Jakob Bro, Palle Mikkelborg, Thomas Morgan, Jon Christensen
Release Date: 23 March 2018
Label: ECM
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 602567058502
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Description
"Danish guitarist Jakob Bro creates magical music, impossible to categorize", wrote Downbeat recently. On 'Returnings' the magic is intensified as Bro and musical soul-mate Thomas Morgan reconnect with two living legends of European jazz, trumpeter Palle Mikkelborg and drummer Jon Christensen.
It's an inspired combination: Bro's watercolour guitar sounds, Mikkelborg's soft Milesian lugelhorn, Morgan's impeccable choice of notes, and Christensen's free-floating drumming. These components add up to one of the prettiest and subtlest jazz albums of recent times.
The theme of "returnings" is central. The album opens with a new version of "Oktober", picking up the story from Bro's album 'Gefion'. In recent years, Jakob's trio with Thomas Morgan and Joey Baron has, happily, gained a strong following. Meanwhile, the guitarist had also been looking for a context in which to continue his association with Jon Christensen – which 'Returnings' provides. It also reunites Christensen with Palle Mikkelborg for the first time on ECM since Terje Rypal's 'Vossabrygg' (recorded in 2003).
'Returnings' was recorded in July 2016 at Oslo's Rainbow Studio and produced by Manfred Eicher.
Personnel: Jacob Bro (guitar), Palle Mikkelborg (trumpet, flugelhorn), Thomas Morgan (double bass), Jon Christensen (drums)
Tracklisting
Norma Winstone & Kit Downes
Oded Tzur
Kenny Wheeler, Lee Konitz, Dave Holland & Bill Frisell
Fred Hersch
John Taylor, Norma Winstone & Kenny Wheeler
Keith Jarrett & Jan Garbarek
Jan Garbarek Quartet
John Surman
Antonio Farao
Mark Guiliana
Nigel Price Organ Trio
Conrad Herwig
Norma Winstone & Kit Downes
Oded Tzur
Su Rossy Girod, Nat Su, Jorge Rossy
Jonathan Salvi Arugula Sextet
