Norwegian Song IV, by Bergen Big Band & Dag Arnesen

Norwegian Song IV

by Bergen Big Band & Dag Arnesen

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1.	Gangar 06:50	buy track
2.	Mellom Bakkar og Berg 07:32	buy track
3.	Våren 08:21	buy track
4.	Missing You 08:56	buy track
5.	On Granite 06:03	buy track
6.	Arietta 07:24	buy track
7.	Astrid mi Astrid 09:05	buy track
8.	Ved Rondane 05:47	buy track
9.	Reminiscence 5 09:12	buy track

about

When I began my project “Norwegian Song” in 2006, it was with a desire to seek inspiration in Norwegian music. I have been deeply involved with American jazz for most of my musical life, and now I wanted to try and create a symbiosis of the Norwegian and the American. I have found it to be a tremendously rewarding journey. I think it is inspiring to work with the music of my fellow Bergen townsman, Edvard Grieg. For several years I have focused on arranging and adapting Norwegian folk music and compositions of Grieg for a jazz trio format, and with time I have broadened this to combine the jazz trio with a string quartet.

I was pleased and proud when I was asked by Bergen Big Band (BBB) to make a recording to present my music and my arrangements. I have been a member of BBB for many years, and have witnessed how a wide variety
of projects have been carried out in the most fantastic ways. Through the band’s collaboration with major international big-band leaders such as Maria Schneider, Paquito de Rivera, John Surman and Joe Henderson, the ensemble has grown and developed a very special sense of teamwork.
There have been many memorable concerts and outstanding recordings throughout the years. With this CD I am hoping to help preserve the treasure trove of Norwegian song, and at the same time draw the attention of more listeners to the music of Edvard Grieg.

-Dag S. Arnesen

credits

released May 19, 2017

Saxophones:
Jan Kåre Hystad – alto sax/soprano sax/flute
Bjørn Strand – alto sax, soprano sax
Kjetil Møster – tenor sax/soprano sax
Ole Jacob Hystad – tenor sax/soprano sax, tracks 1,3,5,6
Elisabeth Lid Trøen – tenor sax/soprano sax/flute, tracks 2,4,7,8,9
Michael Barnes – baritone sax
Trumpets: Svein Henrik Giske, Are Ovesen, Børge Styve, Tancred Heyerdal Husø
Trombones: Sindre Dalhaug, Øyvind Hage, Pål Roseth, Kjell Erik Husom
Piano: Dag Arnesen
Bass: Magne Thormodsæter
Drums/percussion: Frank Jakobsen
Percussion: Ivar Thormodsæter, tracks 2,3,6,7,9
Guitar: Thomas Dahl, tracks 1,4,5,6

Recorded by Yngve Sætre at Duper Studio, Bergen, March 20-22nd, 2017
Mixed by Yngve Sætre at Duper Studio, Bergen, March 23 & 31 and April 2nd, 2017
Mastered by Jørgen Træen at Lydgrotten, Bergen
Produced by Dag S. Arnesen and Yngve Sætre

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Bergen Big Band & Dag Arnesen Norway

Dag Arnesen, pianist/composer, was educated at the Music Conservatory in Bergen where he studied classical piano with Jirij Hlinka. However, as time passed, jazz became his main interest. Dag started his professional career as a musician at Bergen’s main theatre. Since the mid-seventies, he has led many jazz groups: trios, quartets, quintets, a sextet, a septet, and larger constellations. ... more