The Blue Giant, by Jeppe Skovbakke, Stefan Pasborg, John Tchicai

The Blue Giant

by Jeppe Skovbakke, Stefan Pasborg, John Tchicai

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1.	En Susende Blæst 00:39	lyrics	buy track
Text by Tomas Tranströmer.
2.	Make Up a Story 01:02	lyrics	buy track
Text by Paul Haines
3.	Angel Wing 02:44	info	buy track
4.	Zwischen Zwischen 03:38	info	buy track
5.	Midnatsforestillingen 03:15	info	buy track
6.	Nutcracker 03:55	info	buy track
7.	Langsom Vind 01:34	lyrics	buy track
Text by Tomas Tranströmer.
8.	Do All Cool 02:36	info	buy track
9.	Glitrende Byer 00:49	lyrics	buy track
Text by Tomas Tranströmer.
10.	Rhapsody 02:40	info	buy track
11.	But We Are Not Told 04:06	lyrics	buy track
Text by Paul Haines.
12.	Frk. Klokken 03:42	info	buy track
13.	Wood 02:31	lyrics	buy track
Text by Paul Haines.

about

This is the story of a long hidden studio-session, which will finally see the light of day 17 years after it took place. In the summer of 2006 one of the father-figures of Free- and Abstract improvised music, John Tchicai, performed a premiere concert of a brand-new trio collaboration with the two young musicians, Stefan Pasborg and Jeppe Skovbakke, at Copenhagen Jazz Festival. The success of that performance led to John inviting Stefan and Jeppe to perform a series of shows in and around Montpellier and Perpignan - John's hometown in Southern France. And to finish the tour, the trio decided to record together in the great Studio Lakanal.

Some of this music was written before the tour, some was improvised and some was even written during the studio session with lyrics as well as music reflecting the experiences and musing over the happy hubbub during which it came about.

credits

released July 3, 2023

Recorded by Boris Darley at Studio Lakanal.
Montpellier, France in October 2006.
Mix and mastered by John Fomsgaard.
Artwork and album cover design: Mike Højgaard / neue.pink

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ILK Copenhagen, Denmark

ILK is an artist-run label and collective of 25 musicians based in Copenhagen, releasing new music hybrids, avant-, improv- and jazz related sounds by artists acknowledged as innovators on an international scale. The ILK catalogue also highlights a wide range of international collaborations with master musicians such as Paul Bley, Henry Grimes, John Tchicai, Andrew Cyrille and many more. ... more