Looks like Jurgen Fritz is releasing a piano-based EP OF FIVE triumvirat songs. I’ve been seeing fans speculating that there is no physical release, only streaming, but haven’t seen anything official.
From Jurgen’s website:
”For many, many years I have resisted touching the
TRIUMVIRAT history.
Subconsciously maybe trying to avoid “damaging” the music & legacy that we created in the seventies of the last century …
There were a few times when the thought of doing something with it popped up –
but honestly, it never felt right.
And then you turn 70 …
2024 marks the 50th anniversary of TRIUMVIRAT making some noise internationally with the Album “ILLUSIONS ON A DOUBLE DIMPLE”.
Following that we had a good run for a few years with tours and albums like “SPARTACUS”, “OLD LOVES DIE HARD” and “POMPEJI” – which ended, when in the later seventies Disco and Punk turned the musical world around and put our “brilliant musicianship and epic musical indulgence” in its place – history.
And yes, we were in good company …
The last two albums at the end of the seventies, ”A LA CARTE” and “RUSSIAN ROULETTE”, were – with all due respect to the wonderful artists/musicians involved – a rather questionable try on my part to transform TRIUMVIRAT into a more song orientated Pop/Rock Band.
We know how that worked out …
So, why attack it now ?
I’ll admit – the forthcoming 50th Anniversary of the international “success” of TRIUMVIRA
had me thinking if there wasn’t something I could or should do, maybe … write a book ?
And then an old friend and mentor – Walter Puetz – approached me and asked, if I would consider to record an Album of TRIUMVIRAT Songs just playing piano – because obviously there are still a few people around the world, who enjoy and are interested in the music of TRIUMVIRAT.
So an idea developed
for a song selection that is about to be released on the digital platforms (download and streaming) soon.
I took the lead vocal tracks from older TRIUMVIRAT Albums and created a new, piano based arrangement around those tunes. Concentrating on the melodic bits and pieces of those albums. Really – nothing to dance to … put on your headphones and listen.
It does not feature – humble as I am – the “partly brilliant, fast Organ or Piano sequences” of the older records.
( Into my early Seventies I couldn’t play those if I wanted to …)
The Triumvirat Melodies
Part 1. And yes, there is more to come …
With the vocal performances of the exceptionally gifted TRIUMVIRAT singers of those years:
my unforgotten dear cousin Helmut Köllen – RIP – , Barry Palmer and David Hanselmann.
And whenever in the past 40 years I needed someone for vocal “help” on any production I called the amazingly talented Singer Elke Schlimbach.
So I did on this project.
Elke is Helmut Köllen’s Sister. So naturally – my cousin.
We’re talking family here …
It was a great,
touching honor
and unbelievable fun to play piano to those amazing vocal tracks of these guys –
after all these years.
Enjoy.
And as I said – hope, I haven’t done any damage …
The best to all you “TRIRATS” out there.
Jürgen Fritz“
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Originally Posted by Man In The Mountain
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