Randal Despommier: A Midsummer Odyssey - The Music of Lars Gullin - COMPACT DISCS

Randal Despommier: A Midsummer Odyssey - The Music of Lars Gullin - COMPACT DISCS

Randal Despommier SKU: 42709817
Price
Save
/
Title:

A Midsummer Odyssey - The Music of Lars Gullin

Artist:

Randal Despommier

Label:

Sunnyside

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

016728166829

Genre:

Jazz

Release Date:

2022-07-15

Number of Discs:

1

Alto saxophonist Randal Despommier offers with A Midsummer Odyssey, a captivating duo session with guitarist extraordinaire Ben Monder. The central focus is the highly accessible yet always enigmatic music of Swedish baritone saxophonist Lars Gullin (1928-1976). // It was a chance encounter with "Danny's Dream," a lithe and melodic piece played for Despommier by his friend Olof Lövmo in Italy in 2005, that sparked the altoist's deep and longstanding interest in Gullin. Despommier describes the tune as "a mix between a Norse folk-song arrangement by Edvard Grieg and a Billy Strayhorn ballad." Having triggered the process that would ultimately lead to A Midsummer Odyssey, Lövmo fittingly took on the role of assistant producer.

Found in

More from Randal Despommier
Recently viewed