Volker Kriegel - With A Little Help From My Friends

Guitarist Volker Kriegel was one of Europe's finest jazz-rock guitarists and is still remembered for his tasteful contributions to recordings by vibraphonist Dave Pike and the United Jazz and Rock Ensemble. 'With a Little Help from My Friends' was his first studio album and was recorded in 1968 in two sessions including four tracks produced by Passport's Klaus Doldinger. The recordings have been unavailable for over forty years and are available on (digitally remastered) CD for the first time.

Originally only thirty-two minutes long, the album reflects its era by including two Lennon & McCartney songs and is now enhanced by nearly fifty minutes of bonus material from the same year. This includes superb live performances from Hamburg's Jazzhouse and Frankfurt's 11th Deutsches Jazz Festival where, on one track, Kriegel's quartet is joined by American clarinettist (and sometime World Music pioneer) Tony Scott to superb effect.

Personnel: Volker Kriegel (guitar), Gustl Mayer (tenor saxophone), Tony Scott (clarinet), Claudio Szenkar (vibraphone), G�nter Lenz, Peter Trunk (bass), G�nter Hermkes (bass), Cees See, Peter Baumeister, Ralf H�bner (drums)