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Thomas Fonnesbaek: Where We Belong

Read "Where We Belong" reviewed by Chris Mosey


Aficionados increasingly see Danish bassist Thomas Fonnesbaek as a successor to the late, great Nils-Henning Orsted Pedersen. He is heard here as part of a trio featuring Swedish pianist Lars Jansson, the format that established his reputation. The album consists primarily of Fonnesbaek's own compositions and others put together on the spot with the trio. There are two numbers from the Great American Songbook--Julie Styne's “Just In Time" and “Beautiful Love" a ballad by Victor Young.

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Thomas Fonnesbaek: Sound Of My Colors

Read "Sound Of My Colors" reviewed by Chris Mosey


So what is the difference between “Thomas Fonnesbaek, featuring Lars Jansson and Paul Svanberg," the billing for this album, and the Lars Jansson Trio, which features Jansson on piano, Thomas Fonnesbaek on bass and Paul Svanberg on drums? Well, it's all to do with emphasis. Fonnesbaek wrote nine songs for this, his debut album as leader, and decided the groove for all 12 numbers. The result is a more rhythm- driven music than the trio's usual meditative ...

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Where We Belong

Prophone Records
2015

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Sound Of My Colors

Prophone Records
2013

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