MGV
Holding Balance
Mathilde Grooss Viddal // Chateau Neuf Fri Ensemble
| Vals | 04:49 |
| Nordic | 08:31 |
| Holding Balance | 07:50 |
| Drone | 05:46 |
| Hvorfor Måker Måkebildene Bakgårdene Om Natten | 06:39 |
| In A Dream | 04:27 |
| I Love You | 04:04 |
- Recorded: Rainbow Studio, Oslo
- Engineer: Jan Erik Kongshaug
Attention please! Her er samtidsmusikk med bjølleklang, rått bra arrangement som ein Gil Evans sikkert snur seg i grava for å høyre betre.
- Roald Helgheim, Dagsavisen
FriEnsemblet’s first album “Holding Balance” was recorded in Rainbow Studio 2004, just before the studio moved to a new location. It therefore became one of the last recordings made in the famous “old” Rainbow studio period.
Holding Balance is an exploration of the conceptual world of Modern Big Band Jazz. The listener is given a glimpse into Grooss Viddal’s tonal world; a blend of free-improvisation, humour and strict composition. The recording was made by Chateau Neuf Fri Ensemble (later named FriEnsemblet), a group born of the Big Band at the University of Oslo Department of Musicology.
Dette er moderne, vitalt komponert musikk for et stort ensemble som formidler spenstige arrangementer med kraft og nerve.
- Terje Mosnes, Dagbladet
Photo: Ståle Skogstad
| Mathilde Grooss Viddal | Bandleader, Soprano & Tenor Saxophones, Bass Clarinet |
| Kjell Asbjørn Bunæs | Flute |
| Tellef Kvifte | Alto Saxophone, Taragot |
| Dag Stiberg | Alto & Baritone Saxophones |
| Kari Rolland | Alto & Baritone Saxophones |
| Harald F Bugge | Tenor Saxophone |
| Silje Systad | Trumpet |
| Ida Tveiten | Trumpet |
| Are Reichelt Føreland | Trumpet |
| Bård Melhus | Trumpet |
| Elizabeth B Dahl | Trombone |
| Kai Braaten | Trombone |
| Joachim Pihl | Trombone |
| Kjetil Myhre | Bass Trombone |
| Gunvald Hagen | Piano |
| Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen | Guitars |
| Eivind Henjum | Electric Bass |
| Inge Tokstad | Drums |
| Marianne Natvig | Vocals on In A Dream |
| Trude Eick | French Horn on Drone |
| Øyvind Brække | Trombone on Vals |