Axel Zwingenberger – Boogie Woogie Breakdown (1978) (24/44 Vinyl Rip)

Zwingenberger's first solo LP recorded with "dummy head" or "Kunstkopf" technique. Dummy head recording uses an artificial model of a human head, including detailed ears, built from selected acoustic materials to emulate the sound-receiving characteristics of real human ears. Two microphones are embedded at the locations of the human eardrums. Listening to the recording with headphones gives a 3-dimensional sound feeling. Where Dolby Surround allows the identification of 4 horizontal directions (2D), dummy-head recordings allow to identify top and bottom as well (3D).

Biography by Greg Prato from Allmusic:
German blues/boogie-woogie pianist Axel Zwingenberger was born in Hamburg on May 7, 1955. Originally, Zwingenberger studied classical piano (for 11 solid years), before discovering such authentic blues artists as Albert Ammons, Meade "Lux" Lewis, and Pete Johnson, who served as an immediate influence on the pianist. Along with three other piano playing friends, Zwingenberger began playing blues concerts and festivals on a regular basis, including the 1974 First International Blues and Boogie Woogie Festival for a West German radio station in Cologne, as well as Hans Maitner's annual festival, Stars of Boogie Woogie, in Vienna.
By 1975, Zwingenberger received his first recording contract, issuing such solo recordings as Boogie Woogie Breakdown, Power House Boogie, and Boogie Woogie Live, as well as lending his talents to recordings by such artists as Lionel Hampton, Jay McShann, Big Joe Turner, Lloyd Glenn, Joe Newman, Sippie Wallace, Mama Yancey, Champion Jack Dupree, Sammy Price, Ray Bryant, Charlie Watts, Vince Weber, and the Mojo Blues Band, among others. In addition to issuing other solo recordings, Zwingenberger continues to tour all over the world and has also authored several publications about blues/boogie-woogie music and musicians.

Tracks
01. Boogie woogie breakdown 03:42
02. Steady roll boogie 03:18
03. Slow motion blues 03:38
04. Celeste rocks 02:39
05. Two o'clock mood 02:27
06. Holler stomp 03:53
07. Honky tonk train blues 06:05
08. Suit-case blues 04:48
09. Boogie woogie dream 03:01
10. Bouncing the celeste 02:59
11. Turk street boogie 03:54
Total time: 40:20

Musicians
Axel Zwingenberger: piano, celeste
Teddy Ibing: drums (6, 11)