White Noise

When noise or other unpleasant sounds are superimposed with ‘white noise’, the human ear perceives them as less loud and disturbing. This healing principle from psychoacoustics can be wonderfully transferred to music – as bassist Martin Wind impressively proves. Wind is one of the German figureheads on the New York jazz scene.

For his album ‘White Noise’ he has brought two “jazz icons of the highest order” into the studio. Philip Catherine hailing from Belgium, for many critics – next to John McLaughlin – is the most respected jazz guitarist in Europe. The second is the Dutchman Ack van Rooyen, whose warm, soft tone on trumpet and flugelhorn are his unmistakable trademark.

But anyone who fears that three jazz virtuosos might have gone too esoteric is, of course, wrong. The trio merely adheres to a proven principle: that less is often more. 180 gram vinyl, pressed by Pallas in Germany.

Martin Wind: acoustic bass
Philipe Catherine: guitar
Ack van Rooyen: flugelhorn