Wolfgang Haffner is one of the most successful German jazz musicians of our time, not only as a drummer, but also as a bandleader and architect of his own music Jazz musicians of our time. Three albums released between 2006 to 2012 are essential for his current popularity "Shapes", "Round Silence" and "Heart Of The Matter." These recordings, which are no longer physically available as individual albums today, are now released as a 3 CD "Essentials" set.