“a treat for the ears and mind” – United Mutations
Per’s 12th album as a leader
Percussionist/composer Per Tjernberg’s album on Country & Eastern is actually his 12th album as a leader. He continues his later development using a large ensemble of great improvisers and a more jazz influenced expression. Multi-instrument genius Kjell Westling plays a central role on the album that turned out to be his last recording before his rather sudden demise in the fall of 2010. Release on september 26 2011, but we have a release party at El Mundo on tuesday september 27 at 6 p.m.
Music that shifts kaleidoscopically
“Music Is My Salvation” contains music that shifts kaleidoscopically and often takes surprisng turns around what Tjernberg calls “vertical horizons” – the only thing that stays constant is that it defies categorization into “style” or “genre”, even if advance listeners has detected elements that might have their source in Tjernbergs wideranging musical tastes such as Harry Partch, Alice Coltrane, Phil Spectors arranger Jack Nietzche, Santeria-drumming, Hermeto Pascoal, Frank Zappa, Garth Hudsons work with The Band, Herbie Hancocks Mwandishi-group, The Art Ensemble Of Chicagos use of “little instruments” and of course Igor Stravinsky, whose “Miniature” (the only composition not penned by TJernberg) nods to Tjernbergs life-long obsession with Stravinskys music in general, and the score for “Petroushka” in particular (as some listeners might find evident in the two-part “Pythagoras Suite” that opens the album)
The Pythagoras Suite 1 The Secret Society of Sound 10:37 2 The Believers 7:46 3 Vertical Horizons 5:22 4 The Gardens of Obatalá 7:31 5 Portrait of Malin 8:20 6a Kjell Westling 6b Miniature 5:27 7 Kalimba Interlude 2:23 8 Rejoice Be Thankful Rejoice Make a Joyous Noise 8:53
All music composed and arranged by Per Tjernberg except 6a arranged by Per Tjernberg and Kjell Westling and 5b Miniature composed by Igor Stravinsky 3 and 5 Strings arranged and performed by Jonas Lindgren
Recorded at Satellite Studios, Stockholm by Kai Sandström Remixed and edited by Ander
Musicians
Jörgen Adolfsson, kontrabasklarinett Ulf Adåker, trumpet Bengt Berger, trummor Annica Boller, Åke Eriksson, trummor Dror Feiler, kontrabasklarinett Stina Hellberg, harpa Jonas Kullhammar, tenorsax Sven Larsson, trombone Jonas Lindgren, fioler Matthias Ståhl, vibrafon, marimba Christian Spering, kontrabas Per Tjernberg, slagverk Kjell Westling, träblås Mats Öberg, keyboards
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