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"«Denada» is so good that it deserves to be experienced in toto. The various compositions have an overarching flow that gives them a conceptual unity which one seldom encounter in jazz. Helge Sunde and his band have produced an album that is both thought-provoking and forward-looking, but never loses its will to swing. Denada is by far one of the best albums of big band jazz of the last decade." William Grim, All About Jazz (USA) "“Denada” by Helge Sunde and the Norske Store orchestra is a grooving, entraining music experience. Lyric poetry and power, but also individuality and straightness find an unusual conversion in the recording. High sound quality and a vibrating intensity of the music also contribute to the 56 minutes and 33 seconds of enjoyment." Carola Faber, Jazz Podium “Sunde's material is extraordinarily varied, rhythmically, texturally and dynamically: his horns whisper almost like strings at times, but are also capable of producing lush, delicate, crooning chorales or punchy ensembles” The Vortex, (London UK) "DENADA is full of impressively glamorous and unique big band playing, it is a listening-adventure and at the same time an iridescent delight." Roland Spiegel, Bayerische Rundfunk "Again a genius from Norway: Helge Sunde not only play trombone, trumpet, tuba and french horn, he leads the Norske Store orkester and is the composer and arranger of all music on the album. Sunde doesn’t allow Nordic clichés, where everything has to sound dark and consecration, to arise. Here the around-the-corner-thinking, grotesque tone effects included, becomes vital, passionate fun, with all musicians pulling along equally." Rolf Thomas, Jazzthing "Once again a new big band from Scandinavia - and what a band! ... very dynamic and transperant captured sound and the SACD technology, makes it a wonderful and original recording" Martin Schuster, Concerto "...in that respect Sundes band seems like a more reasonable brother of the «Listening Ensemble»: Less excessive, less wild, but then again more concentrated and focused." Jazzthetik, Guido Diesing "Structure and free space: Tricky and furious, detailed and sound-concious..." FonoForum, Berthold Klostermann "This monumental sounding SACD beats all you could expect from a Nordic ensemble..." Stereoplay, Sven Thielemann "The folksong «At Dawn» in Sundes arrangement evolves into a monumental masterpiece." Boris Rabinowitsch, Politiken (DK) "«Denada» is a very convincing and pure musical experience- you can almost taste the cold spring water and feel the enormous open spaces in the Norwegian mountains." JazzSpecial (DK) "A great Norwegian album from a great Norwegian orchestra." Gaffa, Ivan Rod (DK) “With DENADA a large part of the world will be exposed to Helge Sundes magnificent music, and he should very soon achieve a central position among the worlds best jazz composers and arrangers” Tor Hammerø, Side2/TV 2 (N) "The Norske Store ensemble sounds fantastic when Helge Sunde challenges the band with his music. Sunde is not saving ammo, he is clearly delighted by his own capacity as far as orchestration, and we enjoy it with him – through shifting musical landscapes and moods, reaching from grief to absurd musical action” Norwegian national broadcasting NRK P2 (N) "Olga Konkova is the soloist in another Norwegian big band of international standard, on an album you have to turn up to full volume and fill the room with, without telling the neighbors." Roald Helgheim, Dagsavisen, (N) ...a magical well of musical ideas, huge ensemble-art and impressing solo performances. Trond Erikson, Smaalenene (N) ...This is music that lives in the span of poetry and ferocity, between folksongs, classic and hard swinging bigbandmusic. Fredrik Wandrup, Dagbladet (N) |
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