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up-tempo swing version. Piano player Freddy Freddy player Piano version. swing up-tempo Øivind Westby on the arrangements of two two of arrangements the on Westby Øivind

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Track 11 is recorded live at Asker Jazz Club, Café Lancelot by Jan Skattør (J.E.S. audioservice.no), audioservice.no), (J.E.S. Skattør Jan by Lancelot Café Club, Jazz Asker at live recorded is 11 Track

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5:57 Sun the of East 11 Tracks 4,9 Tracks brs Bergli Johan

4:53 Folks Old 10 Tracks 5,6,8,10,11 Tracks dr Jøkling Erik

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The low-key and beautiful waltz called called waltz beautiful and low-key The 6:44 You Came Night the of Out 08 Tracks 1,2,3,7,11 Tracks b Dreier Andreas

3:50 dag 3. 07 Tracks 4,5,6,8,9,10 Tracks b Janson Sture

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5:04 Love for Enough Close 06 Track 11 Track g Kjekstad Frode

the group from a quintet to a sextet. a to quintet a from group the Dave Edge on flute. flute. on Edge Dave

3:48 Nice i Kari 05 Tracks 3,5,6,8,10 Tracks g Stewart Louis

5:49 Nova Bossa E.T.H. 04 All tracks except 5,11 except tracks All g Mikalsen Knut with guests featuring Louis Stewart Louis featuring guests with

3:40 Sale for Love 03 All tracks except 10,11 except tracks All pno Nilsen Hoel Freddy

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5:25 G.J. Mr. 02 All tracks except 6,10,11 except tracks All ts/fl Nicolaysen A. Rune

5:31 Martina Sweet 01 All tracks All trp/flh Halvorsen Thormod Erik

It soon became obvious that I needed to expand expand to needed I that obvious became soon It The brass quintet features again here, alongside alongside here, again features quintet brass The Erik Thormod Halvorsen album. album.

Michel Legrand is one of my definitive favorites favorites definitive my of one is Legrand Michel

a common expression within this framework. framework. this within expression common a well. intentions my matches music, the of he agreed to join the band and contribute to this this to contribute and band the join to agreed he A THRILLING MIX Pianist Freddy Hoel Nilsen is any band’s Composer Arranger

This album simply makes me happy. It’s a eternal «groover», always raising the tempera- 01 Sweet Martina Erik Thormod Halvorsen Erik Thormod Halvorsen

living proof of an ever-growing musicality in its ture – as here with his own Xmas blues 02 Mr. G.J. Erik Thormod Halvorsen Erik Thormod Halvorsen

endless search for new challenges, unlimited stretched from 12 to 16 bars, and with the 03 Love for Sale Cole Porter Erik Thormod Halvorsen

to find fellow musicians who could create create could who musicians fellow find to

new arrangement, with delicate colouring colouring delicate with arrangement, new brilliant idea of putting Johnny Mandel into 04 E.T.H. Bossa Nova Rune A. Nicolaysen Rune A. Nicolaysen as New York and London. I was very happy when when happy very was I London. and York New as by styles, generations, nationalities or levels

of professionalism. Brilliantly performed a bossa bag. 05 Kari i Nice Erik Thormod Halvorsen Erik Thormod Halvorsen and created with pure musical love and under- Thanks to «Uppercase» guitarist Knut 06 Close Enough for Love Johnny Mandel Freddy Hoel Nilsen

standing - never in search of fame or stardom. Mikalsen’s idea, he and Frode Kjekstad are 07 3. dag Freddy Hoel Nilsen Freddy Hoel Nilsen ever. than important more now

At 64, Erik Thormod Halvorsen humbly here challenged by their world famous Irish 08 Out of the Night Came You Horace Silver Rune A. Nicolaysen

presents his impressive debut album as veteran colleague Louis Stewart, giving Erik’s 09 E.T. Erik Thormod Halvorsen Erik Thormod Halvorsen From the outset of the project it was important important was it project the of outset the From wrote for concert band. I think Øivind Westby's Westby's Øivind think I band. concert for wrote

performed on famous jazz scenes in cities such such cities in scenes jazz famous on performed a thrilling mix of original compositions with album an extra international dimension. 10 Old Folks Willard Robison Louis Stewart/Knut Mikalsen

strong historic references, and great standards What a team! 11 East of the Sun Brooks Bowman Erik Thormod Halvorsen dressed up in the refreshing arrangements Bass players Sture Janson from Bodø

of a new century. (newly retired from the Oslo Opera Orchestra) is that something dialogue, and communication

