Saturday, February 18, 2017

NORWAY: EYOLF DALE-Wolf Valley- (Edition 2016)



EYOLF DALE piano
PER ZANUSSI bass
GARD NILSSEN drums
ANDRÉ ROLIGHETEN sax/clarinet
HAYDEN POWELL trumpet
KRISTOFFER KOMPEN trombone
ROB WARING vibraphone
ADRIAN LØSETH WAADE violin

Wolf Valley is the new album from Norwegian pianist and composer Eyolf Dale. Although this is his fifth album as a leader since he burst onto the Norwegian scene in 2008, it was with Daniel Herskedal, the innovative tuba player, that Eyolf developed an international profile. He played on Daniel’s Edition release Slow Eastbound Train (2015) and now with Wolf Valley Eyolf Dale has brought together eight of the finest musicians from the vibrant Norwegian jazz scene to create an album of subtle grooves, beautiful melodies and rhythmic interplay.