Jazz Pop brushed on, or vice versa, or both?

In any case, everything is what sounds and noises makes manually played; the instruments originate still from the jazz kit and the musicians in Cicero band let the jazz school by sound much at all - a good thing! Already when entering the album with the title song "Whatever comes" rustling relaxed drums a few seconds alone going on before then added piano and singer. Flawless jazz purists provides the album, as well as its predecessor, "At this moment" two and a half years ago, but not, at least not in its entirety.

The path towards pop for adults with a little less big band sound that characterized his earlier productions, Roger Cicero comes with this album a step further, but even that is not also in entirety. The first single, "If it would come to an end tomorrow '" has actually not much to do with jazz, which makes the number but no less brilliant. With such ease to address the reflection on the unpredictability of the timing of their own death not just in the melody but also the sound, the song makes them special. There is no sadness, no great pathos, but just clear life-affirming confession like to live and the motivation not to waste time. A big big band arrangement would probably let her go before verschütt exuberance the statement; a delicate jazz tone dress in turn, the number probably breathed too much melancholy. She is so right.

Derlei pieces there are some on "Whatever comes". A notable example "Happiness is easy" and "If you have the choice." Substantial thoughts in featherlight Groove, musical finely worked - not jazz sometimes leads to a solution. It Cicero managed to expand its range sonically and thematically, without betraying his love of jazz and handmade live music. Catchy pop with plenty of jazz bonds may not be high art, which provides in smoky jazz cellars of enthusiastic applause, but it brings a lot more musical level in the large multi-purpose halls, the Cicero fills on his tours, compared to what otherwise often acoustically falls there from the ramp. He does it well. One should leave the bar where it belongs.

And the Jazz is indeed on his new album also held still. Especially once again more a small ensemble, and not necessarily always the whole big band at once and also not necessarily expected locations.
For example, in the play "street"; after the adaptation of "King of Germany" in "Männersachen - Live" (2007) is now already the second tribute to Rio Reiser. In the original of Reiser's last album "Heaven and Hell" (1995) a guitar slips something wrong by the melody and a male-voice gospel choir Bears grumbles in wordless sounds the background. Reiser wrote many undoubtedly really great songs, his sound aesthetic was at times but very own. Cicero and his musicians took only melody and lyrics and wore the piece in the aforementioned smoky jazz cellars, where the album is overall not too often resides. A creaking bass, drums and a depressed besenbespieltes piano heave the piece in a flawless Blue Hour atmosphere; clichéd and just wonderful.

Total Cicero opens on his new album the subjects of his stylistic possibilities further than before. Whether all those who like it again a little more jazz, and those who would have quite liked to have more pop, can agree on this balancing act compared to the last album, it will show. Musically quality is everything, no matter what realm he from song to song is just closer; He does not separate the styles, it combines them into something very private, very successful.