At a glance
Danish led elegance
Perfectly decent if not earth shattering jazz piano trio music here from Danish pianist/composer Rasmus Sørensen on a studio set made in Copenhagen. But again, isn’t it extraordinary the quantity and high quality of must-hear releases emanating from Denmark this year?
It’s the pianist’s third piano trio record in a couple of years following on from Balancing Act featuring US stars Alexander Claffy and Kendrick Scott and Traits that had the same personnel as here – Swedish double bassist Jon Henriksson and Italian drummer Francesco Ciniglio. Sørensen (born 1997) is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music.
Rear view mirror melodicism
Tunes you won’t hitherto recognise unless you happen to be an ahead of the game super fan as they are originals. I would say these are fairly melodic, middle of the road a little bit. It’s a more retro approach than say, reasonable comparison, Little North who on an album such as their Familiar Places displayed a pop and rock infused anthemic style.
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