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Viktor Skokic Sextett: Basement Music
ByThe realization of Skokic's music is accomplished by a cast of talented Swedish musicians in dialogue. Pianist Rasmus Borg and trumpeter Emil Strandberg (Umlaut Big Band, Paal Nilssen-Love) act as the composer's organizing principles. Borg, often in a chamber music mode, builds the scaffolding of pieces such as "Två" and "Island Music." The latter composition opens with piano and bass before growing via trumpet and saxophone. The clarity of Strandberg's trumpet pierces through the complexity of the music, allowing the various reeds of Thomas Backman and Alberto Pinton to soar. Pinton's clarinet on "Island Music" and baritone saxophone on "Utgångsostinato" are highlights here. Skokic loves to pulse his music like raindrops falling on the roof. "Ett Två Tre" (one two three) follows the shower with a shimmering pacific interlude before the precipitation returns. The music may have been conceived in a basement but it shouts from the rooftops.
Track Listing
TRE; TVÅ; ETT TVÅ TRE; HOPPLA; UTGÅNGSOSTINATO; ISLAND MUSIC; JAZZ
Personnel
Viktor Skokic
bassEmil Strandberg
trumpetThomas Backman
saxophone, baritoneAlberto Pinton
saxophone, baritoneRasmus Borg
pianoChristopher Cantillo
percussionAlbum information
Title: Basement Music | Year Released: 2020 | Record Label: Jazzland Recordings
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