Red Hering - Butter Bei Die Fische - JazzThing Next Generation Vol. 105

The debut release from Red Hering, a German-Dutch sextet.

The bandleader composed and arranged eight of the ten songs on Butter bei die Fische. Many compositions have an autobiographical background. The opener names a street in a central, rather rough district of Barcelona that he came to appreciate (Carrer de Joaquin Costa). The fast-paced Corredors de l'Alba about joggers at sunrise on Barcelona's beach is also available in a version with the Foaming Waves. Marona is the nickname of an old flame: a melodic, embracing album finale. With Farewell Season, a melancholy highlight of the program, he captures the emotional states of two farewells: from the Catalan metropolis and from the place where he studied. The Park Sonsbeek is located in the middle of Arnhem. a green oasis that entices you to linger. A lot happened to me emotionally there, including dates and breakups. With its moods and sound colors, this multi-layered piece points to the influence of film music on Maximilian. The track is one of two for which he included the Paranormal String Quartet from Munich. He composed the chamber music piece Nostalgia in Arnhem, and he specifically added the flugelhorn of Marko Mebus later.