Ensemble Denada - Windfall (2013)

Ensemble Denada's music is full of windfall. There is plenty of lucky accidents and coincidences, sounds and noises that go together in the most unexpected ways. Even the songs themselves often derive from obscure chances and stories. To say it in the band's own words "A swimming moose, swimming a West Norwegian fjord can become a jazz song in 5/4, a typing error on a sheet of music can lead into a song about a sofa on a wild sleigh ride down a steep hill." Of course a musical project can never fully rely on the concept of luck, someone needs to pull the strings and grab the opportunities as they come along. For Ensemble Denada this someone is trombone player Helge Sunde. Being the musical mastermind behind the Norwegian jazz orchestra, Sunde is responsible for all compositions and arrangements.

Tracklist:

01 - The Speedcouch (sic)
02 - Moosic
03 - Seven Winds
04 - Damascus
05 - The Entire Truth
06 - Sidewalk
07 - The Arrow

Personnel:

Frank Brodahl, Marius Haltli: Trumpets
Anders Eriksson: Trumpet and flugelhorn
Helge Sunde, Erik Johannessen, Arild Hillestad: Trombones
Frode Nymo: Soprano saxophone
Børge-Are Halvorsen: Alto saxophone, alto flute
Atle Nymo: Tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
Nils Jansen: Bass saxophone, tubax, contra alto clarinet, alto flute
Peter Baden: Sampling, rhythmic and harmonic electronics
JensThoresen: Guitar
Olga Konkova: Piano
Per Mathisen: Bass
Håkon Mjåset Johansen: Drums