Line & the Lions

01. Vårflow (Spring Flow) 6:33 Line Falkenberg a Line & the Lions lto sax and soprano sax Line & the Lions 01. Vårflow (Spring Flow) 6:33 Line Falkenberg alto sax and soprano sax Line & the Lions 02. Loke 4:37 trumpet 02. Loke 4:37 Hayden Powell trumpet 03. Vassdraget (The Watercourse) 5:00 Andreas Haddeland MOUNTAIN SOLITUDE guitar, baritone guitar & rubab 03. Vassdraget (The Watercourse) 5:00 Andreas Haddeland guitar, baritone guitar & rubab MOUNTAIN SOLITUDE 04. Afterski (After Ski) 6:24 bass 04. Afterski (After Ski) 6:24 Finn Guttormsen bass 05. Alene på fjellet (Mountain Solitude) 6:48 Jarle Verspestad drums 05. Alene på fjellet (Mountain Solitude) 6:48 Jarle Verspestad drums 06. Shannon 5:19 06. Shannon 5:19 07. Vandreren (The Wanderer) 3:59 Mountain Solitude Losen Records LOS 203-2 07. Vandreren (The Wanderer) 3:59 Mountain Solitude Losen Records LOS 203-2 08. Sorry 5:50 08. Sorry 5:50 09. Under terskelen (Below the Threshold) 5:23 09. Under terskelen (Below the Threshold) 5:23 10. Novembertone (November Tone) 4:42 10. Novembertone (November Tone) 4:42 11. Happy 5:28 11. Happy 5:28 12. That´s it 4:32 12. That´s it 4:32 13. Chicky 6:29 13. Chicky 6:29

Total Time: 71:04 Total Time: 71:04

All compositions by Line Falkenberg All compositions by Line Falkenberg

Recorded March 22 and 23, 2018 by Vidar Lunden at Musikkloftet, Asker, Recorded March 22 and 23, 2018 by Vidar Lunden at Musikkloftet, Asker, Norway Mixed April/May, 2018 by Vidar Lunden at Musikkloftet, Asker Mixed April/May, 2018 by Vidar Lunden at Musikkloftet, Asker Mastered July 23, 2018 by Vidar Lunden at Musikkloftet, Asker Mastered July 23, 2018 by Vidar Lunden at Musikkloftet, Asker Produced by Line Falkenberg Produced by Line Falkenberg Executive producer Odd Gjelsnes Executive producer Odd Gjelsnes Front cover photo by Petter Furuseth Front cover photo by Petter Furuseth Cover design by design holtmann Cover design by design holtmann Special thanks to my beloved Truls Falkenberg, whose contribution made this album possible. Special thanks to my beloved Truls Falkenberg, whose contribution made this album possible.

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Line Falkenberg (born 1963) graduated in classical saxophone performance at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo in 1989. She is a member of Krupka Trio that release their second CD /Hymns In A Jazz Mood Vol 2/ these days on Losen Records. The trio’s first relese can be found on HazelJazz, released in 2014.

Andreas Haddeland (born 1977) has participated in a number of albums with various bands and artists, and has a release under his own name. Andreas Haddeland Trio’s second album will be released in 2019.

Finn Guttormsen (born 1968) has been playing bass in Farmers Market since 1991 and has been a member of the The Source, and Hemisfair groups. He has also contributed on records with Håkon Storm Mathisen Quartet, Silje Nergaard band, Henry Kaiser & David Lindley and on dozens of other projects.

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