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Contemporary improvised music played with great imagination, humor and insight, weaving lines together to create a beutiful fabric.
Genre:
Jazz: Traditional Jazz Combo
Release Date:
2005
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Static
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"His beautiful tone, which lends itself to his beautiful melodies, as well as his talent, warm personality and skills as a guitarist and composer are wonderful assets to be shared with the world."
- JOHN DAMIAN, JAZZ GUITARIST
...his dark-toned, electric lines surge forward with capacious voicings and probing chord progressions. ...Wennas conveys a mature vision during the preponderance of these craftily arranged works, awash with subtle surprises and the soloists hearty sojourns.
- GLENN ASTARITA, JAZZREVIEW.COM
"..what makes Static a success is Wennas' own way of subsuming his influences into an approach all his own. He rephrases the familiar theme on Miles Davis' "Nardis" in a fresh way that leads into a surprising 4/4 swing and a solo that, like all his work on Static, is defined by economy, a refreshing avoidance of pyrotechnics, and a clear eye on the meaning of every note and phrase."
-JOHN KELMAN, ALL ABOUT JAZZ
Bjorn Wennas has the chops you'd expect of someone wh
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Creative
author: tucker rountree
Creative and fresh, I look to sitting down and
hearing your whole album ! I like everything Ive heard.
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Great creativity and interaction!!
author: Oscar Utterstrom
This album has two elements that are missing in many of today's jazz recordings: interaction and creativity. Every track comes through your speakers with a new soundscape amd a new approach to tell the story without losing the coherence. Forget the usual head, solo, head! Wennas successfully uses vocalist Carmen Marsico and trumpeter Phil Grenadier in unusual roles (just listen to Grenadier's rhythmic accompaniment on "Static"). The interaction between the members of the group makes the listener pay attention to what they have to say. It is not just Wennas who is telling the stories here. Even though the majority of the songs are beautifully written by him, it is a wonderful group effort!
This is a great album from Wennas that keeps the listener wondering what is going to happen next. Looking forward to the next one!
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new talent
author: jonathan major
I went to see Bjorn live a while ago (his CD release concert). After hearing him live and listening to his CD I must say that I am impressed by his talents. He is an awesome player and an inspiring and talented composer and bandleader. The CD is great, I love it and the band is great. Bjorn's take on the standards is really refreshing. I especially love the duet on Monks' Ruby my Dear. Carmen, what a vocalist!!!
Jonathan Major
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Great player, great CD!
author: Pelle Nilsson
This is a great CD! The group sounds really fine together, with each individual player adding to a beautiful whole. Wennas compositions are full of great lines and melodies, combined with inspired rythms.
Wennas has a beautiful tone and approach both soloing and comping, interacting superbly with his rythm section.
This is a CD that everybody interested in music pushing the bondaries need in their collection!
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