DRJO/Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra/Palle Mikkelborg - Voice of Silence

Artist:

DRJO

UPC:

663993010427

Description:

Personnel: Palle Mikkelborg (conductor); Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra. Producers: Neils Erik Lund, Ole Matthiessen, Palle Mikkelborg. Recorded at Studio 3, Broadcast House, Copenhagen, Denmark in March & April 2000. Includes liner notes by Valdemar Lonsted. Mikkelborg`s first large-ensemble work since 1984`s Aura is a nine-movement suite composed in honor of the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. (The museum is located not in the Bayou State, but in Humlebaek, Denmark.) Conducting the Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra, Mikkelborg pays homage to a number of visual artists and art movements and leans heavily toward the electric side of the jazz spectrum. Veering between minimalist soundscapes like "Prologue" and "The Voice of Silence" and funk/fusion blowouts like "Tempus/Pop Art" and "The Forest," Mikkelborg sets up a dichotomy that is quite jarring at first. "Authenticity," a dreamy movement featuring the unaccompanied bass of Thomas Ovesen, opens up new dimensions -- a process that continues with the agitated, "Birdland"-style groove of "Snapshots," the vaguely old-world sound of "Those Who Build," and the jazzy waltz of "Joy." ~ David R. Adler

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Prologue
2. Tempus / Pop Art
3. Voice of Silence, The
4. Forest, The
5. Authenticity
6. Snapshots
7. Those Who Build
8. Joy
9. Epilogue

Album Information

Release Date:

06/26/2001

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Jazz Instrument

Subgenre:

Avant-Garde/Downtown

Label:

Stunt

Catalog Number:

104

Original Release Year:

2002

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

72 : 56

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