Sidewalk Comedy by Trondheim Jazz Orchestra & Eirik Hegdal
”Sidewalk Comedy” with Trondheim Jazz Orchestra and musical director Eirik Hegdal brings associations to the 1920-30s in USA. Gambling and gangsters, Ellington and Vaudeville, The Jazz Age followed by the Great Depression. As if escaping from the economic crisis with prohibition and the like, these guys presents a fascinating album where all the everyday sorrows are forgotten.
”Sidewalk Comedy” has been touring Norway and was also presented at the European Jazz Meeting showcase at Jazzahead in Bremen in 2012 to stunning reviews, followed by festival appearances at Ottawa Jazz Festival and Rochester Jazz Festival in 2013.
Tracklist
| 1. | Sidewalk Comedy | 1:11 |
| 2. | Feeble Fables | 7:30 |
| 3. | So to Speak | 0:33 |
| 4. | Emily | 6:32 |
| 5. | Into the Forest | 4:26 |
| 6. | Piece of a cell | 3:29 |
| 7. | Do Bap | 4:08 |
| 8. | Idiot Concrete | 5:04 |
| 9. | Intro | 2:36 |
| 10. | I Could Write a Song | 5:10 |
| 11. | Let's talk about the weather (and not about the war) | 4:56 |
| 12. | When I Fall in Love | 5:35 |
Credits
Produced by Eirik Hegdal
Recorded by Jo Ranheim at Øra Studio, Trondheim May 13th-14th 2012
Mixed and mastered by Morten Stendhal, Redroom Studio
License
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Trondheim Jazz Orchestra is one of the most important and creative jazz ensembles in Norway. Since it was established in 2000, the orchestra has had a great number of exciting projects with Norwegian and international jazz profiles such as Chick Corea, Joshua Redman, Ole Morten Vågan, Eirik Hegdal, Sofia Jernberg, Maria Kannegaard, Kim Myhr, Jenny Hval, Erlend Skomsvoll, Marius Neset.