Like a typical Norwegian music career, - and Danish-born Andreas Dreier represent Solos in order:

«Uppercase» kicks off with a drum march, two generations with the same ideal: Deep driving force and motivation from the start. start. the from motivation and force driving is another composition I originally originally I composition another is who enjoys international recognition. He has has He recognition. international enjoys who Exit Summer Summer Exit Track 01: Lars Erik, Erik gliding into a mysterious quasi-symphonic listening drive. Whereas big band drummers

Track 02: Freddy, Rune, Erik, world and from there to moody melodic Erik Jøkling and Lars Erik Norum share the Track 03: Rune, Louis

thoughtfulness – until «Sweet Martina» takes rare ability of swinging softly – with energy. of themes suggests and album the of title the Track 04: Erik, Rune, Freddy off in catchy latin swing with a rocky backbeat The standards as well as the musicians

Track 05: Louis, Erik, Rune, Erik J. under Erik’s brilliant and warm trumpet solo. are all challenged by arrangements taking us

Track 06: Louis, Erik, Freddy reaching out to a wide audience, has been our our been has audience, wide a to out reaching and harmonic overview. Frode is a guitarist guitarist a is Frode overview. harmonic and All delicately wrapped in a mix of distant flutes, into both 5/4 and 6/4 time («Love For Sale»), Track 07: Freddy, Knut, Rune, Andreas.

harmon muted trumpets and a groovy rhythm straight and double time and surprising moods. Track 08: Freddy, Louis, Rune section. This «reduced big band» sound also I’m sure both Cole Porter and Horace Silver

Track 09: Erik, Knut also is Call Social Getz. Stan and Gordon Dexter

tells the story of Erik’s lifelong collaboration would have loved these versions of their songs. Track 10: Louis, Erik, Knut

with Sandvika Big Band and the inspiring milieu And for an old bebop’er like myself it’s great

Track 11: Erik, Frode it after 45 most active years still represents. for the first time in 2015 to hear a genuine new a strong melodic and thematic expression and and expression thematic and melodic strong a

that is not often heard these days. days. these heard often not is that

plunges into a great solo with amazing technique technique amazing with solo great a into plunges Sax and flute player Rune Nicolaysen shares bop theme that even Bird himself would have this background and contributes powerful solos accepted – Erik Thormod Halvorsen’s

with stylistic references to Knut Riisnæs as «Kari i Nice». Wow! Uppercase! like saxophonists tenor by influenced is he

well as Dexter Gordon. And his hommage to

the bandleader «E.T.H.» is simply touching in Erling Wicklund

on based jazz lyrical convey to desire The is a nice up-tempo tune tune up-tempo nice a is in his playing. After the theme, Frode Kjekstad Kjekstad Frode theme, the After playing. his in A Beautiful Friendship Beautiful A its beauty and thoughtfulness.

groups Sharp 9 and The Real Thing. Stylistically, Stylistically, Thing. Real The and 9 Sharp groups

a unique ability to regain energy and momentum momentum and energy regain to ability unique a

jazz scene, and is a regular band member of the the of member band regular a is and scene, jazz to start a new recording project. recording new a start to

arrangement by Dave Edge. Edge. Dave by arrangement

timekeeper Lars Erik Norum. Lars Erik has has Erik Lars Norum. Erik Lars timekeeper

Liverpool. Dave is an active musician on the Oslo Oslo the on musician active an is Dave Liverpool. its leader Odd Gjelsnes, gave me the inspiration inspiration the me gave Gjelsnes, Odd leader its

recorded with Frank Sinatra. Here in a lovely lovely a in Here Sinatra. Frank with recorded also works as an introduction to my faithful faithful my to introduction an as works also

phone at LIPA, the Paul McCartney School in in School McCartney Paul the LIPA, at phone ongoing collaboration with Losen Records and and Records Losen with collaboration ongoing

with a nostalgic feel. It has previously been been previously has It feel. nostalgic a with song based on a 12-bar west coast blues. This This blues. coast west 12-bar a on based song

since 2005. From 1998 to 2005 he taught saxo- taught he 2005 to 1998 From 2005. since Jazz”. This encouraging reception as well as my my as well as reception encouraging This Jazz”.

