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視野裡,幾次投石,小徑出現,引入一片原野。2003組成的挪威樂團In the Country,琴弦鼓三重層疊熟悉的爵士音色,緩調展開北海風景,是溫度宜人的季節,彷彿在葛巴瑞克冷冽高風止息後的數月,可能還是一個人,以自己心跳的律動漫走。年輕的團員,鋼琴手Morten Qvenild和貝斯手Roger Arntzen都是挪威音樂學院出身,鼓手Pal Hausken和不同類型的樂團合作,三個人第一張專輯,隨興的自由感流暢推動一種溫和、親近、光線閃爍、濃淡消長的整體氣氛,個自技巧的表現不如非常技巧地共鳴心中的那首歌;也有險暗的時候,但情感和想像力自如地轉折變化,窗子一扇扇從容打開,最後定景在韓德爾的詠嘆調,疏落有致,風格有形。
We are very proud to introduce a new, young group on the label, a unique trio that have come up with a truly great debut album. ”This Was The Pace Of My Heartbeat” is not your typical piano trio album, meaning that pianist Morten Qvenild (26) has skipped the Keith Jarrett school. When it comes to piano players he will admit to a certain fondness for Paul Bley and the late Norwegian free player Svein Finnerud, but he also draws inspiration from pop writers when it comes to a sense of structure and modern composers such as Messiaen and Feldman for the use of space and sound. The album include nine original Qvenild compositions as well as a Ryan Adams cover and an interpretation of Handel’s beautiful ”Laschia Ch’io Pianga”. The album is an analogue recording and is produced by Arve Henriksen. Morten Qvenild is already a central force in a young generation of extremely competent Norwegian musicians operating with great ease between various genres. He is Susanna’s orchestra and writing partner in Susanna and the Magical Orchestra, he is a member, writer and arranger for acclaimed Norwegian jazz singer Solveig Slettahjell, he was a writer and member of Jaga Jazzist and a member of Shining since the beginning and up to their latest album. Finally he is a member of The National Bank, a pop/rock group with the Horntveth brothers from Jaga Jazzist in the lineup, recently enjoying several weeks at the top spot of the Norwegian charts. In The Country is the piano trio he started in 2003 after meeting bass player Roger Arntzen (28) and drummer Pal Hausken (25) at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo. As with Morten, they are both active in other groups as well, Roger most notably in Damp with Shining leader Jorgen Munkeby and Pal with singer Hilde Marie Kjersem in Tub Quartet.
Released 07.03.05
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