Jazzorkester, Scheen / Dale, Eyolf: Commuter Report
Jazzorkester, Scheen / Dale, Eyolf: Commuter Report
Format: CD
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Artist: Jazzorkester, Scheen / Dale, Eyolf
Label: Losen Records
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 7090025832048
Genre: Jazz
Double Norwegian Grammy nominee, Eyolf Dale (a name that can be translated to 'Wolf Valley') is an exceptionally gifted pianist and composer. He has toured and performed in countries such as the US, China, Japan and extensively in Europe. He is also associate professor in jazz at the Norwegian Academy of Music. On this utterly charming CD, a commissioned work, he has written for and fronts the professional Scheen Jazz Orchestra based in his hometown of Skien, Norway. Like many of us, Eyolf commutes to work. During the composition of the album, he became increasingly aware that the music he had written at his studio the day before was now open to fresh insights. In that the music was written in a "short and intensive period", many "compositional solutions were found during the commuting process". Clearly, the journeys from studio to home and back again were giving him the space and time he needed to digest and develop the music. "Every morning when I sat down with my work - I sort of delivered a report on what had happened with the music - a commuter report". The music on this album is a 'grower'. As it becomes more and more familiar, it becomes more and more gratifying and enjoyable to hear. The pieces are cleverly and creatively constructed with twists and turns drawn from a seemingly never-ending supply of artistic resource. Eyolf's playing is joyous. His pianistic touch is first-class, and his feel for the instrument is intuitive and refined; he makes the piano sing. On first hearing, I wondered about the seemingly abstract time signatures of some of the pieces. "As a performer, I'm fascinated by odd meters... as a composer though, I'm not focused on meter at all. It's all about images, melody and phrases - certain ideas just are in 9/8 time. But that's often discovered at a later point - not at the moment of creation".
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