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Hans Luchs: Time Never Pauses
ByHans Luchs
guitarFor one thing, his band, consisting of drummer

George Fludas
drumsb.1966

Clark Sommers
bassb.1977

Stu Mindeman
pianoLuch's compositions and arrangements share the very attractive quality of mixing a light, bouncing and airy melody with a darker bass/rhythm vamp, producing an sense of ambiguity and a hint of danger or tension. While the band can flat out swing in the normal sense (see the opener "Der Lumenmeister" and "Green DeLuchs"), most of the time the melodic instrument of the moment (trumpet or guitar) plays with the rhythm and phrasing, keeping things interesting.
The arrangements are "transparent" in the sense that the proceedings always sound natural, with sectional changes having the sound of experience and much playing together, rather than something worked out ahead of time and charted. The only minor quibble is that most of tracks are in standard ABA form (intro/declamation, improvisation, recap), making the one track that does not follow this, "Hello Janssen" jump out.
Yes, there are a couple of more straight ahead tunes ("Taylor Street Swing" and "January Spring") that aren't trying to be anything but what they are, but for the most part, the music has just enough unpredictability to pique the ear and mind. There is a freshness, likability and the sheer joy of playing here that produces a desire to listen closely rather than letting the music slide into the background.
The two standards, Duke Ellington's well known "Come Sunday" and Cole Porter's lesser known "Get Out Of Town" (see here for a version by

Ella Fitzgerald
vocals1917 - 1996
For sure, there is a lot to like and to get into on Time Never Pauses ">
Track Listing
Der Lumenmeister; Elizabeth; Green DeLuchs; Come Sunday; Tuesday Night Delivery; January Spring; Hello Janssen; Taylor Street Swing; Get Out of Town; 30 Rue des Martyrs.
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Title: Time Never Pauses | Year Released: 2015 | Record Label: OA2 Records
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