Tab Two
Tab Two was a band founded in Ulm , which consisted of Hellmut Hattler ( electric bass ) and Joo Kraus ( trumpet ). The tab in the band name stands for "Trumpet and Bass". Furthermore, the name is a winking reminiscence of the Fab Four . Tab Two mainly combined acid jazz with hip-hop , trip-hop , drum and bass and other styles; the result is sometimes referred to as hip jazz .
The duo existed from 1987 to 1999 and were then considered the most successful duo in German jazz. Tab Two celebrated international success with the songs No Flagman Ahead (1995) and Belle Affaire (1996) and performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival as well as at the Roskilde Festival . Due to personal differences between Kraus and Hattler, the duo broke up around the turn of the millennium. Since 2011, the two musicians have been working together on the best-of album Two Thumbs Up , which was released on April 27, 2012. On the occasion of the release, Kraus and Hattler were again on stage together for several concerts between April and August 2012. According to the musicians, there will be no real reunion.
Discography
- 1991: Mind Movie
- 1992: Space Case
- 1994: Hip Jazz (DE: Gold in the Jazz Award)
- 1995: Flagman Ahead (DE: Gold in the Jazz Award)
- 1996: Belle Affaire
- 1997: Sonic Tools (DE: Gold in the Jazz Award)
- 1999: Between Us
- 2000: ... zzzipp!
- 2012: Live at the Roxy (6 Track MP3 / FLAC only)
- 2012: Two Thumbs Up
- 2013: ... zzzipp! extended
Web links
- Tab Two website
- Hellmut Hattler's website
- Website by Joo Kraus
- Tab Two on laut.de
- Tab Two at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tab Two for the second ( Memento of the original from November 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Südwest Presse November 24, 2011
- ↑ Gold / platinum database of the Federal Music Industry Association, accessed on July 1, 2016
