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Quiet Winter Night - an acoustic jazz project - Hoff Ensemble
Quiet Winter Night - an acoustic jazz project - Hoff Ensemble
Quiet Winter Night - an acoustic jazz project - Hoff Ensemble
Quiet Winter Night - an acoustic jazz project - Hoff Ensemble
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Hoff Ensemble consists of some of Norway's finest jazz and session musicians, fronted by trumpeter Mathias Eick, of ECM renown, who plays a leading role in several of the compositions. The ensemble's basic quartet features legendary veteran bassist Arild Andersen and arranger Jan Gunnar Hoff on piano. Hoff has performed with his own group since 1993, collaborating with such artists as Mike Stern, Pat Metheny, Maria Joao and Alex Acuna. This time in this great Norwegian band he mixes flavours in a "cross-over" setting. Eick, with whom Hoff has worked on earlier projects, was the obvious first choice for QUIET WINTER NIGHT, along with Andersen and the rest of the band, complemented by Rune Arnesen (ex N.P.Molvær) on percussion and Børge Petersen-Øverleir, Norway's leading session guitarist.

Brilliant fiddle player Annbjørg Lien is an exciting addition to the Hoff Ensemble, giving QUIET WINTER NIGHT a sound that is definitely Nordic with elements of jazz, folk and beyond, making this an interesting and original journey. On some of the instrumental tracks, like "Blågutten", Eick and Petersen-Øverleir create an overall jazz/fusion sound, while the trio setting of "Redd Mamma" is reminiscent of the work of Sweden's Jan Johansson. "Hva skal hende nå" bears comparison with Metheny's ballad form, yet with a more rock-influenced guitar sound. This tune also includes a great bass solo by Andersen. 

2012 Best Surround Sound Album 55th GRAMMY Nominee

The music is created by film composers Geir Bøhren and Bent Åserud and among the vocalists are some of Norway's top names in popular music: Helene Bøksle, Åsne Valland Nordli, Sondre Bratland, Unni Wilhelmsen, Tomine Harket, Bjørn Johan Muri, Cecilia Vennersten and Bjørn Eidsvåg.

Facebook PHOTO ALBUM from the recording sessions

The music captured by 2L features Norwegian composers and performers, and an international repertoire reflected in the Nordic atmosphere. The surround sound recordings of Lindberg Lyd not only transforms the entire listening experience, more radically, these innovative recordings overturn some very basic concepts regarding how music is played and even composed. 2L emphasizes surround sound with Pure Audio Blu-ray and HiRes file distribution, and have garnered no less than 36 American GRAMMY nominations.

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Album title
Quiet Winter Night - an acoustic jazz project
Performer
Hoff Ensemble
Mathias Eick, trumpet 
Børge Petersen-Øverleir, guitar 
Annbjørg Lien, nyckelharpa and hardanger fiddle
Jan Gunnar Hoff, piano 
Arild Andersen, double bass 
Rune Arnesen, percussion 

Vocals: Helene Bøksle, Åsne Valland Nordli, Annbjørg Lien, Sondre Bratland, Unni Wilhelmsen, Tomine Harket, Bjørn Johan Muri, Cecilia Vennersten and Bjørn Eidsvåg

Catalogue #

2L-087-PABD
2L-087-LP

EAN13
7041888516828 (Blu-ray)
7041888517429 (LP)
ISRC-code

NOMPP1209010-015

Disc 1
Pure Audio Blu-ray
DTS HD MA 192kHz/24 bit 5.1
LPCM 192kHz/24 bit STEREO
mShuttle: FLAC
Region: ABC - worldwide
Disc 2

alternative format: 180g vinyl DMM

Release date
September 2012
Recording date
August 2011
Location
Sofienberg Church, Norway
Original source
DXD (352.8kHz/24bit)