Superless, by Superless

Superless

by Superless

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Sturmgas Did see the show at the Bimhuis 17/11 which was way better than i expected, great fun Favorite track: Theme from Superless.

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1.	Pompel 05:01	info	buy track
2.	Baaba Mansour 05:15	info	buy track
3.	Once Upon a Time in Bollywood 06:38	info	buy track
4.	Julesong 07:21	info	buy track
5.	Theme from Superless 06:49	info	buy track
6.	Thin Dylan 05:12	info	buy track
7.	Superless is More 03:02	info	buy track
8.	The Last 06:57	info	buy track

about

When three of Norway's most tone-setting jazz musicians team up with American guitarist Jeff Parker, surely the result must be at least somewhat super?!

Superless is an ensemble in splits; with one foot deeply rooted in jazz history, while the other slips around, trying to gain a foothold somewhere between post-rock and Messaien.

The eight tracks show an impressive range: From whimsical jazz-rock gems (Once Upon a Time in Bollywood), via an acoustic Coltrane-esque power ballad (Julesong) - to undisguised Afrobeat, albeit with an unexpected twist towards the end (Theme from Superless). Drive, sensitivity, melodicism, resistance when needed.

The band made their debut at the Nattjazz Festival 2022, in Bergen, Norway. The next day they headed into an old broadcasting studio. Everything is recorded live in the same room, with only select decorative overdubs.

Jeff Parker is best known to many as a longtime member of legendary post-rockers Tortoise. Others know him better as an improviser in groups like the Chicago Underground Trio/Quartet/Orchestra or the Brian Blade Fellowship. In recent years, however, he has distinguished himself with his own band The New Breed, fusing jazz and hip-hop in a way we haven’t heard before. He is a central figure in American jazz, something his consistent presence in Downbeat's annual polls confirms.

Eirik Hegdal is not only one of Europe’s leading woodwind players, but also a magnificent composer and arranger. Through bands like Team Hegdal, Musical Balloon, and not least the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, he has distinguished himself as one of the most important musicians in Norway.

Bass player Ingebrigt Håker Flaten is cut from the same cloth. With unstoppable energy, he has for decades set the standard for how to play the bass. Atomic, The Thing, Exit/Knarr, the genre-explosive The Young Mothers... Ingebrigt is one of our greatest, and has numerous awards to prove it.

The youngest member, Øyvind Skarbø, is the driving force behind a long series of creative groups, many released on the Hubro label. The trio 1982 united free improvisation with the sound of Norwegian folk music; Bly de Blyant (feat Hilmar Jensson and Shahzad Ismaily) released three eclectic albums before it imploded; the quartet Inland Empire (with pianist Kris Davis) delivered top shelf modernist jazz, while the Skarbø Skulekorps (Skarbø School Band) mixes all of the above and more. In uniforms.

credits

released November 3, 2023

Eirik Hegdal: C Melody and sopranino saxes, bass clarinet, synth
Jeff Parker: guitar
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten: acoustic and electric bass
Øyvind Skarbø: drums, percussion

Tracks 1–3, 7–8 composed by Eirik Hegdal (TONO), 4 by Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (TONO), 5–6 by Øyvind Skarbø (TONO).

Recorded May 28–29, 2022 at Polyfon Studio, Bergen, Norway by Hans-Olav Molde.
Mixed July, 2023 by Bård Ingebrigtsen at Ekkoko.
Mastered by Jørgen Træen.

Cover photo: Peter Arkley Bloxham
Cover design: Luke Drozd

Produced by Øyvind Skarbø

Special thanks to Leif Herland, Sjur Folgerø, Thor Brødreskift, Tom Svendsgård and Nattjazz.

This recording was made possible with support from Fond for lyd og bilde and Bergen kommune.

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discography

Superless

Nov 2023
Innesko

Apr 2023
Miami

Mar 2023
Rozel Point

Mar 2014
Honeyleap

Feb 2013
Bergen Open

Jan 2010
1982

Jun 2009
Stranda spelemannslag

Jun 2007

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