https://youtu.be/XraSRtYzJPk
https://youtu.be/KYrXO5Afskc
https://youtu.be/PC9dJAMwT3A

muzycy:
Stephen Riley (ts)
Jan Harbeck (ts)
Magnus Hjorth (p)
Anders Fjeldsted (b)
Snorre Kirk (dr)

Editor's info:
On drummer and composer Snorre Kirk's sixth album with his own group and tunes, there's something wonderfully familiar about the music. It is an echo of something that once was – something that no longer exists in the same way it once did. Hearing this music for the first time is nostalgic, yet without any regretful sadness or homesickness. And when the band plays live, whether in Bremen or Copenhagen or Kansas City (where they have performed for audiences who had no idea what they were in for), the reaction from the crowd is always the same joyful roar.

The 39-year-old drummer introduced himself to the Jazz World as a composer and bandleader in 2012 with the critically acclaimed debut album BLUES MODERNISM, which took home JazzSpecial Magazine's award for Album of the Year and received two nominations for that year's Danish Music Awards (Danish Grammys). His next releases EUROPA (2015), DRUMMER & COMPOSER (2017), and BEAT (2018) paved the way for an international breakthrough and have brought Kirk to some of the biggest and most famous jazz festivals in Europe and Asia. The autumn of 2019 saw the release of Snorre Kirk's fifth album, entitled TANGERINE RHAPSHODY, also featuring the US-saxophonist Stephen Riley.

GOING UP presents listeners with singable melodies and beautiful arrangements, ornately detailed yet devoid of distraction. Tenor saxophonists Stephen Riley and Jan Harbeck are supported by an elegant, swinging rhythm section with Magnus Hjorth's funky piano, Anders Fjeldsted's solid bass playing, and Snorre's own tasteful and practical drumming. It's an update on the spirit and style of yesteryear, and the band's pleasant and inoffensive vibe rewards us with a warm sense of wisdom. Appreciation for tradition and commitment to the craft are themes that flow steadily and gently from each of the handpicked musicians. They channel and sustain something from the past without falling into the trap of worsh.......
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