Saturday, October 24, 2020

Christian Reim Sextet's performance at Molde '73 discovered

Norway's JazzAggression recently found a tape of Christian Reim Sextet's Mona Lisa suite from 1973!

Here's the scoop...
A post-bop suite created by Christian Reim Sextet for the Molde Jazz Festival in 1973 featuring a line-up of Norway's top players: Calle Neumann - alto saxophone, Knut Riisnæs - tenor saxophone/flute, Ditlef Eckhoff - trumpet, Terje Venaas - bass and Espen Rud - drums. Christian Reim who plays piano delivers 6 original parts starting with a lovely melodic theme and further incorporates elements of avant-garde, psychedelia, modal jazz and folk. Recently found loft tape, originally recorded in fantastic quality in 1973, never before released. Limited to 500 vinyl copies. Listen to some snippets right here

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