CD ECM Records Wolfert Brederode Quartet: Post Scriptum

2010

Wolfert Brederode Piano
Claudio Puntin Clarinets
Mats Eilertsen Double-Bass
Samuel Rohrer Drums

Second album from Dutch pianist Brederode and his international band, with clarinettist Puntin and drummer Rohrer from Switzerland, and Norwegian bassist Eilertsen. The music builds upon the achievements of 2006’s “Currents”, a recording that received high critical acclaim: “What is marvellous about this music [said All About Jazz] is that it combines a moody airiness with intellectual rigor. The romantic emotionality that paints beautiful images of sound has sinews of steel. It simultaneously invites the listener with its surface beauty, only to create bonds that hold on strongly as it weaves its spell.” Brederode’s is music that flows, drawing influences from both the jazz and the classical traditions. It suggests more than it states, and is the more powerful for its restraint.


Melody-centred, but using colour and texture, they can create a mood or paint a sound picture with lyrical conviction. If Brederode’s writing, exquisite touch and refined imagination and Puntin’s classical timbre are distinguishing marks, the ensemble’s unique collective voice owes as much to Ellertsen’s and Rohrer’s abilities as colourists and timekeepers.
Ray Comiskey, Irish Times

With „Post Scriptum“, Brederode’s second ECM set, the pianist has taken another step forward towards shaping a very distinctive sound, one that is beautifully meditative, often mesmeric and unfailingly melodic.
Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz

„Post Scriptum“ is one of the most intoxicating fusions of jazz and classical that makes its sonic mark with a seemingly compelling sense of restraint. ECM founder and producer Manfred Eicher has been well known for his ability to almost perfectly pace a recording and this may be the finest example of his legendary talent. […] „Post Scriptum“ is a highly accessible yet intriguing intellectual masterpiece.
Brent Black, Digital Jazz News