Karl Berger Orchestra • No Man Is An Island

No Man Is An Island came about through a commission by the German Radio/TV network SWF, for a studio recording and a performance at the Donaueschingen Festival in October 1995. A week of rehearsals at the SWF studio preceded the performances. I chose all the soloists for their ability to improvise in a broad stylistic context as well as for thier uniquely personal expression, rapport and congeniality. The words by John Donne give each movement its distinct emotional color, and the essence of harmony to the whole.

The Sixth Movement is an interlude, spontaneously created in memory of Don Cherry: three hours before the performance in Donaueschingen we learned that he had pass away. He was our dear brother for many yearys of musical and pesonal communication. Ingrid chose the words by Khalil Gibran for this dedication.

Karl Berger from album liner notes

1. Movement 1
2. Movement 2
3. Movement 3
4. Movement 4
5. Movement 5
6. Movement 6
7. Movement 7
8. Movement 8
9. Movement 9 

Karl Berger • Piano, Vibraphone
Ingrid Sertso • Voice
Enrico Rava • Trumpet
Arkady Shilkloper • French Horn
Bernd Konrad • Clarinet, Saxophone
Jean-Louis Matinier • Accordion
Ernst Reijseger • Cello
Marc Abrams • Bass
Bill Elgart • Percussion, Drums

The Mutare String Trio
Johannes Blumenruother, Barbara Kummer, Kerstin Hulleman

Produced by Guy Manganiello

“Ingrid has the most un-contaminated voice I ever heard”

Ornette Coleman

Label: Douglas Music
Catalog#: B0000019BT
Format: 320 kbps
Country: US
Released: 1997
Genre: Jazz
Style: Big Band, Free Improvisation