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CALLING SIGNALS Frode Gjerstad alto saxphone
Recorded by Frode Gjerstad at Dudversive Studio
Notting Hill Gate, London, November 1996 Loose Torque LT 004 Price (pounds
sterling) £10.00 + p&p £1.95 |
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"The whole thing is continually complex, fascinating, and, best of all, it unfolds right in front of your ears." Read review by Dan Rose at One Final Note, September 2005, by http://www.onefinalnote.com/reviews/g/gjerstad-frode/calling-signals.asp
Frode and I started Calling
Signals after an all day memorial concert for John Stevens. We played a trio
with Norwegian percussionist Terje Isungset and were followed onstage by trombonist
Paul Rutherford. We determined afterwards to form a quartet. We toured the
UK and played some gigs in Norway. I hope to release a live recording of this
group in 2006.
The group on this recording was assembled to play Stavanger, Bergen and London
Jazz Festivals. In 1996 Frode came to London with his mobile studio and John
Stevens son, Richie, offered his studio space, although in truth there
wasnt much space. Richie was temporarily storing his dads vast
record collection there. Giants from the past looked out at us as classic
record sleeves formed a freeze around the walls. Ironically, the records that
had inspired John in the past now surrounded the group that was conceived
to celebrate his music.