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Tingvall Trio : Norr |
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 To put it mildly, the consistency of the young trio have continued to pursue and refine their very own sound as a group on "Norr" is stunning. Nordic ballad elegies like "Utsikt" or "Båtsregn" alternate with groove-accented cuts like "Grrr", pieces like "Barnslig", a track that could have been inspired by Lyle Mays, or "Mjau" , whose lightness emerges from something surprisingly similar to what might have been a calypso number like "St.Thomas" by Sonny Rollins. A refreshing follow - up album for hard-core jazz fans and a broad group of listeners from other genres simply interested in the melodies and grooves.
Press Quotes:
Hessischer Rundfunk "Mikado" CD of the Week 03/08:
"When the term piano trio falls, naturally they've listened to their key role figures in Jazz and let those idols flash through in their music, but they are not afraid to show their own qualities, either. First and foremost Martin Tingvall, the pianist, whose class as a composer comes fully to bear here."
Radio Berlin Brandenburg "Kulturradio" 03/08:
"Soft, tender melodies are layered to form tight, powerful and rhythmically complex songs. On 'Norr', this trio proves that its creative substance is nowhere near exhausted. Fantastic."
Nordeutscher Rundfunk "Jazz Aktuell" 03/08: "Album of the Week"
"With 'Norr', the band revolving around Swedish pianist Martin Tingvall is refining and expanding the course it had taken on 'Skagerrak', their debut, in a convincing manner."
Jazzthing 02/08:
"Today's sounds are ready and waiting the minute the CD from the Tingvall Trio starts spinning in the player. Music that appeals with no ifs, ands or buts."
Image Hifi 02/08:
"Norr has even surpassed its hard-to-beat first album. The pianist's 11 new pieces have become more spellbinding, more change-of-pace and more emotional. Like this, piano trios do have a future!"
Financial Times 03/08: CD of the Week
"The celebration carries on with 'Norr'. Ballads turning on that wistful Scandinavian sound, compositions wrought with classical figures, mighty groove pieces. The roles within the trio are liquid and change in mid-flight. The main thing is that the music packs a punch."
Stereo 04/08:
"The Swedish-German Tingvall Trio has occupied a front-row seat in the spectrum of recording artists without kicking up a fuss. Notoriety like that ought to assure them the attention of listening audiences in the long run."
Stereoplay 04/08:
"Norr is a happily refreshing second LP. Chilled, not just cool."
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01.
Utsikt
02.
Grrr
03.
Snårestad Folkvisa
04.
Barnslig
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Norr
06.
Mjau
07.
Båtsregn
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Sekund
09.
Trolldans
10.
Monster
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Bachibas
Line-up:
Produced by Martin Tingvall & Bernd Skibbe
Recorded June 11. - 13th, 2007 in Osnabrück , Germany
Martin Tingvall Piano;
Jürgen Spiegel Drums;
Omar Rodriguez Calvo Bass.
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