Benjamin Himpel / Simon Eskildsen – 3rd Room

JHM 245
2017

Benjamin Himpel - ts, ss, bcl
Simon Eskildsen - p

1. Yesterday's Blues (5'05) / 2. The Lydian Sharp Enters (5'04) / 3. After Math (3'46) / 4. 1st Room (2'04) / 5. Melancholy Dreams (5'10) / 6. Dennis fra Venice (4'18) / 7. 2nd Room (2'09) / 8. Green Eggs (5'03) / 9. Duerne Flyver (2'41) / 10. 3rd Room (4'08) / 11. Wardencliffe (3'54) / 12. If I Knew (2'53) / 13. Lovetune #4 (5'55)

The duo`s compositions and improvisations surprise by its material which is unusually orchestrated and shows distinctive colours concerning the structure of the arrangements. Both partners are working originally and with great variety. There is no passage in the 52 minutes of this production in which a bass or drums would be missed. The elements "groove", "time" and "changes" definitely are recurring factors in the patterns of the improvisations of the two colleagues.

  • "Entstanden ist ein überaus spannendes und vielseitiges Album, das auch insbesondere aufgrund seiner Klangqualität brilliert." (Christian Kautz, 20.06.2017, likehifi.de)
  • "De mødes på pladen i et flot duospil, hvor der er plads til dem begge. De finder sammen om nogle enkle og fine melodier, hvor der både er plads til swing og frie elementer. De har selv skrevet musikken, bortset fra Bent Fabricius Bjerres evergreen Duerne flyver [...]. En skøn lille perle på to og et halvt minut, der viser duoens høje niveau." (Niels Overgård, 03 Jun 2017, jazznyt.com)

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Yesterday's Blues
8
Green Eggs
9
Duerne Flyver