Going Up / Snorre Kirk Quartet with Stephen Riley (Vinyle LP)

Description

Right On Time - Streamline - Going Up - Dive - Bright & Early - Highway Scene - Call To Prayer - Blues Arabesque - The Grind Having entered the jazz scene in 2012, his debut album Blues Modernism received two nominations at the Danish Music Awards (the Danish Grammy). His subsequent 5 albums paved the way for international recognition. In this sixth album, Going Up, there is something wonderfully familiar emanating from his music. Snorre Kirk, Danish drummer and composer, performs his own compositions here. He presents listeners with a selection of catchy melodies and beautiful arrangements, adorned with details but devoid of superfluous elements. Tenor saxophonists Stephen Riley and Jan Harbeck are beautifully supported by a brilliant and swinging rhythm section featuring Magnus Hjorth's elegant and lyrical piano, Anders Fjeldsted's solid bass playing, and Snorre's effective drumming. Here, these 5 musicians succeed in channeling and supporting now-classic music without falling into the trap of pastiche. Relaxed and laid-back, Snorre Kirk and his band play with a contagious passion for timeless jazz that was born long ago but never dies.