Bastian Stein - Diegesis (2013)

Bastian Stein is a young German trumpeter and composer signed to the German record label Pirouet, also home to the ground breaking trio led by pianist and composer Pablo Held. "Diegesis", Stein’s album début for the label was released in 2013 and included Held on piano plus the rhythm pairing of Matthias Pichler (bass) and Tobias Backhaus (drums). The record garnered a considerable degree of critical acclaim, not least for Stein’s distinctive trumpet tone. Stein was born in Heidelberg in 1983 before relocating to Vienna where he began his musical education prior to moving on to study in Amsterdam in New York. He is now based in Cologne. ~ ~ by Ian Mann, TheJazzmann.com. 

Pirouet Records, PIT3070, 2013
Recorded 9th & 10th July, 2012 at Pirouet Tonstudio, Oberhaching, Germany 

Musicians:
Bastian Stein - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Pablo Held - Piano
Matthias Pichler - Bass
Tobias Backhaus - Drums 

Tracks:
1. New West {Philipp Jagschitz} (6:02)
2. In Honor Of A Friend {Bastian Stein} (4:06)
3. Gladiolus Tristis {Bastian Stein} (6:00)
4. Sung Fang Ching {Bastian Stein} (5:10)
5. Chiva {Bastian Stein} (5:02)
6. Without Words {Bastian Stein} (6:01)
7. The Quest {Bastian Stein} (6:54)
8. Con Alma {Dizzy Gillespie} (4:51) 

Total Time: 44:11 

Credits:
Producer, Recording, Mixing - Jason Seizer
Mastering - Christoph Stickel
Cover, Artwork - Konstantin Kern 

Diegesis: Music that counts. Trumpeter and flugelhorn player Bastian Stein lets the music speak for itself - and he has a top-level cast of characters to help him do it: pianist Pablo Held, bassist Matthias Pichler, and drummer Tobias Backhaus. ~ pirouet.de.