Veslefrekk

Veslefrekk: Valse Mysterioso

by Eyal Hareuveni
December 10, 2004

Ten years after releasing its self titled debut, this Norwegian trio, three quarters of the electro-jazz-improv combo Supersilent, convened again to record another gem which is supposedly its farewell release. The members of Veslefrekk--Ståle Storløkken on analog synthesizers and piano, Arve Henriksen on trumpet and voice, and Jarle Vespestad on drums--met at the Trondheim Music Conservatory and were active as a trio since 1989. In 1997, in an unrehearsed and improvised concert at the Bergen Jazz Festival, this trio metamorphosed ...