Aadal, 'No Man's Land,' Apollon Records Prog ****

I really liked the less-is-more pristine, at times quite moving quality delivered so effectively on 'No Man's Land' drawn from Lost Songs out next week. The rest of the album is just as good. This Norwegian band who debuted a couple of years ago …

Published: 2 Apr 2022. Updated: 2 years.

I really liked the less-is-more pristine, at times quite moving quality delivered so effectively on 'No Man's Land' drawn from Lost Songs out next week. The rest of the album is just as good. This Norwegian band who debuted a couple of years ago are led by guitarist Michael Aadal with André Kassen, saxophone, Audun Ramo, bass and Gunnar Sæter on drums revels in an ECM-type sound world carefully built around appealing shards of melody and an organic sense of flow. They play Hope Street Jazz in Liverpool on 19 April, Band On The Wall in Manchester on 21st April and Hyde Park Jazz Club, Leeds, on the 22nd. SG

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Tommy Crane to debut with Whirlwind release We're All Improvisers Now

Interesting release in prospect with We're All Improvisers Now from inventive drummer and composer Tommy Crane, a player who certainly impressed us a good deal back in 2016 when he was playing a live gig in London with Logan Richardson. Actually …

Published: 2 Apr 2022. Updated: 2 years.

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Interesting release in prospect with We're All Improvisers Now from inventive drummer and composer Tommy Crane, a player who certainly impressed us a good deal back in 2016 when he was playing a live gig in London with Logan Richardson. Actually Richardson crops up on one track while the rest of the personnel includes the main stays of bass guitarist Jordan Brooks and guitarist Simon Angell with Chris Speed on clarinet, Petro Amato on French horn and Charlotte Greve on alto also featuring more fleetingly. Tommy's debut as a leader he says: “I don’t think I will ever make a record like this again – this was one big experiment.” London label Whirlwind have picked up on this album for a late-June release. We will bring you more on the project in the coming months.*