to detail that belie the complexity of the arrangements, make this a highly accessible and enjoyable listening experience. '
(Allmusic.com)

Gebhard Ullmann is a composer and woodwind virtuoso based in Berlin, Germany.

He released more than 70 CDs as a leader or co-leader and is considered one of Europe's finest improvising musicians, as well as a heavyweight composer of chamber and orchestra music.

Between 2002 and 2018 alone, seven of his CDs were listed in Downbeat Magazine among the best CDs of those years.

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