Jan Simonsen Quintet (Remastered) Jan Simonsen Quintet
Album info
Album-Release:
2020
HRA-Release:
28.02.2020
Album including Album cover
- 1 Martin 07:14
- 2 Afro Blue 09:25
- 3 Agnus 09:03
- 4 Fire Sju 06:53
- 5 Kyrie 07:14
Info for Jan Simonsen Quintet (Remastered)
Previously unreleased SPIRITUAL JAZZ from NORWAY recorded in ASKER CHURCH in the mid-seventies. Playful rhythmical jazz with MODAL and LATIN influences with band members from THAT’S WHY, RUPHUS & EN TIEMPO.
Jan Simonsen Quintet was an active mid-seventies, Norwegian jazz group, drawing up influences from Herbie Hancock to McCoy Tyner the group’s very rhythmical approach fell positive with the crowd and landed them regular gigs at the famous Club7 venue in Oslo, the group also performed at Molde Jazz 1976. In Winter that same year the group recorded these four tracks to reel using Asker church for maximum reverb effect and broadened acoustics.
Jan Simonsen, keyboards
Svein Hansen, flute, percussion
Trond Mathisen, saxophone, percussion
Kristian Røstad, bass
Thor Bendiksen, drums
Digitally remastered
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