''Neck of the Woods'' (released Aug 27, 2012 in

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by the label Edition Records – EDN1034 is an album by the Norwegian saxophonist

Marius Neset Marius Søfteland Neset (born 2 January 1985 in Os, Hordaland) is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone) living in Copenhagen. He is known from collaborations within the jazz bands "People Are Machines", "Kaktusch", "JazzKamikaze" and Django Bat ...

together with the tubaist

Daniel Herskedal Daniel Herskedal (born 2 April 1982) is a Norwegian jazz tubist. He is regarded as one of the most talented jazz tubists in Norway. Career Herskedal started playing the French horn as a boy, then later took up the tuba. He started formal studi ...

Reception

The review by Terje Mosnes of the Norwegian newspaper

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awarded the album 4 stars (dice), the review by John Fordham of the British newspaper

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awarded the album 3 stars, and the reviewer Ian Mann of the Jazz Mann awarded the album 4 stars

Review

The album ''Neck of the Woods'' is an album that increases its appeal with repeated listening. Neset and Herskedal guides us into a mysterious brass landscape that is rich of surprises. The critique Terje Mosnes of the Norwegian newspaper

, in his review of Neset's album ''Neck of the Woods'' states:

critique John Fordham, in his review of the album ''Neck of the Woods'' states: The All About Jazz critique Ian Patterson, in his review of the album ''Neck of the Woods'' states:

Track listing

:''All compositions by Daniel Herskedal & Marius Neset except where other are noted'' #Neck Of The Woods (5:33) #Preludium (2:27) #Lutra Lutra (2:50) #Eg Er Framand (5:54) - traditional #The Shepherd (0:59) #Ara's Dance (4:24) #The Christmas Song (4:32) #Dragon's Eye (2:53) #Introduction To Swan Island (1:56) #Swan Island (5:21) #The Wedding (4:00) - composed by Abdullah Ibrahim

Personnel

- saxophone *

- tuba ;Additional musicians *Hallvar Djupvik - vocal solo (track # 4) *

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- choir

Credits

*Recorded by August Wanngren *Mixed & Masered by August Wanngren *Design & cower photo by Darren Rumney *Additional photo by Enok Holsegård *Produced by Marius Neset & Daniel Herskedal *Executive producer Dave Stapleton

Notes

;Recorded at: *Fredriksberg Kirke (Copenhagen, DK) December 2010 *Kulturskolan I Lund (Lund, SE) February 2011 *We Know Music Studios (Copenhagen, DK) June 2011 and May 2012 ;Mixed and mastered in: *We Know Music Studios

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Neck of the Woods Marius Neset albums Edition Records albums 2012 albums