[TR24][OF] Hoff Ensemble - Quiet Winter Night (24/192) - 2012 Jazz

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Release date: September 20, 2012
Recording date: August 2011
Location: Sofienberg Church, Norway
Original source: DXD (352.8kHz/24bit)

HOFF ENSEMBLE consists of some of Norway's finest jazz and session musicians, fronted by trumpeter Mathias Eick, of ECM renown, who plays a leading role in several of the compositions. The ensemble's basic quartet features legendary veteran bassist Arild Andersen and arranger Jan Gunnar Hoff on piano. Hoff has performed with his own group since 1993, collaborating with such artists as Mike Stern, Pat Metheny, Maria Joao and Alex Acuna. This time in this great Norwegian band he mixes flavours in a "cross-over" setting. Eick, with whom Hoff has worked on earlier projects, was the obvious first choice for QUIET WINTER NIGHT, along with Andersen and the rest of the band, complemented by Rune Arnesen (ex N.P.Molvær) on percussion and Børge Petersen-Øverleir, Norway's leading session guitarist.

Brilliant fiddle player Annbjørg Lien is an exciting addition to the HOFF ENSEMBLE, giving QUIET WINTER NIGHT a sound that is definitely Nordic with elements of jazz, folk and beyond, making this an interesting and original journey. On some of the instrumental tracks, like "Blågutten", Eick and Petersen-Øverleir create an overall jazz/fusion sound, while the trio setting of "Redd Mamma" is reminiscent of the work of Sweden's Jan Johansson. "Hva skal hende nå" bears comparison with Metheny's ballad form, yet with a more rock-influenced guitar sound. This tune also includes a great bass solo by Andersen.

The music is created by film composers Geir Bøhren and Bent Åserud and among the vocalists are some of Norway's top names (and Universal artists) in popular music: Helene Bøksle, Åsne Valland Nordli, Sondre Bratland, Unni Wilhelmsen, Tomine Harket, Bjørn Johan Muri, Cecilia Vennersten and Bjørn Eidsvåg.

HOFF ENSEMBLE:

Mathias Eick, trumpet
Børge Petersen-Øverleir, guitar
Annbjørg Lien, nyckelharpa and hardanger fiddle
Jan Gunnar Hoff, piano
Arild Andersen, double bass
Rune Arnesen, percussion

VOCALS:

Helene Bøksle, Åsne Valland Nordli, Annbjørg Lien,
Sondre Bratland, Unni Wilhelmsen, Tomine Harket,
Bjørn Johan Muri, Cecilia Vennersten and Bjørn Eidsvåg.

Music: Bøhren & Åserud / Text: Gudny Ingebjørg Hagen / Arr: Jan Gunnar Hoff