Release Date: 28 October 2013
Label: Steeplechase
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 716043176823
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Description
Danish-born tenor saxophonist Martin Jacobsen frequently gives concerts in many of the Asian countries including Japan, Korea and China. This release is a live recording of a very successful concert performed at Japan's national public radio/TV network NHK's "fureai" hall in 2011, only a few days after the devastating earthquake and tsunami which hit the north-east coast of Japan.
Martin Jacobsen's quartet which also features Japanese pianist Hiroshi Murayama, German bassist Martin Zenker and English drummer Mark Taylor. On 'Live in Tokyo' they perform a mixture of original compositions and their own take on songs by John Coltrane and Duke Ellington, as well as the standards "How Little We Know" and "The End of a Love Affair".
"Jacobsen seems well aware of what makes jazz a vital music. It's the constant sense of growth and discovery, taking the old and making it new. While this is a fine debut, there's little doubt that future endeavours will prove even more impressive as the both Jacobsen and the band continue to mature." - Derek Taylor, All About Jazz on 'Current State'
Personnel: Martin Jacobsen (tenor saxophone), Hiroshi Murayama (piano), Martin Zenker (bass), Mark Taylor (drums)
Tracklisting
Vito Dieterle; Kris Kaiser; Griffin Fink; Aaron Seeber
Thad Jones; Ole Kock Hansen; Jesper Lundgaard; Ed Thigpen
Matt Panayides; Rich Perry; Steve LaSpina; Mark Ferber
Andrew Rathbun; Gary Versace
Tomas Martinez; Michael Weiss; David Wong; Paul Sikivie; Kenny Washington; Teo Perez
John McNeil; Jesper Lundgaard; Aage Tanggaard
Horace Parlan; Thad Jones; Eddie Harris; Jesper Lundgaard; Aage Tanggaard
Dexter Gordon; Horace Parlan; Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen; Tony Inzalaco
His 'n' Hers (Judith O'Higgins & Dave O'Higgins)
Matthias Bublath
uroboro
Richard Spaven
Jim Snidero
Jeremy Pelt
Tenderlonious
Krupka Trio
