# CD review: Gregor Hübner, Richie Beirach, Veit Huebner Duos & Trios – Testaments 2022: Video, CD cover

- Link: https://jazzblues.eu/2022/11/24/cd-review-gregor-hubner-richie-beirach-veit-huebner-duos-trios-testaments-2022-video-cd-cover/
- Published: 2022-11-24T00:04:53+01:00
- Author: https://JazzBlues.EU

**On the occasion of the 75th birthday of jazz legend Richie Beirach in May 2022,
we are releasing a three-album-set that captures the musical work of siblings Gregor
and Veit Hübner, who have been working together with the US jazz pianist for almost
25 years. **

It is a true gift to the growing musical partnership and friendship, which Dave 
Liebman describes as follows: “Truly a family affair with two brothers, Gregor, 
Veit and “Uncle” Richie! This music transverses 20th century and jazz. You can hear
the brotherhood especially on the “free” pieces. Listening to the variety of idioms
the performances are both intimate and soulful, performed by musicians who know 
the history.”

TESTAMENTS – DUOS AND TRIOS is a chronicle of the musical relationships of these
three musical personalities. The material on these three albums is a combination
of short classical pieces with extensive improvisation, jazz standards, show tunes,
completely free improvisations and our own compositions.

Excerpt from the liner notes: “I met Gregor and Veit Hübner over 25 years ago. At
that time I was still living in my flat in SoHo, New York City, at Spring Street
and Hudson. Gregor started as a jazz piano student with me and Veit became part 
of my weekly jazz ensemble class at the New School’s jazz programme. There was always
something special about these two brothers. Aside from Gregor being an outstanding
jazz violinist and composer and Veit being a truly excellent jazz bassist, they 
had wonderful qualities as people, brothers and more. Eventually I also got to know
their little sister Fee and their great parents. I became something of an older 
brother to the boys, “Richie Huebner” was the little joker we always laughed at.
The reason I talk about this personal background is that jazz, unlike classical 
music, is 90% improvised, and when you’re improvising for hours on stage or in the
recording studio, a lot of it is about personal relationships between the improvising
musicians.”

[**Richie Beirach**](https://richiebeirach.com/)

This recordings happened over the last 5 years and it shows first of all our ability
to improvise on classical compositions as well as our own music and Jazz standards.
There are no borders in between these different styles and thats what I love about
these 3 CD’s. There is only 2 kinds of music, good and bad music in my opinion and
I think we made a really beautiful album for the listener. We play together since
over 25 years and we are friends, which is also a very powerful thing when you work
on something like this. And we keep going playing this music live and recording 
new music constantly. This was not me selecting the musicians, this is a band since
1996, there was no selecting,- an interview with me said **Gregor Hübner.**

1. Fantasy on Katchaturian’s Andantino (6:50)
 2. Gaia (6:22) 3. Fantasy on Bartok’s
Bagatelle No. 3 (6:59) 4. Fantasy on Faure’s Pavane (4:57) 5. Testament (5:22) 6.
Fantasy on Mompou’s Impressiones Intimas (6:14) 7. Ground Zero (9:12) 8. Fantasy
on Defalla’s Nana (5:16) 9. What Are the Rules (4:15) 10. Fantasy on Bach’s Es Ist
Genug (3:57) 11. Love in the Garden (5:33) 12. This Is New (6:06) 13. Waltz for 
Fee (4:24) 14. Transition (3:20) 15. Kathmandu (8:09) 16. Rectilinear (4:02) 17.
Zal (6:34) 18. Summer Night (6:55) 19. Peace Piece (6:48) 20. If I Were a Bell (
5:01) 21. Green Dolphin Street (6:47) 22. For Heike (8:47) 23. Moor (4:08) 24. There
Is No Greater Love (6:23) 25. For George Mraz (5:02) 26. For Isolde (6:49) 27. Nardis(
6:33) 28. My Romance (5:39) 29. Life on Mars (7:50) 30. Footprints (5:01) 31. Sunday
Song (8:10)

**Richie Beirach, piano**
 **Gregor Hübner, violin** **Veit Hübner, double bass**

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