Anders Thoren Quartet & Lars Jansson
Release Date: 29 April 2016
Label: AMP Music & Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 755702114806
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Description
This is a wonderful debut album by Anders Thorén Quartet. The title 'Sources of Inspiration' is giving a clear reference to the sources that inspired Anders Thorén to come back to music after a lengthy hiatus.
Thorén has chosen one of his main mentors as featuring artist; the eminent, Grammy-winning pianist Lars Jansson. Spillemanspris-winning (Norwegian Grammy) bassist Frode Berg, and the upcoming saxophonist Børge-Are Halvorsen make up the rest of this solid line-up together with bandleader/producer Thorén behind the drums.
The material is not original, but instead a selection of compositions that have been part of the inspiration for Thoréns return; composers such as Seamus Blake, Lars Jansson, and Marc Miralta among others. Stylistically the album is nicely varied with intense groove-based jazz, pretty ballads and improvised duo-segments.
"An album that makes you feel light hearted and happy in the name of jazz." - JazzSpecial (DK)
Personnel: Lars Jansson (piano), Børge-Are Halvorsen (saxophones), Frode Berg (bass), Anders Thorén (drums)
Tracklisting
Henry Spencer
Christian Balvig 6-tet
Quiet Quartet
Nordic Circles
Nordic Circles
Mark Wade Trio
Ninjabeat
Anders Thoren Quartet & Lars Jansson
Sultan Stevenson
John Patitucci
Tommy Whittle & Alan Barnes
Xhosa Cole
John Clayton & Mulgrew Miller
George Cables
Sylvaine Helary & Orchestre Incandescent
The Exu
