Wolfgang Schluter, Christoph Spendel – Dualism (1982/2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Wolfgang Schluter, Christoph Spendel – Dualism (1982/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 42:48 minutes | 739 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © MPS

This 1981 recording stars two German jazz virtuosos a generation apart: pianist Christoph Spendel was only 26 at the time; his duo partner, vibraphonist Wolfgang Schlüter, was some 20 years older. Despite the age gap, the two sound more like musical twins than dualistic opposites.

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Wolfgang Schlüter & Boris Netsvetaev – Breathing As One (2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Wolfgang Schlüter & Boris Netsvetaev – Breathing As One (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:12:15 minutes | 1,13 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © SKIP Records

Living legend of the German post-war jazz generation Wolfgang Schlüter demonstrates his virtuosity and poetic sensibilities with his release Breathing As One. Pianist Boris Netsvetaev accompanies Schlüter in this collection of originals and jazz standards, artfully supporting the vibraphonist in his explorations of the instrument’s potential for moody beauty.

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Wolfgang Schlüter – For You (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Wolfgang Schlüter – For You (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:15:15 minutes | 762 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © SKIP Records

German Jazz has brought forth only a few international stars. Vibraphonist Wolfgang Schlüter even managed to make it into the Downbeat Critics Poll. A rock of ages in the history of German Jazz, a gem “in which nearly all of the vibraphonists glimmer and shine” (M.Naura) Among his major influences you can hear Lionel Hampton and Milt Jackson but to dismiss him as a King of Swing would only throw light on a partial aspect of his artistic repertoire, because there’s no doubt that he is among the key talents on his instrument in Europe and that he contributed substantially to how playing the vibes has developed over the years.

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