Label: NXN Recordings
Genre: Contemporary Jazz
Catalogue No: NXN2007
Barcode: 7090052640128
Release Date: 08/2021

THOMAS TORSTRUP QUARTET: Two Brothers

Thomas Torstrup, a jazz pianist and organist from Stavanger, has already released a couple of recordings with up-and-coming Norwegian jazz musicians. In recent years, Torstrup has composed new material for jazz quartet resulting in his debut as a bandleader. The songs on Two Brothers were recorded in the New Tone Studio in Oslo in August 2019. The music can be characterised as melodic jazz with an original touch and a wide palette of stylistic references. His sources of inspiration range from American jazz traditions to sacred music and the world of Olivier Messiaen. Thomas also finds inspiration in sounds of nature, such as raindrops and wind, and those of children trying instruments for the first time!

Tracklist

Torstrup, Thomas
Thomas Torstrup Quartet (Ensemble)
1Transcribed Raindrops05:26
Thomas Torstrup Quartet (Ensemble)
Thomas Torstrup Quartet (Ensemble)
2Uphill04:37
Thomas Torstrup Quartet (Ensemble)
Thomas Torstrup Quartet (Ensemble)
3First Solar Wind05:24
Thomas Torstrup Quartet (Ensemble)
Thomas Torstrup Quartet (Ensemble)
4Modes04:14
Thomas Torstrup Quartet (Ensemble)
Andersen, Stian
Thomas Torstrup Quartet (Ensemble)
5Item04:12
Thomas Torstrup Quartet (Ensemble)
Torstrup, Thomas
Thomas Torstrup Quartet (Ensemble)
6Learning to Play a Drum07:29
Thomas Torstrup Quartet (Ensemble)
Thomas Torstrup Quartet (Ensemble)
7Two Brothers05:03
Thomas Torstrup Quartet (Ensemble)
Thomas Torstrup Quartet (Ensemble)
8Second Solar Wind07:26
Thomas Torstrup Quartet (Ensemble)

Total Playing Time: 43:51