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Esbjörn Svensson Trio: Strange Place For Snow

In March 2002, “Act Music” label released “Strange Place for Snow”, the sixth Esbjörn Svensson Trio album. It was recorded in December 2011, at “Atlantis” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Daniel Berglund, Magnus Öström and Esbjörn Svensson. The album was awarded the annual prize of the “German Record Critics 2002” and the “German Jazz Award”.

Personnel:

  • Esbjörn Svensson – keyboards, grand piano
  • Daniel Berglund – double bass
  • Magnus Öström – drums, percussion
  • Janne Hansson – engineer, mixing
  • Åke Linton – engineer
  • Tommy Lydell – mastering

Track listing:

  1. The Message
  2. Serenade For The Renegade
  3. Strange Place For Snow
  4. Behind The Yashmak
  5. Bound For The Beauty Of The South
  6. Years Of Yearning
  7. When God Created The Coffeebreak
  8. Spunky Sprawl
  9. Carcrash

Vijay Iyer: Accelerando

On March 13, 2912, “Act Music” label released “Accelerando”, the 16th Vijay lyer album. It was recorded in August 2011, at “Sear Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Vijay Iyer.

Personnel:

  • Vijay Iyer – piano
  • Stephan Crump – bass
  • Marcus Gilmore – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Vijay Iyer except where noted.

  1. Bode
  2. Optimism
  3. The Star of a Story – Rod Temperton
  4. Human Nature – Steve Porcaro, John Bettis
  5. Wildflower – Herbie Nichols
  6. Mmmhmm – Stephen Bruner, Steve Ellison
  7. Little Pocket Size Demons – Henry Threadgill
  8. Lude
  9. Accelerando
  10. Actions Speak
  11. The Village of the Virgins – Duke Ellington

Marius Neset: Pinball

On January 30, 2015, “ACT Music” label released “Pinball” the 6th Marius Neset studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Ocean Recording Studio” in Giske, Norway, and was produced by Anton Eger and Marius Neset.

Personnel:

  • Marius Neset – tenor and soprano saxophones
  • Ivo Neame – piano, Hammond B3 organ, CP 80, clavinet
  • Jim Hart – vibraphone and marimba, additional drums
  • Petter Eldh – double bass
  • Anton Eger – drums, percussion
  • August Wanngren – tambourine
  • Ingrid Neset – flute
  • Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen – violin
  • Andreas Brantelid – cello
  • Pinball Band – clapping
  • Henning Vatne Svoren – recording
  • August Wanngren – mixing
  • Thomas Eberger – mastering
  • Rune Mortensen – artwork
  • Lisbeth Holten – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Marius Neset, except where noted.

  1. World Song Part 1
  2. World Song Part 2
  3. Pinball
  4. Odes of You – Marius Neset, Anton Eger
  5. Police
  6. Music for Cello and Saxophone – Marius Neset, Anton Eger
  7. Theatre of Music – Marius Neset, Anton Eger
  8. Aberhonddu – Marius Neset, Anton Eger
  9. Jaguar – Marius Neset, Anton Eger
  10. Music for Drums and Saxophone – Marius Neset, Anton Eger
  11. Summer Dance
  12. Hymn from the World