Third solo album by the accomplished Cologne baritone saxophonist with band as a CD in a three-part digipack and as an LP (180 gram vinyl, gatefold) on JAZZJAZZ. For more than 20 years, MARCUS BARTELT has been proving that a baritone saxophone is much more than "just" a second instrument that adds the sonorous sound part to a big band. The outwardly powerful instrument with its warm, low register has long been ready for the leading role - provided it sounds as elegant and light-footed, melodically swinging and improvisationally surprising as it does here. -