Friday, November 2, 2007

Best of Norwegian jazz, ever?

BALLADE hired a lot of Norwegian journalists, and told them to find the best Norwegian jazz albums ever! Lists are lists, and nothing but fun, so no point in regretting the ones left out. I think all of them, except the last one ( a folk-jazz album) is on CD somewhere (see links for covers, and other info).
1-5
Afric Pepperbird - Jan Garbarek Quartet (1970)
Khmer - Nils Petter Molvær (1997)
Fairytales - Radka Toneff, Steve Dobrogosz (1982)
Masqualero – Masqualero (1983)
Some Other Spring - Karin Krog & Dexter Gordon (1970)
6-10
Plastic Sun - Svein Finnerud Trio (1970)
Witchi-Tai-To - Jan Garbarek Bobo Stenson Quartet (1973)
Winter Poem - Radka Toneff (1977)
How Long Has This Been Going On - Bjarne Nerem (1971)
Jøkleba! - Balke Jørgensen Kleive (1992)
11-15
Chaser - Terje Rypdal (1985)
Feet Music – Atomic (2001)
It Don’t Come Easy - Radka Toneff (1979)
Sagn - Arild Andersen (1990)
Friends - Kapstad-Johansen Quartet (1980)
16-20
Live In Molde - Chick Corea, Trondheim Jazzorkester ( 2000)
Duplex Ride - Sidsel Endresen, Bugge Wesseltoft (1997)
Bikini Tapes – Atomic (2004)
Bleak House - Terje Rypdal (1968)
Østerdalsmusikk - Østerdalsmusikk (1975)

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