Mads Thorsen - Sad Tetrahedron (2021)

The Danish jazz guitarist Mads Thorsen is back! With the album "Sad Tetrahedron" (*), he is again presenting his own work after a long time, which will be released electronically and on CD one year after the actual recording on May 7, 2021, after the track "Medium Elvin" (video below) was sent in advance in March and is running quite successfully.

"Medium Elvin" then opens the album. The piece, which refers to Elvin Jones (who else ...), grooves relatively calmly for a piece at this point as a kind of cozy dialogue between Mads Thorsen and saxophonist Thomas Hass. The tension is slowly increased with the further pieces. The solo work is primarily with Thorsen and Hass. Of course, the rhythm section also has the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and concentrate on bass and drums. The contribution by double bass player Anders Fjeldsted and drummer Henrik Holst Hansen whet the appetite for more. Their basis provides a more than solid basis for the soloists. Be that as it may, the result is a balanced mixture of tension build-up and dissolution, ideally suited to spreading good mood and relaxation at the same time.

Mads says that when he hears recordings of himself, he is either happy with the result or he is willing to hand his guitar over to the fireplace. We think, however, that the latter is definitely not necessary, on the contrary.