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In 1978, Volker Kriegel was one of Germanys busiest jazz-rock musicians, as well as cartoonist, author and radio moderator; it was pure luck that the album got recorded at all. Born in Darmstadt, Kriegel was self-taught on guitar. He was influenced as much by the tasteful, subtle styles of Wes Montgomery and Jim Hall as by John McLaughlins rocking power. Wolfgang Schlüters influences were Lionel Hampton with his infectious swing, Milt Jackson from the Modern Jazz Quartet and Gary Burton, who opted for four mallets instead of the normal two, and played the vibraphone like it was a piano. The two multi-talented musicians flaunt their quality throughout House Boat. For the Kriegel composition Memory Delay, Schlüter changes to marimba and congas. Musicians from Kriegels Mild Maniac Orchestra accompany the two soloists.