The title of this album is a bit off the mark, implying that the session will be pretty much devoted to up-tempo traditional jazz. Not so. While there are barnburners, they are balanced with very good melodic ballad renderings. Even the up-tempo material has character and substance, not at all like the mindless blowing that one finds too often in CD bins these days. Jesper Thilo is Denmark's most famous sax man, and one of its most prominent jazz players irrespective of instrument. Living in Denmark, ...   [ read more ]

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George Colligan and Jesper Bodilsen are reunited for a second duo date for Steeplechase, with a program that mixes a few jazz standards with less familiar but equally compelling compositions. The pianist and the bassist quickly establish their musical partnership with "A Wish," an intricate, instantly enchanting ballad that demonstrates that they are on equal terms, with plenty of give and take between them. Sam Rivers' "Beatrice" is stripped down by Colligan and Bodilsen a...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. Jesper Mortensen, one half of Junior Senior, has decided to take a different approach to song craft on his new side project I Scream Ice Cream. Jesper defies the standard approach to songwriting by fleshing-out the most interesting aspects of pop music - including the punchy hooks that he is renowned for through Junior Senior - within a dance track structure. In Ice Cream Ice Cream Jesper showcases his skillful craftsmanship with a more improvisational hand, using drum machines, synths, percu...   [ read more ]

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