Atle Nymo Solo for Trio

Balance Atle Nymo 1 5:50 tenor sax, bass clarinet 1 Balance 5:50 Atle Nymo tenor sax, bass clarinet 2 Chapter 1 2:30 Mats Eilertsen bass • 2 Chapter 1 2:30 Mats Eilertsen bass Round Shape Michaela Antalová Atle Nymo Solo for Trio • 3 5:44 drums 3 Round Shape 5:44 Michaela Antalová drums Atle Nymo Solo for Trio For Atle And Mats 4 5:30 4 For Atle And Mats 5:30 Chapter 2 5 1:52 5 Chapter 2 1:52 Klikk 6 3:59 6 Klikk 3:59 Solo For Trio 7 6:29 7 Solo For Trio 6:29

8 Chapter 3 1:07 Atle Nymo

8 Chapter 3 1:07 Atle Nymo Nightwalk 9 6:19 9 Nightwalk 6:19 Total Time 39.26 Total Time 39.26

All compositions by Atle Nymo except track 4 by Michaela Antalová All compositions by Atle Nymo except track 4 by Michaela Antalová and track 2, 5 and 8 by Nymo, Antalová and Eilertsen. • • Solo for Trio and track 2, 5 and 8 by Nymo, Antalová and Eilertsen. Solo for Trio Track 1 and 7 recorded November 4, 2016 by Sindre Bergsvik Øvstegård Track 1 and 7 recorded November 4, 2016 by Sindre Bergsvik Øvstegård at The Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo, Norway at The Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo, Norway All other tracks recorded January 14, 2019 by Marcus Forsgren at Studio Paradiso, Oslo All other tracks recorded January 14, 2019 by Marcus Forsgren at Studio Paradiso, Oslo Mixed March 1, 2019 by Marcus Forsgren at Studio Paradiso Mixed March 1, 2019 by Marcus Forsgren at Studio Paradiso Mastered August 22, 2019 by Morgan Nicolaisen at Propeller Studio, Oslo Mastered August 22, 2019 by Morgan Nicolaisen at Propeller Studio, Oslo Produced by Atle Nymo Produced by Atle Nymo Executive producer Odd Gjelsnes Executive producer Odd Gjelsnes Front cover photo by Mats Eilertsen maxeilert @ Front cover photo by Mats Eilertsen @maxeilert Cover design by design Holtmann Cover design by design Holtmann This record is partly funded by the Arne Nordheim Centre for Artistic Research (NordART) This record is partly funded by the Arne Nordheim Centre for Artistic Research (NordART) at the Norwegian Academy of Music. at the Norwegian Academy of Music.

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century, Atle Nymo over the following years years following the over Nymo Atle century, early influences. early plays drums in poetic ways that inspire inspire that ways poetic in drums plays the same time pick every single note, every every note, single every pick time same the

winning band Motif around the turn of the the of turn the around Motif band winning Knut Riisnæs and Jan Garbarek among his his among Garbarek Jan and Riisnæs Knut

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and very vital jazz scene with the award- the with scene jazz vital very and Rollins, Gato Barbieri and fellow Norwegians Norwegians fellow and Barbieri Gato Rollins, her bachelor’s degree a few years ago. ago. years few a degree bachelor’s her listen very carefully to each other. I believe believe I other. each to carefully very listen

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around the turn of the century, Atle Nymo over the and drummer/percussionist before together concert one only played Michaela Antalova

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42, the leader at first glance may appear as as appear may glance first at leader the 42, was more open and subdued than the ones ones the than subdued and open more was take the music in so many directions, and and directions, many so in music the take concentrate on other parameters than than parameters other on concentrate

following years established himself as one of the (b. 1993) than to joinparameters other him on in concentrate this search for nuances and under his own name, and at the ripe age of of age ripe the at and name, own his under “I wanted to explore a musical setting that that setting musical a explore to wanted “I He is a very open-minded player who can can who player open-minded very a is He is tonal and not too complex, I can can I complex, too not and tonal is

under his own name, and at the ripe age of of age ripe the at and name, own his under “I wanted to explore a musical setting that that setting musical a explore to wanted “I He is a very open-minded player who can can who player open-minded very a is He is tonal and not too complex, I can can I complex, too not and tonal is

«Solo For Trio» is Atle Nymo’s first album album first Nymo’s Atle is Trio» For «Solo eventually gave him a push starting this trio. this starting push a him gave eventually that he would be perfect for this music. music. this for perfect be would he that “As the melodic material that we play play we that material melodic the “As

«Solo For Trio» is Atle Nymo’s first album album first Nymo’s Atle is Trio» For «Solo eventually gave him a push starting this trio. this starting push a him gave eventually

that he would be perfect for this music. music. this for perfect be would he that strongest tenor sax voices in Scandinavia. While subtle expression,play we that material workingmelodic the “As within the framework still a music student, he toured Scandinavia with of trio interplay. After a few rehearsals, the trio Pat Metheny and Chick Corea as a member of the played their first gig as part of the concert series Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, and became one RAW at the Norwegian Academy of Music in late of Norway’s most sought-after instrumentalists. 2016. From this event, live recordings of the tunes His brilliant work can be heard on around 50 albums «Balance» and «Solo For Trio» have found their way by a number of artists, including the bands that to this record. he still plays in: Ensemble Denada, Motif, I.P.A and Chrome Hill. “I have known Mats since our days together at the «Jazzlinja», the jazz studies at the University Combining his career as a performing musician with of Trondheim,” says Atle. “Although we have not the position as Associate Professor at the Norwegian played that much together over those 20 years, Academy of Music since 2013, Atle Nymo for a long I have followed his musical development closely time was too busy (and happy) playing, composing, and I knew that he would be perfect for this music. travelling and teaching to even consider a first He is a very open-minded player who can take album under his own name. However, an urge the music in so many directions, and the same to delve into a different musical energy eventually goes for Michaela. She is from Slovenia, currently gave him a push starting this trio. living in Norway, and I became aware of her at the Norwegian Academy of Music where she completed “I wanted to explore a musical setting that was her bachelor’s degree a few years ago. Both in her more open and subdued than the ones that I usually solo concerts and in bands she plays drums in poetic work within,” says Atle, who cites the energy- ways that inspire me. It is very exciting for me sparkling, expressive jazz of the 60’s as the main to work with the kinds of sonic input that she and Mats bring to the table.” Except for the two live tracks, the album is a one- “It is fascinating for me to work with so much focus session recording from Oslo’s Studio Paradiso, taking on the various sounds of the bass and the drums,” place before the trio had played another live gig. says Atle. “As the melodic material that we play «Chapter 1, «Chapter 2» and «Chapter 3», featuring is tonal and not too complex, I can concentrate Atle on bass clarinet, are trio-improvisations; on other parameters than I usually do. And the Atle’s «Nightwalk», «Klikk» and «Round Shape» fact that we had played only one concert together and Michaela’s «For Atle and Mats» are based on before the recording session, made the music feel melodic sketches, developed into their final versions quite new to us and demanded that we listen very by a finely tuned interplay between three intensely carefully to each other. I believe we all tried to play listening musicians. both intuitively and at the same time pick every single note, every single sound with the utmost care. We did not talk too much about how to play, we just agreed to keep the interplay open, dynamic and subdued, and in that respect, I feel that we succeeded quite well.”

Terje Mosnes, August 2019

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