Bjørn Alterhaug - Innocent Play
CD
Bjørn Alterhaug Quintet
Bjørn Alterhaug - bass
John Pål Inderberg - sax
Atle Nymo - sax
Vigleik Storaas - piano
Erik Nylander - drums
Released 2014
The music on Innocent Play is mainly compositions by Alterhaug, but you will also find arrangements of compositions by Chopin, Verdi and Scrjabin.
All the musicians in Bjørn Alterhaug Quintet are among the leading musicians within the genre of jazz and they are closely involved with jazz education in the Department of Music at NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) in Trondheim, Norway: John Pål Inderberg and Bjørn Alterhaug as professors, Vigleik Storaas both as a student and a lecturer, and Frode Nymo and Erik Nylander as former students. Since the late 1960s Bjørn Alterhaug has lead a number of different combos bearing his name, and he has accompanied many jazz musicians from all over the world. These include Ben Webster, Lee Konitz, Chet Baker, Joe Henderson, Sheila Jordan and others. He has contributed to numerous LPs, CDs and written about 250 compositions for different instrumental combinations and occasions.
Track list:
Homage á Giuseppe ‐ Bjørn Alterhaug
Innocent Play - Bjørn Alterhaug
Red Tears - Bjørn Alterhaug
The Whitest Smile - Bjørn Alterhaug
What Reason Could I Give - Ornette Coleman
Jag vet en dejlig rosa - Swedish Folk Melody
Frydor - Bjørn Alterhaug
Skrjababais - Bjørn Alterhaug
Memories of Paraty - Bjørn Alterhaug
Waltz for Frédérich - Bjørn Alterhaug
Homage á Giuseppe (take 2) - Bjørn Alterhaug