Friday, February 23, 2007

THIS WEEK ON PTW

IN THE COUNTRY
"My Best Friend Is A Dancer"
from Losing Tones, Collecting Bones (Rune Grammofon)

There’s not much that can be done with the piano trio format anymore—excuse me while I yawn in the general direction of the Bad Plus and Brad Mehldau. So Norwegian jazz three-piece In The Country stretches as much as possible, leader Morten Qvenild switching from grand piano to celesta, harmonium and Hammond organ throughout their CD; while Pål Husken plays vibraphone and glockenspiel in addition to his drum kit. [Read the rest here.]

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