Carsten Meinert Kvartet - To You (1968) [Remastered 2015]
Artist: Carsten Meinert Kvartet
Title: To You
Year Of Release: 2015 [1968]
Label: Frederiksberg Records [FRB 002]
Genre: Jazz, Post Bop, Modal
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 67:38
Total Size: 450 mb
Title: To You
Year Of Release: 2015 [1968]
Label: Frederiksberg Records [FRB 002]
Genre: Jazz, Post Bop, Modal
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 67:38
Total Size: 450 mb
An incredible record from the Danish scene of the late 60s – beautifully spiritual, and a set that we might well place next to our classics from John Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders! The album grabs us right away – not just because leader Carsten Meinert begins the record with aversion of Coltrane's "Naima", but also because his tone on tenor is incredibly moving – both bold and fragile at the same time, as he blows tremendously on the tune, then leads the group through these wonderful modal compositions of his own – all building in this round, elliptical energy through the piano of Ole Matthiessen, bass of Henrik Hove, and drums of Ole Streenberg – as Meinert soars over the top with these incredible solos, and this sense of freedom that still holds onto plenty of soul, and which works with a really inherent sense of rhythm. The approach is wonderful – and the players build together in a style that's certainly informed by the work of the Coltrane Quartet of the early 60s, but which definitely comes through in their own voices as well – not a European rehashing of the inspiration of the Great One – but a step forward, using his genius as a platform. Titles include "Naima", "One For Alice", "Blues To Someone", "To You", "Dansevise", and "Before Sunrise". CD also features bonus tracks – "This Time", "To Trane", "The Promise", and a live version of "Dansevise". © 1996-2015, Dusty Groove, Inc.
TRACKLIST:
01) Naima
02) One For Alice
03) Blues For Someone
04) To You (Suzanne)
05) Dansevise
06) Requiem For Martin Luther King
07) Before Sunrise (Nætter På Vallekilde)
08) This Time
09) Dansevise (live)
10) To Trane
11) The Promise
The first ever CD re-issue of Carsten Meinert Kvartet's TO YOU. The CD version features 4 unreleased bonus tracks.