Joe Haider Trio - Waltz For Ever

Joe Haider (b.1936) is accompanied on his wonderfully varied sixth album, Waltz For Ever, by two Swiss jazz musicians, who were born in 1980 (Claudio Str�by) and 1982 respectively (Raffaele Bossard).

During World War I, Haider danced the waltz with his mother. Later, he composed waltzes for each of his three wives. Now, he is continuing to waltz further into the end of time. The majority of the pieces on Waltz For Ever were composed by Haider but when selecting the three pieces from the Great American Songbook, Haider was guided by personal reminiscences. He learned to love the ballad Darn that Dream listening to a version by the blind Spanish pianist Tete Montoliu. Haider used to play the song Nature Boy, which was made famous by Nat King Cole, in duo performances with the trumpeter Charlie Shavers. And Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye was on his wish list after hearing a touching version by Ray Charles. Of course, the fact that this piece with the lines Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye /I die a little receives an additional dimension at Haider's age goes without saying. But for now, his motto is: Now more than ever! Tom Gsteiger