Pierre Dorge - Jazz Is Like a Banana

Artist:

Dorge, Pierre

UPC:

716043163625

Description:

Personnel: Pierre Dorge (guitar); Morten Carlsen (tenor saxophone); Kasper Tranberg (trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn); Kenneth Agerholm (trombone); Irene Becker (piano, synthesizer); Martin Andersen (drums); Ayi Solomon (congas, percussion).
Audio Remixer: Nils Winther.
Recording information: 08/2007.
Pierre Dorge & New Jungle Orchestra return to the Steeplechase label after 20 years of working with several others. The guitarist wrote all but one of the songs, still cultivating a multi-faceted approach to writing that draws from many musical styles from various lands. "A Minor Disturbance to Mr. Nielsen" incorporates themes from Danish composer Carl Nielsen, adding a droning introduction that sounds like a Far Eastern chant, with elements of free jazz in some of the solos. "Cafe Central" is a loopy post-bop vehicle that is full of humor, while the campy "Landscape with Animals" blends a Tibetan-like chant with a Middle Eastern rhythm. Pianist Irene Becker contributed "Forgotten Highway," a loping piece suggesting a slow-moving caravan, with rich solos by the leader and fl?gelhornist Kasper Tanberg. The beauty of Dorge`s music is that it is always full of surprises, even after repeated hearings. ~ Ken Dryden

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Taranaki
2. Minor Disturbance to Mr. Nielsen, A
3. Forgotten Highway
4. Caf? Central
5. Landscape with Animals
6. Blue Mask
7. Jazz Is Like a Banana
8. Tilo Akandita Brikama
9. By the Foot of the Mountain
10. Great Grief
11. Tibetan Dream

Album Information

Release Date:

11/13/2007

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Jazz Instrument

Subgenre:

Avant-Garde/Downtown

Label:

Steeplechase

Producer:

Nils Winther

Catalog Number:

31636

Original Release Year:

2007

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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