Eivind Austad New Orleans Trio
Release Date: 04 December 2020
Label: Losen Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 7090025832482
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Description
Norwegian pianist Eivind Austad alongside the renowned New Orleans rhythm section of James Singelton (bass) and Johnny Vidachovic (drums), who first played together live at The Jazz Playhouse with this session recorded in 2018.
‘That Feeling’ is an album “about” New Orleans in the sense that the music explores a feeling of New Orleans. The tracks - some of Austad’s own compositions, some classics - are templates for this exploration. The compositions are relatively simple, meaning that the musicians can focus on co-creating a feeling grounded in New Orleans traditions. There are strong elements of blues and gospel in the compositions - and in the improvised realizations of the compositions - thus acknowledging a long history of musical genres. At the same time, these elements are treated not as dimensions in a sonic museum, but as explorations of the traditions in a contemporary moment.
Press:
“The piece that I felt really shows how well this trio gels is ‘Esplanade Drive’...the bass sets up a groove, with shuffling drums and Austad plays a right hand melody...on this track the piece emphasises the unity of this trio - with subtle shifts in mood, start-stops within a bar, and the rhythm section finding more space to let loose, encouraging Austad to build his sparse, elegant solos.” - Chris Baber, Jazz Views
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
Howl Quartet
Fred Hersch Trio
Kerry Politzer
Vincent Courtois Trio
Mike Westbrook Orchestra
Harper Trio
Jordan Williams
Lafayette Harris Jr.
