Lars Danielsson
Palmer Edition II: Trio / LIMITED EDITION

Lars Danielsson / bass
Verneri Pohjola / trumpet
John Parricelli / guitar

Produced by Andreas Brandis

Cover art by Mark Harrington

In cooperation with Chateau Palmer


VINYL Deluxe Box, limitierte Edition

Schachtel mit rotem Leinen bezogen, Heissfolienprägung
1-Vinyl, High Res Download Code
Booklet, signierter Kunstdruck (Mark Harrington)


Commitment, consistency and a strong forward-thinking spirit. These are the core values which connect ACT, one of Europe’s leading labels "in the spirit of jazz", with Château Palmer, one of the most mythical Grands Crus from Bordeaux’s Left Bank. The partnership between them combines their worlds of music, wine and cutting-edge art.

“Since 1992, ACT has been building its own European union of musicians, fostering a freedom of movement between nationalities and genres, and has given us an authentic impression of what the continent is about.” – The TIMES

ACT was founded by music producer, publisher, photographer and art collector Siggi Loch. After spending all of his professional life in the music business – starting 1960 as a sales rep for EMI, all the way up to becoming President of WEA Europe (now “Warner Music”) – Loch was able to fulfil a life-long dream and found his own independent jazz label. Today ACT is considered “one of the most important jazz labels in Europe” (Neue Zürcher Zeitung), “inclusive, cosmopolitan and widely respected” (The Guardian). Since 2015 ACT has been co-led by Andreas Brandis who, with his broad experience from the worlds of pop, jazz and classical, including Deutsche Grammophon and ECM Records, is leading the transformation of ACT from a label into a 360° contemporary music enterprise. What remains as a connecting thread is the “Spirit of Jazz”, whereby jazz is not viewed as a closed genre, but rather as an attitude towards interaction, communication, crossing borders and connecting cultures.

The art form with which winemaking shares by far the most attributes must be jazz. Like Château Palmer, jazz has deep roots, and walks a flirtatious line between rigour and innovation. At its heart, jazz implies respecting a tradition while constantly enriching it. Is winemaking an art or a craft? Aesthetes and academics have been debating this question for several millennia. Like art, don’t we recognize a transcendent wine precisely by its power to transport us to the most unexpected places? To move us to exaltation, evoking sensations, images and aromas wholly unconnected with grapes: truffle, violets, silk, velvet, satin… For ten years between 2010 and 2019, the wines of Château Palmer have not only been tasted but also heard. Vintages have been unveiled live from the estate’s barrel room through the notes of great jazzmen of our time: Michel Portal, Yaron Herman, Dan Tepfer & Thomas Enhco, Émile Parisien or the legendary Archie Shepp and his Quartet, to name a few. Each occasion has further reinforced the intuitive rightness of the idea that jazz and the wines of Château Palmer do indeed share a common essence: in the freedom of harmonies, the energy of contrasts and the vitality of rhythm.

Edition Palmer, the collaboration between ACT & Château Palmer, kicked off in 2023 with a major release: DUO was an intimate musical conversation between Joachim Kühn and Michael Wollny, two of the unquestioned greats of European jazz piano. The recording received international acclaim: ‘Der Tagesspiegel’, one of Germany's most respected daily newspapers, wrote: "The duo of Michael Wollny and Joachim Kühn is an alchemical miracle. They share a spirit of improvisation that combines introspection and expression, anticipation and perspiration." The leading French publication "Jazz Magazine" praised "a deep connection of extreme sensitivity." Whereas the music for the first Edition Palmer was recorded live at the Alte Oper in Frankfurt, the second release has been made at Château Palmer itself. A 'salon' in the château itself was the exclusive recording venue for a line-up of top flight, world class musicians. TRIO features the renowned bassist, cellist and composer Lars Danielsson, together with two greats of jazz from the north: Finnish trumpeter Verneri Pohjola and British guitarist John Parricelli.

The listener will savour the genius loci, the tranquillity and intimacy of the recording location. This album not only brings the original idea of the collaboration between ACT & Château Palmer to life in a palpably exciting and entirely apposite way, it has also vividly captured the magic which arises when unique artists come together in a uniquely beautiful and special setting.