Absolute Danstrup Peter Danstrup

• 1 Jesus Gonna Make up My Dying Bed 04:28
• 2 Covidiously Speaking 03:29
• 3 (I Wish I Was an) American 03:21
• 4 Donkeyman 03:05
• 5 Peter Edderkop 02:01
• 6 Petrified Heart 03:36
• 7 Crisis 06:35
• 8 Injection March 04:33
• 9 Late Sequel 03:31
• 10 The Bat 03:39
• 11 If I Fall 05:05
• Total Runtime 43:23

Info for Absolute Danstrup

Absolute Danstrup is a new album from bass player and composer Peter Danstrup featuring 11 tracks with changing musicians on every track, in all 24 artists. Absolute Danstrup was mostly conceived when I was hospitalized with Covid-19. It reflects on personal, topical experiences and statements. You may call it an imaginary compilation album, dealing with a kaleidoscopic mix of songs. You will find subjects of immediate relevance, reflecting on the pandemic outbreak, the #metoo situation in Denmark and the Trump era.

The music styles change throughout the album: bluesy odd meter rock, instrumentals influenced by Captain Beefheart, sarcastic yet political musical like songs, large jazz ensemble arrangements, bass tunes and female a cappella singing. All of it compiled with the unmistakably Danstrup trade mark of clever, colorful, condensed extracts of music, interesting arrangements with an open headroom for individual presentations. The gender balance is 12/12, a clear response to the discussions about male/female representation in music.

Peter Danstrup, bass Bent Clausen, marimba Per Gade, guitar Anders Banke, bass clarinet, clarinet, tenor saxophone Jacob Andersen, percussion, handclap, timbales Michael Rexen, vocals Nina Baun, vocals Mariane Bitran, flute Carolyn Goodwin, alto saxophone Kasper Tranberg, trumpet Lis Wessberg, trombone Lise Munch, French horn Rasmus Svale, tuba Bjørn Heebøl, Marching snare drum Marie Louise N. Schmidt, piano Ben Besiakov, piano Ole Rømer, drums, bass Thomas Vang, bass Ania Rybacka, soprano Katrina Petersen, soprano Kamilla Kovacs, alto Johanne Baadsgaard Lange, alto Else Schantz Juutilainen, contralto Maria Kynne, contralto

Peter Danstrup
is a Danish musician, composer, video instructor and author. He has a also a long record as an educator and director. This page will capture most of his work.

Started playing in mid 1970’ies on the Copenhagen Jazz scene. Joined several important bands: John Tchicai, Svend Asmussen, Marilyn Mazur, Link Wray as well as his own bands: Reptiles, Klökkeblömst, Sacrified

As a composer he has written for several artists, but mostly for his own bands. Lately his has written for Sacrified (8-piece orchestra), GLAS (6 voice vocal ensemble) Strange Bros. (jazz quartet)

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