''The Katabatic Wind'' (released 2011 in

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by the label Bolage – BLGCD013) is the debut solo piano album by the mini Brass Band

Magic Pocket Magic Pocket (established 2002 in Trondheim, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz band initiated by students on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonsevatorium. Career Magic Pocket is a Brass Band in miniature, performing music in the open area betwe ...

Reception

The review by Terje Mosnes of the Norwegian newspaper

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awarded the album 5 stars (dice), and the reviewer Tor Hammerø of the electronic Norwegian newspaper

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awarded the album 4 stars (dice) With Morten Qvenild himself on the team as special guest, the ambitions are high. The quartet was recognized in Norway already in 2004, when they won the Jazzintro award, and the musicians shows extreme instrumentalist and composer skills.

Track listing

:''All compositions as indicated'' #«Call Me Ishmael» (5:28) – Magic Pocket & Qvenild #«The Thar Desert » (7:02) – Nylander #«A Scar» (3:45) – Johannessen #«Darts» (1:44) - Powell #«The Wall» (5:04) - Powell #«Used To Be Doublespeak» (5:47) - Powell #«The Katabatic Wind» (2:51) – Johannessen & Nylander #«Ahab's Pipe» (6:48) – Magic Pocket & Qvenild #«It's All Gone» (3:01) – Johannessen #«Dropmaker» (4:31) – Herskedal :*Recorded at Athletic Sound, Halden on April 24-25th 2010

Personnel

Hayden Powell Hayden James Richard Powell (born 25 September 1983 in England) is a jazz trumpeter and composer based in Oslo, Norway. Powell is English, but moved to Norway as a child and grew up in Molde. He has collaborated with numerous musicians including ...

- trumpet * Erik Johannessen - trombone *

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 ...

- tuba *

Erik Nylander Johan Erik Nylander (born 3 April 1981 in Norberg, Sweden) is a Swedish jazz musician (drums), improviser and composer, working in Norway since 2002. He plays in several bands, among them Ola Kvernberg Trio, "Kobert", Kirsti Huke Quartet, Tor ...

- drums

Credits

*Executive producers –

Håvard Stubø Håvard Aasan Stubø (born 26 March 1977 in Narvik, Northern Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (guitar) and composer, son and musical successor of Jazz guitarist Thorgeir Stubø (1943–1986) and Grete Karin Aasan Stubø (b. 1943), and brothe ...

& Tord Rønning Krogtoft *Mastered by –

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*Mixed by – Kai Andersen &

*Producer – Magic Pocket *Recorded yy – Kai Andersen

Notes

*Recorded at Athletic Sound,

Halden Halden (), between 1665 and 1928 known as Fredrikshald, is both a town and a municipality in Viken county, Norway. The municipality borders Sarpsborg to the northwest, Rakkestad to the north and Aremark to the east, as well as the Swedish muni ...

on April 24-25th 2010 *Supported by

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and the Norwegian «Fond For Utøvende Kunstnere»

References

External links

The Katabatic Wind
on Myspace {{DEFAULTSORT:Katabatic Wind Magic Pocket albums 2012 debut albums