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  | BENTO BOX TRIO ~ SOMEHOW I LOST MY WAY
FJORDGATA 028 (Barcode: 644637456474) ~ NORWAY ~ Jazz
Recorded: 2023 Released: 2025
This is the 2nd album by the Bento Box TrioFind albums by this artist, which comprises of Islandic pianist Benjamin Gisli EinarssonFind albums by this artist and Norwegian violinist Tuva HalseFind albums by this artist, and drummer Oyvind LeiteFind albums by this artist. Two guest musicians: vocalist / saxophonist Sissel Vera PettersenFind albums by this artist and bassist Mats EilertsenFind albums by this artist play, each on three distinct tracks. The album presents ten tracks, four each composed by Halse and Einarsson and two co-composed by all three trio members.
The music is highly melodic, with a strong Scandinavian aura and Classical Music influence due to the strong violin presence, all elegantly put together and presenting a delicate, intricate lyrical mesh. The excellent sound quality enables every little instrumental nuance to be heard accurately.
The atmosphere is somewhat daunting and weird, similar to horror film soundtracks at times, and the music flows very slowly, as if hesitantly, which creates a very unusual effect, and might be a tad difficult for an average listener to swallow, in addition to the couple of freely improvised tracks, which sound unrelated to the rest of the music.
Overall, this is a very interesting and also quite demanding album, which should delight open-minded listeners, especially those addicted to the Scandinavian Jazz sound, but in principle it has a wide stylistic scope, which should be enjoyed by all Jazz lovers, willing to make an effort, when listening to music.
| | Updated: 25/03/2026Posted: 25/03/2026 | CD 1 Digipak Recommend To A Friend |
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