What I like about it: Oh my god, everything. Nicolai Kaas Claesson‘s quartet generates some serious intensity with the most casual delivery. It’s free jazz that’s laid back and cool, and yet hits like a right cross thrown by a pro. It’s got an old-school feel that brings out the nostalgia for the avant-garde 70s, when that particular phase of jazz’s evolution was at a high point of unbounded creativity. There’s a warmth to this music that can’t be missed, a fireplace comfort that is also wild and boozy and immensely fun. This recording came out mid-November, which means you shouldn’t be surprised if it makes another appearance on this site when the Best of 2019 rolls around.
Your album personnel: Nicolai Kaas Claesson (double bass), Jeppe Højgaard (alto saxophone, clarinet), Rasmus Kjær (piano) and Anders Vestergaard (drums).
Feb 22 2019
Album of the Day: Nicolai Kaas Claesson – “Melt”
Album: Melt
Label: Centrifuga
Style: Echoes of old-school avant-garde
Favorite Track: “Kaptajn Penalhus”
Music from: Copenhagen, Denmark
What I like about it: Oh my god, everything. Nicolai Kaas Claesson‘s quartet generates some serious intensity with the most casual delivery. It’s free jazz that’s laid back and cool, and yet hits like a right cross thrown by a pro. It’s got an old-school feel that brings out the nostalgia for the avant-garde 70s, when that particular phase of jazz’s evolution was at a high point of unbounded creativity. There’s a warmth to this music that can’t be missed, a fireplace comfort that is also wild and boozy and immensely fun. This recording came out mid-November, which means you shouldn’t be surprised if it makes another appearance on this site when the Best of 2019 rolls around.
Your album personnel: Nicolai Kaas Claesson (double bass), Jeppe Højgaard (alto saxophone, clarinet), Rasmus Kjær (piano) and Anders Vestergaard (drums).
Available at: Amazon | Bandcamp
Listen to more of the album on the artist’s Bandcamp page.
Album cover art by Tina Damgaard.
Be sure to check out the artist’s site.
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By davesumner • Jazz Recommendations, Jazz Recommendations - 2018 • 0 • Tags: Centrifuga, Copenhagen, Nicolai Kaas Claesson