''A Portrait of Jon Larsen'' is a compilation album by Norwegian jazz guitarist Jon Larsen that was released on his label, Hot Club Records.

Review

Larsen is celebrated on this album, which collects his best recordings from the past twenty years. It shows the acoustic string swing enthusiast he is, with vibrant, energetic original compositions that honor and continue the legacy of Django Reinhardt. But there is also room for variation and other genres, especially the tracks taken from Strange news from Mars project stand out. The guitar virtuoso is one of our most productive and open-minded musicians. Here are a number of stories from his diverse career.

Reception

The Norwegian newspaper '' Hamar Arbeiderblad'' gave the album five stars, while the Norwegian newspaper '' Romerikes Blad'' gave it six.

Track listing

Personnel

* Jon Larsen – guitar * Jimmy Carl Black – vocals * Hilde Hefte – vocals * Bruce Fowler – trombone *

Biel Ballester Biel Ballester (born 1974) is a gypsy jazz guitarist from Mallorca, Spain. He contributed music to the Woody Allen film ''Vicky Cristina Barcelona''. Biography Biel Ballester is from Mallorca in Spain. He studied classical guitar under Àlex G ...

– guitar * Pierre Bluteau – guitar * Per Frydenlund – guitar * Pascal de Loutchek – guitar * Stian Mevik – guitar * Babik Reinhardt – guitar *

Jimmy Rosenberg Joseph "Jimmy" Rosenberg (born 10 April 1980) is a Dutch Sinto-Romani guitarist known for his virtuoso playing of gypsy jazz. Music career A cousin of Stochelo Rosenberg, Jimmy Rosenberg started playing guitar when he was seven years old. Two y ...

– guitar * Ulf Wakenius – guitar * Finn Hauge – harmonica * Tommy Mars – keyboards * Egil Kapstad – piano * Svein Aarbostad – double bass * Bjørn Alterhaug – double bass *

Olaf Kamfjord Olaf Kamfjord (born December 8, 1962 in Tønsberg, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (double bass and guitar bass) and composer, known from co-operations within bands like "Ab und Zu", "Herrene i haven", "Out To Lunch" and "Roy Nikolaisen Qua ...

– double bass *

Ole Morten Vågan Ole Morten Vågan (born 8 May 1979) is a Norwegian jazz musician and composer (upright bass), and the older brother of guitarist Petter Vågan. He is known from several recordings and is currently acting as artistic director for the Trondheim ...

– double bass * Terje Venaas – double bass *

Rob Waring Rob Waring (born December 3, 1956 in Yonkers, New York) is an American-Norwegian Contemporary music composer and performer (drums and vibraphone), commonly associated with symphony orchestras and jazz ensembles. Career Waring studied with R ...

– marimba * Håkon Mjåset Johansen – drums * Eyvind Olsen Wahlen – drums *

Paolo Vinaccia Paolo Vinaccia (Camerino, 27 March 1954 – Oslo, 5 July 2019) was an Italian jazz drummer who lived in Norway. He died on July 5, 2019 after almost ten years of living with pancreatic cancer. Career Vinaccia worked with Terje Rypdal, Bendik ...

– percussion * Aja Humm – violin * Ola Kvernberg – violin * Kristina Nygaard – violin * Nina Marie Olsen – violin * Berit Værnes – violin * Øyvor Volle – violin * Henninge Båtnes – viola * Maria Syre Mjølhus – viola * Ane Stine Dahl – cello * Bjørg Værnes – cello

Credits

* Jon Larsen – producer, arranger * Egil Kapstad – string arrangements * Bjørn Kruse – string arrangements *

Gaute Storaas Gaute Storaas (born 20 August 1959 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (bass) and composer, and the older brother of jazz pianist Vigleik Storaas. Career Storaas grew out of the flowering musical environment in Bergen late 70es ...

– string arrangements * Jan Petter Lynau – cover photo * Lars Hellebust – back cover photo * Olav Urdal – photography * Jamie Parslow – photography * Jens Sølvberg – photography

References

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