Release Date: 31 July 2020
Label: Storyville Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 717101433223
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Description
Jens Søndergaard, who received the Ben Webster award in 2017, is one of the most important saxophonists in Danish Jazz. Perhaps a little overlooked because he has also had a career as a dentist. He recently received the Ben Webster Award for his long and wonderful career.
Now he has recorded The Brubeck-Desmond songbook, which is a return to the music that has gotten so many into the jazz. Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond are two of the most iconic composers in the history of Jazz. When you hear Jens Søndergaard interpret their repertoire with his regular quartet, it is difficult not to just sit back and enjoy how simple and elegant it can be done.
The group included Kock Hansen, a great pianist, plus the steady Aage Tanggaard on drums and Swedish Lars Lundström on bass. It is performed with an elegance that shines through and it's clear that none of the players need to prove anything.
Tracklisting
Lennart Ginman, Thomas Blachman & Carsten Dahl
Doug Raney Quartet
Sophisticated Ladies
Michel Petrucciani Trio
Rosa Passos
Peter Vuust Quartet
Carsten Dahl Ensemble
Danish Radio Big Band
Stephane Kerecki; Marc Copland; Tore Brunborg; Fabrice Moreau; Ralph Alessi
Quatuor Hanson; Philippe Hattat; Theo Fouchenneret; Emmanuel Jacquet; Rodolphe Thery
Ensemble Fractales; Elis Hallik
Ensemble InterContemporain
Carla Rees, RSNO Wind Ensemble
Silvia Tarozzi; Deborah Walker; Julia Eckrardt
Orchestre Victor Hugo; Orchestre National de Bretagne
Alexej Gerassimez, SIGNUM saxophone quartet
