Lars Danielsson Cloudland
Beauty of sound, melodic elegance, dream-like interplay and atmospherically dense jazz compositions: Lars Danielsson's Liberetto has built up a reputation as one of the finest jazz ensembles in Europe and this new release merely enhances that point of view.
Good things are worth waiting for. Lars Danielsson had recorded just a few tracks for a new Liberetto album in late 2019. So, when a window appeared in September 2020 between the lockdowns across Europe, he seized the opportunity to bring his fellow band-members back to his studio near Gothenburg to finish what they had started.Those who know how attractive and approachable Liberetto’s music is will find all their expectations fulfilled on “Cloudland”. The 'elegant lyricism' and 'unerring groove' which Canadian writer John Kelman (All About Jazz) spotted in 2011 in the band’s first album are to be found in abundance on this, their fourth. "I think of my compositions as songs,” says Danielsson, who never forgets the importance of melody. After all, as he still vividly remembers, his very first music teacher was an organist responsi...
Line up:
Lars Danielsson / double bass, cello
Grégory Privat / piano
John Parricelli / guitars
Magnus Öström / drums & percussion
Guests:
Arve Henriksen / trumpet
Kinan Azmeh / clarinet
Music composed by Lars Danielsson
Produced by Cæcilie Norby, Magnus Öström & Lars Danielsson
Executive Producer: Siggi Loch
Recorded by Bo Savik and Åke Linton at Tia Dia Studios, Mölnlycke, Sweden
Mixed by Bo Savik and Lars Danielsson at Tia Dia Studios
Mastered by Bo Savik
Lacquer Disc Cutting by Sidney Claire Meyer at Emil Berliner Studios Berlin
Cover art by Philip Taaffe, by kind permission of the artist
Track List:
- Vildmark ( Lars Danielsson)01:13
- Cloudland ( Lars Danielsson)04:34
- The Fifth Grade ( Lars Danielsson)05:37
- Nikita’s Dream ( Lars Danielsson)04:38
- Tango Magnifique ( Lars Danielsson)03:52
- Desert of Catanga ( Lars Danielsson)06:16
- River of Little ( Lars Danielsson)03:20
- Yes To You ( Lars Danielsson)03:34
- Intermezzo ( Lars Danielsson)01:57
- Villstad ( Lars Danielsson)04:10
- Sacred Mind ( Lars Danielsson)04:58
- Imagine Joao ( Lars Danielsson)03:42