Its strength lies in imaginative arrangements and precise playing allied to strong soloists. „Hurdy Gurdy“, for example, is a Randy Brecker number with echoes of Blood Sweat and Tears, but brought up to date, and his own solo is a wonderful flight of fancy showing how this tone has rounded out over the years.
Dee Daniels is at her best as a deep-throated bluesy shouter and rocks her way magnificently through John Clayton’s „Let’s Talk Business“. British Jazz Magazine
Vielleicht schafft das Orchester ja mit dem neuen Album „Magic Morning“ erneut jenes Kunststück, das ihm mit seiner ersten Platte „Kicks and Sticks“ gelang: Die Produktion dieser ausgereiften Nachwuchsband avancierte zur bestverkauften Jazzplatte Deutschlands. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Featuring Dee Daniels und Randy Brecker
Leader Wolfgang Diefenbach
1. Captain Grumpy 5:17
(comp & arr Bob Florence)
ts – Felix Petry, as – Christian Weidner
2. Hurdy Gurdy 6:40
(comp Randy Brecker, arr Tom Matta)
tp – Randy Brecker
3. Shimmering 5:05
(comp & arr Bob Florence)
p – Markus Horn, ts – Felix Petry
4. Let’s talk business 4:02
(comp & arr John Clayton)
voc – Dee Daniels, ts – Thomas Bachmann
5. For heaven’s sake 4:38
(comp Meyer / Bretton / Edward, arr Ray Brown)
afl – Wolfgang Diefenbach
6. Die Autobahn 500 4:46
(comp & arr Ray Brown)
ts – Felix Petry, p – Markus Horn
7. Now you don’t 6:51
(comp & arr John Clayton)
g – Christian Müller, tb – Michael Grün
8. Guaruja 7:46
(comp Randy Brecker, arr Tom Mata)
tp – Randy Brecker, p – Markus Horn
9. Side trip 6:05
(comp & arr Paul Ferguson)
p – Markus Horn, ts – Thomas Bachmann
10. Lover man 4:04
(comp J. Davis / R. Ramirez / J. Sherman, arr John Clayton)
voc – Dee Daniels
11. Niktiamo 6:38
(comp & arr Roman Beilharz)
as – Oliver Leicht, g – Christian Müller
12. Magic morning 5:33
(comp Dan Haerle, arr Ray Brown)
flh – Ralph Himmler, tb – Jürgen Neudert