''Evening Falls'' is an album by Norwegian guitarist and composer

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released on the ECM label in 2004.

Reception

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awarded the album 4 stars and in its review by Thom Jurek, states "What is immediately startling about ''Evening Falls'' is its lyricism, and how it doesn't sound like a guitarist's date. Young's compositions reflect the notion of song, overtly paying careful attention to nuance and dynamic. Inside his deep and winding lyricism is plenty of room for improvisation and group interplay".

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called it "A lyrical, softly swaying debut from a thirtysomething Norwegian acoustic and electric guitarist who, despite his youth, has worked with some of the luminaries of the Scandinavian scene".The Guardian Review
April 2, 2004 On

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John Kelman wrote "''Evening Falls'' heralds the international arrival of an artist who, with a number of years behind him, has already developed a mature and personal approach. As a player, composer and bandleader he will clearly be someone to watch"Kelman, J.
All About Jazz Review
September 2, 2004

Track listing

''All compositions by Jacob Young except as indicated'' # "Blue" – 7:19 # "Evening Air" – 6:48 # "Minor Peace" – 6:19 # "Looking for Jon" – 4:29 # "Sky" – 5:00 # "Presence of Descant" (Young, Jon Christensen) – 3:56 # "Formerly" – 6:48 # "The Promise" – 4:25 # "Falling" – 4:47

Personnel

– guitar *

Mathias Eick Mathias Eick (born 26 June 1979) is a Norwegian jazz musician, and the brother of the jazz musicians Johannes Eick and Trude Eick. He is mainly known from his releases on the jazz label ECM Records. His main instrument is the trumpet, but he als ...

– trumpet *Vidar Johansen – bass clarinet,

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Mats Eilertsen Mats Eilertsen (born 4 March 1975) is a Norwegian jazz musician and composer. He is known for recording with numerous bands, including the Maria Kannegaard Trio, Ola Kvernberg, Nils Økland, Eldbjørg Raknes, Anders Aarum Trio, Eirik Hegdal, Sv ...

– bass * Jon Christensen – drums

Credits

*Engineered by

Jan Erik Kongshaug Jan Erik Kongshaug (4 July 1944 – 5 November 2019) was a Norwegian sound engineer, jazz guitarist, and composer. Career Kongshaug was born in Trondheim, the son of guitarist John Kongshaug. Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian) During his ch ...

*Design by Sascha Kleis *Liner photos by Colin Eick *Produced by

Manfred Eicher Manfred Eicher (born 9 July 1943) is a German record producer and the founder of ECM Records. Life and career Eicher was born in Lindau, Germany. He studied music at the Academy of Music in Berlin. He started as a double-bass player of classi ...

Notes

*Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in December 2002

References

{{Authority control ECM Records albums Jacob Young (musician) albums 2004 albums Albums produced by Manfred Eicher