Combining electronic rhythms and ambient synths with minimalist jazz,
Shapes is the experimental 2006 release from
NDR Bigband drummer
Wolfgang Haffner. Produced by
Nils Landgren, who also appears here on the trombone,
Haffner's nu-jazz follow-up to Zooming includes 12 melodic and ethereal instrumentals featuring bassist
Lars Danielsson, guitarist Frank Kuruc, and pianist Sebastian Studnitzky. ~ Jon O'Brien