4 Wheel Drive II

Description

A superb cast for this explosive line-up! "Four is a winner" is the unanimous opinion of critics and the public alike on the debut album of the German-Swedish supergroup 4 Wheel Drive. The eponymous debut album from this band of bandleaders immediately shot to the top of Germany's best-selling jazz albums in 2019. The media showered it with praise: "Four top jazz musicians with pure joy in playing and a love of good pop music," said ZDF's "heutejournal" about this fiery and enjoyable group, which brings together trombonist/vocalist Nils Landgren, pianist Michael Wollny, bassist/cellist Lars Danielsson, and drummer Wolfgang Haffner. In "4 Wheel Drive II," it's clear that things have shifted into high gear right from the start, with the rocking and pulsating opening track "Chapter II," straight from Wollny's compositional workbench. Landgren loves to make his trombone roar like a sports car engine. In the same dynamic vein are tracks like the album's final track, "The Wheelers," by Danielsson, which, thanks to Haffner's agile brushwork, makes us feel like we're on a high-speed train, or the powerfully swinging "Spring Dance," by Wollny.