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  | HUSMO HAV ~ WAVES
DUGNAD 030 ~ NORWAY ~ Jazz-Funk Fusion
Recorded: 2020 Released: 2021
This is the second album by the Norwegian Jazz quartet Husmo HavFind albums by this artist, led by trumpeter Thomas Husmo LitleskareFind albums by this artist and including keyboardist Marte EbersonFind albums by this artist, bassist Stian Andreas Egeland AndersenFind albums by this artist and drummer Tore FlatjordFind albums by this artist. The album presents five original compositions, three by the leader and one each by Eberson and Andersen. The total playing time of the album is just under 23 minutes, which is even under EP timing, not to mention a full album.
The music is a continuation of the path taken on the debut album, but is less contemplative and definitely more straightforward, with simple melodic themes and steady rhythmic background, which overall is way less attractive than the debut and almost touches on danceability.
The sound, which features the muffled / husky trumpet and the keyboards producing ambient layers of harmonic atmospheric ambience, backed by the steady work of the rhythm section, still works fine and has a lot of potential, but on this album simply does not takes off to fulfill that potential. The proximity to the late electric Miles DavisFind albums by this artist period is a dangerous and treacherous road, since obviously the Master simply stands alone on that pedestal.
Overall, sadly this album does not fulfill the hopes seeded by the debut. Perhaps the release was premature, as the short playing time might suggest, but I still keep my fingers crossed for the next one.
| | Updated: 19/08/2021Posted: 19/08/2021 | CD 1 Mini-Sleeve Recommend To A Friend |
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