Many of Cole Porter's songs - often with punning lyrics from his own pen - are jazz standards whose interpretations are highlights of singers such as Shirley Horn, Dinah Washington, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. The Norman Granz production "C.P. plays Cole Porter" (1955) is a testimony to the charismatic central figure of bebop Charlie Parker. Not to be missed is how pianist FlorianKästner and double bassist MatthiasEichhorn, with their experience of symphonic classical music and Bach church music, now find access to the great American songwriter.

Florian Kästner (p), Matthias Eichhorn (db)