In the Mountains Espen Eriksen Trio

• 1 1974 08:42
• 2 Anthem 08:16
• 3 Suburban Folk Song 09:29
• 4 In The Mountains 09:26
• 5 Perfectly Unhappy 08:41
• 6 Dancing Demons 07:40
• 7 Rosemary's Baby 08:26
• Total Runtime 01:00:40

Info for In the Mountains

After five successful studio albums in 12 years, here is their first live album, by popular demand we should add. A very popular international concert attraction on several continents, the trio have constantly been asked when they will release a concert recording. And here it finally is, an hour's worth of melodic, melancholy magic. Five of the seven tracks were recorded live in concert at Oslo´s Nasjonal Jazzscene in 2018 and 2020, one at a special one-off intimate concert at Propeller Music Division in Oslo in 2020 and one in Poznan, Poland, in 2021.

Six of the seven tracks are extended versions of Eriksen originals from four of the studio albums, adding instrumental vividness as well as dramatic and moving elements to the event. The seventh is a splendid cover of Krzysztof Komeda´s iconic Rosemary´s Baby. Andy Sheppard is guesting on three of the tracks, and another welcome twist is that only one of these are from the “Perfectly Unhappy” album he did with the trio, while the version of the title track from that album is featured here without Andy Sheppard.

"Remarkable live album... each instrument booms with verve and sharpness. Such orchestral resonance feels akin to having a front row seat." (AllAboutJazz)

Espen Eriksen, piano
Lars Tormod Jenset, bass
Andreas Bye, drums
Andy Sheppard, saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4)

Espen Eriksen Trio
is a Norwegian jazz piano trio formed in 2007, consisting of Espen Eriksen (piano), Lars Tormod Jenset (double bass) and Andreas Bye (drums). The trio have released two albums on the Norwegian record-label Rune Grammofon. They have performed at Molde Int. Jazz Festival, Oslo Jazzfestival, Maijazz and Vossajazz in Norway and Penang Jazz Festival in Malaysia, in addition to several club performances in Germany, Switzerland, Great Britain and Malaysia.

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