is a beautiful lyrical composition composition lyrical beautiful a is project. The soloists unfold in a Latin/Calypso Latin/Calypso a in unfold soloists The project. I Should Care Should I

Norway in lived has and British is Dave Edge. Dave in the American online magazine “All About About “All magazine online American the in

for concert band, but rearranged for this this for rearranged but band, concert for

get acquainted with my new brilliant sideman sideman brilliant new my with acquainted get both nationally and internationally not at least least at not internationally and nationally both rearranged for this project. project. this for rearranged

is a composition I originally wrote wrote originally I composition a is Latino Blue Blue Latino

Brown. This track gives you an opportunity to to opportunity an you gives track This Brown. was very well received, with positive reviews reviews positive with received, well very was encouraged me to compose. The song has been been has song The compose. to me encouraged

for one of my great trumpet heroes, Clifford Clifford heroes, trumpet great my of one for Louis Stewart as a guest musician. The album album The musician. guest a as Stewart Louis a true enthusiast and a great inspiration who who inspiration great a and enthusiast true a sound. sound.

a brilliant saxophonist who has been a sideman sideman a been has who saxophonist brilliant a fortunate to have the late Irish guitar legend legend guitar Irish late the have to fortunate was Henry band. the in played I when 1974 in beautiful composition an original orchestral orchestral original an composition beautiful

– music great of lot a written has Gryce Gigi Losen Records in 2015. On this recording I was was I recording this On 2015. in Records Losen

director Henry Pehrson. I wrote this blues blues this wrote I Pehrson. Henry director with a brass quintet, giving Thelonious Monk’s Monk’s Thelonious giving quintet, brass a with

is the first track of the album. album. the of track first the is on released was “Uppercase”, album, first My Storband's (Sandvika Big Band) first musical musical first Band) Big (Sandvika Storband's Social Call Social for a sextet expanded expanded sextet a for on ment Ruby, My Dear My Ruby,

is dedicated to Sandvika Sandvika to dedicated is Øivind Westby has written a great new arrange- new great a written has Westby Øivind Social Call – The Music The – Call Social Project The – Call Social Blues for Henry P. Henry for Blues

Composer: Arranger: Erik Thormod Halvorsen Sextet Social Call Losen Records LOS 189-2 01 Social Call 6:12 Gigi Gryce E.T.Halvorsen 02 Watch What Happens 4:15 Michel Legrand E.T.Halvorsen 03 Ruby, My Dear 7:04 Thelonious Monk Ø. Westby 04 Latino Blue 4:17 Erik Thormod Halvorsen E.T.Halvorsen ERIK 05 Little K. 4:29 Agnar Aspaas A. Aspaas 06 Blues for Henry P. 4:23 Erik Thormod Halvorsen E.T.Halvorsen 07 I Should Care 4:50 Axel Stordahl/Paul Weston/Sammy Cahn D. Edge THORMOD 08 A Beautiful Friendship 4:01 Donald Kahn E.T.Halvorsen 09 Exit Summer 4:33 Erik Thormod Halvorsen Ø. Westby HALVORSEN 10 Body and Soul 4:50 Johnny Green E.T.Halvorsen Total Time: 49:17 SEXTET Recorded October 5-8, 2017 at NRK Erik Thormod Halvorsen (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation) Social Call trumpet, flugelhorn All tracks, all trumpet solos Studio 20 by Morten Hermansen Dave Edge tenor sax, flute All tracks except 10 Mixed and produced October and November Freddy Hoel Nilsen piano All tracks except 10 2017 by Morten Hermansen and Frode Kjekstad guitar All tracks Erik Thormod Halvorsen Agnar Aspaas bass All tracks Mastered December 4, 2017 at NRK Lars Erik Norum drums All tracks by Terje Hellem Losen Records LOS 189-2 LOS Social Call Losen Records Tom Skjellum trumpet Tracks 3 & 9 Executive producer Odd Gjelsnes Odd Krogh trumpet Tracks 3 & 9 Front cover painting Kjell Olav Martinsen french horn Tracks 3 & 9 by Sylva Karin Johansen Harald Halvorsen trombone Tracks 3 & 9 Photos by Ronny Østnes Øivind Westby bass trombone Tracks 3 & 9 Cover design by design holtmann For booking: Tema Musikk, Erik Thormod Halvorsen at [email protected]

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