Espen Eriksen, Haftor Medbøe, Gunnar Halle - The Space Between (2015)

Haftor Medbøe (guitar), Espen Eriksen (piano) and Gunnar Halle (trumpet) played together for the first time in an extended line-up for the 2013 Edinburgh Jazz Festival, UK. The musical chemistry between the Three musicians inspired the stripped-down trio setting that made its debut at Edinburgh Jazz Festival in 2015 to a rapturous audience. The subsequent album, that features seven original compositions by Medbøe, was recorded in the prestigious Castlesound studios, located in the historic village of Pencaitland, Scotland. Themes from both sides of the North Sea intertwine with cultural echoes from further afield. The trio setting affords each of the musicians in the trio unparalleled space in which to explore depth and breadth of tone and dynamics, while challenging them to extend their normal roles within the ensemble.

Tracklist:
1 01. Espen Eriksen; Haftor Medbøe; Gunnar Halle - East Pier (05:16)
1 02. Espen Eriksen; Haftor Medbøe; Gunnar Halle - Bell Rock (05:52)
1 03. Espen Eriksen; Haftor Medbøe; Gunnar Halle - Utsira High (04:55)
1 04. Espen Eriksen; Haftor Medbøe; Gunnar Halle - Forty Mile Ground (06:48)
1 05. Espen Eriksen; Haftor Medbøe; Gunnar Halle - Skagerrak (05:20)
1 06. Espen Eriksen; Haftor Medbøe; Gunnar Halle - Fladen (05:34)
1 07. Espen Eriksen; Haftor Medbøe; Gunnar Halle - More Viking Than You (05:26)