“Köln 75” to be premiered at the Berlinale

“Köln 75”, by director Ido Fluk, will be premiered at the Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival) in February and released on March 13, 2025 (at least in Germany).

Here’s what Ido Fluk shared on Facebook:

KÖLN 75 will premiere at the Berlinale! Truly an honor. Cannot wait for you to see it. It’s a film about love and passion: for music, for youth, for the act of creation, a reverberating string reaction of events and improvisation that started with Vera Brandes and lead to Keith Jarrett’s 1975 masterpiece, The Köln Concert.

This thing is a labor of love, interminable, indefatigable love, and I am so thankful for my partners in this, because it truly takes – not a village – but a city:

Producers and true partners in this: Sol Bondy, Fred Burle, Daniela Ramin of One Two Films and Oren Moverman who have been there from the very start.

The real Vera Brandes, who was generous enough with her story, and the brilliant and brave Mala Emde, who embodied Vera Brandes, who became Vera Brandes, who carries this film on her very strong shoulders.

My brilliant cast: John Magaro, Michael Chernus, and Alexander Scheer, Jördis Triebel and Ulrich Tukur, Shirin Lilly Eissa, Leo Meier, Enno Trebs, Leon Blohm, Susanne Wolff and Marie-Lou Sellem.

My creative collaborators: DP Jens Harant, Editor Anja Siemens, PD Jutta Freyer, AD Gregor Stitzl, Costume Designer Ola Staszko
Casting Emrah Ertem HMU Sabine Schumann & Waldemar Pokromski. Music and sound: Stefan Rusconi, Gregor Bonse, Tarn Willers, Hubert Wałkowski, Frederik Van de Moortel

Co-producers and EPs Lilianne Lasalle, Ewa Puszczynska, Dries Phlypo, Leontine Petit, Erik Glijnis, Julianne Hausler, Jennifer Fox

Stephen Kelliher and Bankside team.
Tobias Lehmann and Fabien Arséguel of alamode.

And many many many more!

Thanks to Nate for the information.

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Bill Goodwin on recording Keith Jarrett at the Deer Head Inn

Paul Wilkinson published a conversation with Bill Goodwin, who produced the two Deer Head Inn albums (At the Deer Head Inn and The Old Country). They talk about how Goodwin organized the recording of the Deer Head Inn performance (with rather basic equipment, surprisingly), how Goodwin first met Keith Jarrett in the 60s, and much more.

A Complete Live at The Deer Head Inn vinyl box set should be released by ECM in the near future, apparently.

Thanks to Paul for the link.

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“The Old Country (More From The Deer Head Inn)” to be released on November 8, 2024

ECM will release more tracks from the September 16, 1992 performance at the Deer Head Inn with Gary Peacock and Paul Motian. The album should be released on November 8, 2024 according to a listing on jpc.de.

At the Deer Head Inn was released in April 1994 by ECM and contained seven tracks from the same performance.

Tracklist:

  1. Everything I Love (8:11)
  2. I Fall In Love Too Easily (9:54)
  3. Straight No Chaser (8:51)
  4. All of You (9:46)
  5. Someday My Prince Will Come (6:56)
  6. The Old Country (12:54)
  7. Golden Earrings (8:25)
  8. How Long Has This Been Going On (8:32)

Thanks to Matthias for the information.

Update (October 1, 2024). An excerpt from the album, “Straight No Chaser”, is available on streaming platforms, e.g. YouTube. Thanks to John for the link.

Update (October 9, 2024). Track durations added.

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The Köln Concert film documentary

There are 7 days left to contribute to a crowdfunding campaign for a Köln Concert film documentary. The project sounds very intriguing.

“During an unexpected investigation in search of the mysterious piano from the Köln Concert, the behind-the-scenes of a myth are gradually revealed.”

For more information, you can go to their KissKissBankBank page.

Thanks to Hartmut for the link.

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