2016

Formanek Michael & Ensemble Kolossu: Distance [CD]

Digipack

Digipack.<br/><br/>LINE UP<br/>Iiro Rantala / piano<br/>Victoria Tolstoy / vocals<br/>Ulf Wakenius / guitar<br/>Lars Danielsson / bass<br/>Morten Lund / drums<br/><br/>No other European jazz pianist has had such a formative influence in his field in recent years as the Swede Esbjörn Svensson, who died far too soon in 2008. In changing constellations, moods and interpretations, Iiro Rantala, Viktoria Tolstoy, Ulf Wakenius, Lars Danielsson and Morten Lund take on some of the best-known Svensson respectively e.s.t. works. And if the album title "Tears For Esbjörn" becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy upon hearing Svensson's most emotional piece "Love Is Real" nobody needs to be ashamed; neither for tears of sadness at the irreplaceable loss of Esbjörn Svensson, nor for tears of joy at the music he left us with.

Naoko Sakata Trio: Dreaming tree 2016 [Digipack / CD]

"The colours of The ""Magical Forest"" glow in this remarkable recording which brings together Sinikka Langeland's Norwegian-Finnish-Swedish Starflowers quintet with the singers of the Trio Mediaeval. It's an inspired concept: the Trio Medi?val, with their affinity for folk music and their unique vocal blend, adapt themselves ideally to Sinikka's sound-world, which is once archaic, timeless and contemporary. The quintet members, all bandleaders in their own right, are amongst the most characterful players in Scandinavia today, and Sinikka sets them free to improvise around her cycle of songs, built upon myths and legends of the world tree. <br/>The ""Magical Forest"" was recorded at Oslo's Rainbow Studio in February 2015, and produced by Manfred Eicher."

Gustavsen Tord/Simin Tander: What was said 2016 [CD]

Kühn Joachim: Beauty & truth 2016 [Digipack / CD]