PIECES: GENERATIONS AT..

Pieces' is the meeting of two generations - The experienced and mature: the trumpeter Palle Mikkelborg and the guitarist Bjarne RoupU and the two young and ready: Anton Langeb'k on bass and the percussionist Benjamin Barfod. Bjarne RoupU Trio had been with Langeb'k and Barfod for a while, and when Palle Mikkelborg was set to play a concert for Jazz Grooves at JB10 in N'stved, it was obvious that the four musicians worked together this evening. It became a success and the musicians took the initiative to use the recordings for this release. Here it is: 'Pieces: Generations at Sunrise' - five well-chosen compositions with RoupU's overview and broad sounds, Langeb'k's pulsating bass, Barfod's distinctive percussion and Mikkelborg's trumpet and flugelhorn on top. We get extremely personal renditions of John Coltrane's oNaimao and the Abez classic oNature Boyo. A Swedish folk melody, oSaudio, with a beautiful guitar intro and more of the same sonorous element in the opening track oWitchi-tai-too, which is carried on by Barfod's gubal. The fine little theme is presented only at the end. Coltrane's great ballad oNaimao is performed for the first time in the history of music with sansula. In the collectively composed and arranged oPieceso, there are fanfares with electronics underneath, and Langeb'k rounds off with a very solid bass solo. oNature boyo gets new and very beautiful life with Mikkelborg's horn followed by a very well playing RoupU.