Release Date: 29 July 2016
Label: ECM
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 602547743152
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Release Date: 29 July 2016
Label: ECM
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 602547743152
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Description
Norwegian bassist Mats Eilertsen has been a strong and supportive presence on a dozen ECM sessions to date. With Rubicon he steps forward to present his own music, with an international cast.
The album features compositions originally written in response to a commission from the Vossajazz Festival. All About Jazz reviewed the premiere performance: "Rubicon proved to be a very dynamic work. Eilertsen ensured that each of the instrumentalists took their share of the spotlight, brought together combinations of players that emphasized tonal variation, and created ensemble sections bursting with life."
After fine-tuning the material on tour, Mats brought his septet to Oslo's Rainbow Studio, where Manfred Eicher produced this definitive version of Rubicon in May 2015.
Personnel: Trygve Seim (tenor & soprano saxophones), Eirik Hegdal (soprano, baritone sax, clarinet, bass clarinet), Thomas Dahl (guitar), Rob Waring (marimba, vibraphone), Harmen Fraanje (piano, Fender Rhodes), Mats Eilertsen (double bass), Olavi Louhivuori (drums)
Tracklisting
Tomasz Stanko Quartet
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
Tomasz Stanko Quartet
Jiem
Ant Law & Brigitte Beraha
Tom Green Septet
Patchwork Jazz Orchestra
Elaine Delmar
Ross McHenry
Open Thread (Peggy Lee, Julien Wilson, Theo Carbo, Dylan van der Schyff)