Nordic Connect / Spirals
| Album: | Spirals | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Nordic Connect | Added: | Feb 2011 | |
| Label: | Artistshare | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2011-03-06 | Pull Date: | 2011-05-08 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | May 8 | May 1 | Apr 24 | Apr 17 | Apr 10 | Apr 3 | Mar 27 | Mar 20 |
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| Airplays: | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 16, 2018: | No Cover, No Minimum
Travel Fever |
4. | Sep 04, 2015: | Rebop
Travel Fever |
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| 2. | Jul 01, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum: Saturday Edition
Travel Fever |
5. | Feb 06, 2015: | Rebop
Travel Fever, Travel Fever |
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| 3. | Oct 27, 2016: | No Cover, No Minimum
Travel Fever |
6. | May 16, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum
Travel Fever |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2011-02-26
Reviewed 2011-02-26
NORDIC CONNECT: Spirals
artistShare, 2011
MODERN JAZZ – Canada and Sweden meet in this quintet led by sisters Ingrid and Christine Jensen. This is the group’s second release, with a compelling blend of sounds that might reference electronica and indie pop (1), or electric Miles Davis (3), or just dig into a space all its own (5). Pianist Maggi Olin contributes five of the compositions. Good stuff.
Ingrid Jensen : trumpet, flugelhorn
Christine Jensen : alto & soprano sax
Maggi Olin : piano, Fender Rhodes
Mattias Welin : bass
Jon Wikan : drums, percussion
Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7
1. 6:48 – great sound: pulsating theme, Fender Rhodes, techno-inspired drums
2. 5:16 – calm melody, but with big, bold splashes of bright color, good horn solos
3. 8:39 – horn dialogue drifts gradually into a dark Miles Davis style pulse
4. 8:42 – light but propulsive drums carry upbeat, friendly melody with soprano sax
5. 6:04 – enigmatic sound: complex motion under muted trumpet, spacey ending
6. 7:19 – slow, drifting: flugelhorn & sax solos waft over a broad, hazy landscape
7. 6:44 – colorful midtempo with tight horns, sunny keyboard, good drums w/cajon
8. 5:11 – slow, steady march: bass solo adds a tender quality, builds up near end
9. 5:14 – fusion intro w/electronics on trumpet; switches to lively spinning rhythm
[ Fo ] 02/26/11
artistShare, 2011
MODERN JAZZ – Canada and Sweden meet in this quintet led by sisters Ingrid and Christine Jensen. This is the group’s second release, with a compelling blend of sounds that might reference electronica and indie pop (1), or electric Miles Davis (3), or just dig into a space all its own (5). Pianist Maggi Olin contributes five of the compositions. Good stuff.
Ingrid Jensen : trumpet, flugelhorn
Christine Jensen : alto & soprano sax
Maggi Olin : piano, Fender Rhodes
Mattias Welin : bass
Jon Wikan : drums, percussion
Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7
1. 6:48 – great sound: pulsating theme, Fender Rhodes, techno-inspired drums
2. 5:16 – calm melody, but with big, bold splashes of bright color, good horn solos
3. 8:39 – horn dialogue drifts gradually into a dark Miles Davis style pulse
4. 8:42 – light but propulsive drums carry upbeat, friendly melody with soprano sax
5. 6:04 – enigmatic sound: complex motion under muted trumpet, spacey ending
6. 7:19 – slow, drifting: flugelhorn & sax solos waft over a broad, hazy landscape
7. 6:44 – colorful midtempo with tight horns, sunny keyboard, good drums w/cajon
8. 5:11 – slow, steady march: bass solo adds a tender quality, builds up near end
9. 5:14 – fusion intro w/electronics on trumpet; switches to lively spinning rhythm
[ Fo ] 02/26/11
Track Listing
| 1. | Travel Fever | 5. | M-Oving | |||
| 2. | Song For Inga | 6. | Yew | |||
| 3. | Earth Sighs | 7. | 66 Mike | |||
| 4. | Castle Mountain | 8. | Ballad North | |||
| 9. | Brejk Ä Leg | |||||