Helge Lien Trio – Hello Troll (2008)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 53:15 minutes | 1,09 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Ozella
Trolls, after all, are mythical creatures from Nordic mythology, and Nordic mythology of pre-Christian times has been a prominent theme among Scandinavian extreme metal bands. One of Finland’s best-known metal bands, in fact, is named Finntroll. But Hello Troll has nothing to do with metal. The focus of Norwegian pianist Helge Lien is straight-ahead post-bop jazz, and on Hello Troll, he embraces the time-honored acoustic piano trio format (Frode Berg is on upright bass, Knut Aalefaer on drums). Over the years, that format has been successful for a wide variety of acoustic jazz pianists ranging from Erroll Garner to Cecil Taylor to Red Garland; it also works well for Lien, who favors a clean-sounding post-bop pianism along the lines of Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Ahmad Jamal.
Tracklist:
1. Helge Lien Trio – Gamut Warning (04:41)
2. Helge Lien Trio – Axis of free will (04:52)
3. Helge Lien Trio – Radio (07:20)
4. Helge Lien Trio – Troozee (05:03)
5. Helge Lien Trio – Diverted dance (06:51)
6. Helge Lien Trio – It is what it is, but it is (07:28)
7. Helge Lien Trio – Halla troll (06:29)
8. Helge Lien Trio – Snurt (04:50)
9. Helge Lien Trio – In the wind somewhere (05:37)
