Release Date: 10 January 2020
Label: Losen Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 7090025832239
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Release Date: 10 January 2020
Label: Losen Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 7090025832239
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Description
As multi-faceted and hard cutting as diamond, as sweet and layered as gelato Napolitano, 'The Kernel' epitomises all that is great about jazz. It features a group of exceedingly skilled musicians navigating a stimulating repertoire of originals and well-chosen tunes from the classic jazz handbook. Leader, saxophonist Knut Riisnæs released the highly acclaimed '2nd Thoughts' album (Losen Records) in 2017. His co-musicians on this recording are the same: Anders Aarum (piano), Jens Fossum (bass) and Tom Olstad (drums). It's a tight unit – a genuine band of well-gigged virtuosi.
Interspersed between original compositions by three members of the quartet are familiar jazz standards by jazz royalty, Kenny Dorham, Wayne Shorter, Cedar Walton and Horace Parlan.
Knut Riisnæs is one of Norway´s leading saxophonists and has been so for many decades. A new release from him is rare however, though this time it's only 3 years after his previous release, ''2nd Thoughts'' (LOS1462). There are usually around 15 year gaps between his releases!
Tracklisting
Karin Nakagawa, Hans Tutzer & Paolino Dalla Port
Haakon Graf, Erik Smith & Per Mathisen
EH3
Jan Gunnar Hoff Group
Arne Torvik Trio
EH3 (Erland Helbo, Frode Berg & Eric Smith)
Olga Konkova
Per Mathisen
Lafayette Harris Jr.
Brandon Sanders
Joe Locke & Phil Markowitz
Ensemble Fur Neue Musik Zurich
Rebecca Trescher
Lennart Ginman, Thomas Blachman & Carsten Dahl
Doug Raney Quartet
Nigel Price Organ Trio