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Phil Grenadier / Bruno Raberg Duo: Plunge

Read "Plunge" reviewed by Florence Wetzel


Plunge is a captivating CD that features the formidable duo of bassist Bruno Råberg and trumpeter Phil Grenadier. Each musician brings to the table their unique background and decades of experience: Råberg hails from Sweden, and in his twenties he played with the cream of Swedish jazz musicians, including trombonist Eje Thelin, pianist Bobo Stenson and ...

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Phil Grenadier / Bruno Raberg Duo: Plunge

Read "Plunge" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian


Part adlib verse and part haiku poetry, Plunge is, above all, a study of sound and its ability to conjure images and emotions. A collaborative effort by Swedish born bassist Bruno Råberg and trumpeter Phil Grenadier, Plunge's nineteen short pieces range from intricately impressionistic to deeply expressive abstractions. On “Last ...

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Phil Grenadier / Bruno Raberg Duo: Plunge

Read "Plunge" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


Swedish-born and now Boston-based bassist Bruno Råberg explores meditative soundscapes with a flexible free improvisation approach in a variety of ensemble sizes. On Presence (Orbis Records, 2000) he featured a trio lineup. Chrysalis (Orbis Records, 2004) showcased an all-star nonet; and on his sprawling two disc Lifelines (Orbis Records, 2008) he employed a quartet. With Plunge ...

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Phil Grenadier / Bruno Raberg Duo: Plunge

Read "Plunge" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni


Trumpeter Phil Grenadier and bassist Bruno Råberg have collaborated for over ten years, including on Råberg's Ascensio (2003) and Chrysalis (2004), both on Orbis Music. For this intimate duo session, Råberg had a different vision: short, immediate and busy improvisations. Soundacapes, most of them were manipulated afterwards with different effects and three were “double duo" improvisations ...

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Lifelines

Label: Orbis Music
Released: 2008
Track listing: CD1: Agog; Agni; April Suite; Chosen Path; The Journey; Revisited Path; Intersection; Moondown; An Afternoon by the Meadow; Gymnastics/Skyscapes; Ballad For Summer's End. CD2: Elegy; Nardis/Cow's Tail; Fora Do Retrato; Cosmic Kerfuffle; Doxian (Darken in Color); Expectation; Candescence; Distant Roads; Flurries; Dream Walker; Eruption; New Land.

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Bruno Raberg: Lifelines

Read "Lifelines" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni


The sixth recording of Swedish Boston-based bassist Bruno Raberg is a generous presentation of his compositional prowess, inventive improvisation skills and musical leadership. Raberg began his professional career more than thirty years ago when he relocated to Stockholm in order to play in the band of Swedish trombone virtuoso Eje Thelin. In 1981 he moved to ...

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Bruno Raberg: Lifelines

Read "Lifelines" reviewed by Jeff Dayton-Johnson


Producer George Martin famously advocated a single LP release of the Beatles' epic White Album, culling the best tracks from the sessions; the Fab Four prevailed and released the sprawling, chaotic double LP we know today. Since then, many a double album has inspired skeptics to ask, like Sir George, “Might not a single disc have ...

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Bruno Raberg: Lifelines

Read "Lifelines" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza


Bassist Bruno Raberg seems to have a restless sense of adventure. He has profiled this over the course of his recordings as a leader where he has shown his ability in making both composition and improvisation relevant to his cause. Both have taken a forward trajectory through his choice of band mates that in the past ...

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Ascensio

Label: Orbis Music
Released: 2003
Track listing: Maya; African Daybreak; Through the Window of Compassion; Stilts; Ascensio; Estaron; Triptych; Easter Song; Caffe Nero; Angle of Repose

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Presence

Label: Orbis Music
Released: 2000


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