Released on January 7, 2022

Composer, multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, and Heartcore Records founder Kurt Rosenwinkel is acclaimed as one of the finest jazz guitarists of his generation, but many might not know that he is also an accomplished pianist. Heartcore Records is proud to present Kurt Rosenwinkel Plays Piano, an album of original compositions written and performed by Kurt Rosenwinkel. Some songs have been recorded and performed before, and will be familiar to fans of Kurt’s music. They are presented here as solo piano pieces, with the melodies, chord voicings, and rhythmic structures of these pieces intact and unadorned by the interpretation of bandmates. Listeners are afforded a glimpse into Kurt Rosenwinkel’s long relationship with the piano, as well as rare insight into his probing compositional mind.

1. Love Signs (4:44)
2. Music (4:46)
3. Lost Song (4:38)
4. Whispers of Love (5:09)
5. The Cross (4:13)
6. For Dad (4:33)
7. Cycle Five (4:34)
8. Hommage à Mitch (5:00)
9. Reassurement (4:49)
10. Heavenly Bodies (6:00)

All songs written, performed and recorded by Kurt Rosenwinkel
Recorded at Heartcore Studio, Berlin 2020
Mixed by Kurt Rosenwinkel and Charis Karantzas, Berlin 2021
Mastered by Glenn Schick
Production coordinator and recording assistant: Michaela Bóková
Cover artwork by Beatriz Moralez, based on an original photo by Michaela Bóková
Graphic design by Estereográfica: André Maya, Rafael Dietzsch & Daniel Barroca
Produced by Kurt Rosenwinkel
Released on Heartcore Records, Berlin 2021

Dedicated to Lester Rosenwinkel