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Frode Gjerstad Quartet

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Through the Woods

By Frode Gjerstad Quartet

Label: CIMP Records
Released: 1999
Track listing: Through the Woods/ Frodiodi/ J7/ LA-Stavanger/ X-Mas Cards/ Pip/ The Smell of Autumn.

Recorded: September 15 & 16, 1997, The Spirit Room, Rossie, New York.

Available directly through North Country Distributors (http://www.cadencebuilding.com)

Side Note: Gjerstad's trio featuring bassist William Parker and percussionist Hamid Drake will be touring the United States in January 2000. Don't miss the opportunity witness their music first hand. Tour dates and locations are listed below.

Friday, 14th Chicago, IL
Saturday, 15th Chicago, IL
Sunday, 16th Minneapolis, MN
Tuesday, 18th Bloomington, IN
Wednesday, 19th Chicago, IL
Friday, 21st Ann Arbor, MI
Saturday, 22nd Pittsburgh, PA
Tuesday, 25th San Diego, CA
Wednesday, 26th Portland, OR
Thursday, 27th Seattle, WA
Friday, 28th Vancouver, British Columbia
Saturday, 29th Edmonton, Alberta

Article: Album Review

Frode Gjerstad Quartet: Through the Woods

by Derek Taylor
December 1, 1999

If asked to name the countries that have historically been the hotbeds of European free improvisation it's unlikely that most jazz enthusiasts would include Norway among their lists. England, Germany and France, yes, but Norway? Granted, players such as Jan Garbarek, Terje Rypdal and Arlid Andersen hail from Norway, but the careers of these veteran improvisers ...

Article: Album Review

Frode Gjerstad Quartet: Ikosa Mura

by Derek Taylor
December 1, 1999

Saxophonist Frode Gjerstad has become increasingly prolific over the past few years thanks in part to the number of accolades he's managed to accumulate in both his native Norway and internationally. Principle among these awards was his winning the illustrious title of Norwegian Jazz Musician of the Year in 1998. The distinction brought not only prestige, ...