9.10.24

MARIA KANNEGAARD TRIO — Breaking The Surface (2000) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

"Their debut album, as a trio, combines emotion and intellect, reaching a distinctly Nordic clarity." - (STEREOLPLAY) ACT
Tracklist :
1    Don't Get Lost In The Woods 4:27
Music By – Maria Kannegaard
2    Don't Worry 5:33
Music By – Maria Kannegaard
3    Behind The Clouds 4:09
Music By – Maria Kannegaard
4    Let's Go For A Walk 3:21
Music By – Maria Kannegaard, Mats Eilertsen, Thomas Strønen
5    So To Speak 3:17
Music By – Maria Kannegaard
6    Get On Board 4:28
Music By – Maria Kannegaard
7    Calm Down 3:46
Music By – Maria Kannegaard, Mats Eilertsen, Thomas Strønen
8    Mind The Stars / Down In Oz 5:57
Music By – Maria Kannegaard
9    Not In A Hundred Years 6:01
Music By – Maria Kannegaard
10    Breaking The Surface 2:21
Music By – Maria Kannegaard, Mats Eilertsen, Thomas Strønen
11    Trees Of Blue 3:29
Music By – Maria Kannegaard
12    Tip Toe Walking 2:21
Music By – Maria Kannegaard
Credits :
Bass – Mats Eilertsen
Drums – Thomas Strønen
Piano – Maria Kannegaard

8.10.24

FRØY AAGRE — Cycle of Silence (2010) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

"Stunningly mature! Her international breakthrough." JAZZTHETIK ACT
Tracklist :
1    I Cannot See    6:15
2    Will There Really Be A Morning    7:14
3    Good Morning Midnight    5:54
4    My River    2:50
5    When Plato Was A Certainty    6:30
6    Light    4:20
7    One Sister    5:56
8    Tell Her    5:11
9    Riverman    6:01
10    Under The Light    6:08
11    I Don't Know His Name    4:35
Credits :
Double Bass – Audun Ellingsen
Drums – Freddy Wike
Piano – Andreas Ulvo
Soprano Saxophone, Arranged By, Composed By, Producer – Frøy Aagre


JULIA HÜLSMANN TRIO WITH ROGER CICERO – Good Morning Midnight (2006) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

"Hoch willkommenes Neuland in Sachen Vokal-Jazz" (HAMBURGER MORGENPOST) ACT
Tracklist :
1    I Cannot See    6:15
2    Will There Really Be A Morning    7:14
3    Good Morning Midnight    5:54
4    My River    2:50
5    When Plato Was A Certainty    6:30
6    Light    4:20
7    One Sister    5:56
8    Tell Her    5:11
9    Riverman    6:01
10    Under The Light    6:08
11    I Don't Know His Name    4:35
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Jonas Schoen (tracks: 2, 9)
Arranged By [Bandoneon, Brass] – Marc Muellbauer (tracks: 2, 9)
Bandoneon – Christian Gerber (tracks: 2, 9)
Bass – Marc Muellbauer
Drums – Heinrich Köbberling
Electronics – Tilman Ehrhorn (tracks: 4)
Flugelhorn – Martin Auer (tracks: 2, 9), Rainer Brennecke (tracks: 2, 9)
French Horn – Sarah Willis (tracks: 2, 9)
Lyrics By – Emily Dickinson (tracks: 1 to 8,10,11), Nick Drake (tracks: 9)
Music By – Julia Hülsmann (tracks: 1 to 8, 10, 11), Nick Drake (tracks: 9)
Piano, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer [Nord Modular G2], Producer – Julia Hülsmann
Vocals – Roger Cicero

JAN PRAX QUARTETT — Keepin' A Style Alive (2015) Serie : young german jazz | FLAC (tracks), lossless

With their fresh and pulsatile sound the Jan Prax Quartett is a promising newcomer to ACT’s Young German Jazz series. These four musicians are passionately combining traditional and progressive elements of jazz in order to create their own unique expression. Inspired by the timeless spirit of American jazz legends from John Coltrane to Modern Mainstream heroes like Joshua Redman, the self-composed tunes of the band present a powerful commitment to the music of former times. “Keepin’ A Style Alive” is their debut album. ACT
Tracklist :
1    20 Dollars 6:26
 Martin Sörös / JanPrax
2    Morning Dawn 5:10
 Martin Sörös
3    Trane's Ride 5:36
 JanPrax
4    The Journey 4:15
 JanPrax
5    001 5:05
 Martin Sörös
6    Is That Right? 4:39
 JanPrax
7    Keepin' A Style Alive 3:27
 JanPrax
8    Shades Of Autumn 6:30
 Martin Sörös / JanPrax
9    Serious Business 4:26
 JanPrax
10    Got A Crush On You 3:47
 JanPrax
Credits :
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Jan Prax
Bass – Tilman Oberbeck
Cover [Art] – Stefan Mauck
Drums – Michael Mischl
Piano, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Martin Sörös

HELGE SUNDE | NORSKE STORE ORKESTER ft. Olga Konkova Marilyn Mazur — Denada (2006) SACD | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

 "A grooving, exhilarating musical experience." - (JAZZPODIUM) ACT
Tracklist :
1    IO 6:17
 Composed By – Helge Sunde
Soprano Saxophone [Solo] – Nils Jansen

2    R.I.P. (PianoSsolo)    3:06
 Composed By – Helge Sunde
3    Requiescat In Pace (R.I.P.) 6:56
 Composed By – Helge Sunde
Flute, Flute [Alto] – Nils Jansen
Soprano Saxophone – Petter Wettre
Tenor Saxophone [Solo] – Atle Nymo

4    Denada 7:00
 Composed By – Helge Sunde
Alto Saxophone [Solo] – Petter Wettre
Baritone Saxophone [Solo] – Børge Are Halvorsen

5    Nocturnal Nature    1:40
 Composed By – Helge Sunde
6    At Dawn (Om Kvelden) 5:10
  Traditional
 Arranged By – Helge Sunde
Tenor Saxophone [Solo] – Petter Wettre
Trombone [Solo], Trumpet [Solo] – Helge Sunde

7    Small Landscape 9:00
 Composed By – Marilyn Mazur
 Arranged By – Helge Sunde
Alto Saxophone, Flute – Børge Are Halvorsen

8    Idapida 6:26
 Composed By – Helge Sunde
Trombone [Solo] – Helge Sunde

9    Lesson III 6:21
 Composed By – Helge Sunde
Bass Clarinet – Atle Nymo, Petter Wettre
Clarinet – Nils Jansen
Flute – Børge Are Halvorsen
Tuba, French Horn – Helge Sunde

10    The Ugly... (Den Grimme) 4:33
 Composed By – Camille Saint-Saëns
 Arranged By – Helge Sunde
Flute, Flute [Alto] – Nils Jansen

Credits :
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Petter Wettre
Baritone Saxophone – Børge Are Halvorsen
Bass – Per Mathisen
Conductor, Producer – Helge Sunde
Cover – Olav Christopher Jenssen
Drums – Rune Arnesen
Guitar – Jens Thoresen
Percussion – Marilyn Mazur
Piano – Olga Konkova
Soprano Saxophone – Nils Jansen
Tenor Saxophone – Atle Nymo
Trombone – Even Andersen, Geir Arne Haugsrud, Øyvind Brække
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Anders Eriksson, Eckhard Baur, Frank Brodahl

MARKUS STOCKHAUSEN — Sol Mestizo (1996) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

"Sometimes solemn, sometimes exhilarating variation of Latin jazz" - (FOYER) ACT Tracklist : 1    Creation    3:58 2    Iluminacio...