Arild Andersen, Tommy Smith, Paolo Vinaccia – Mira (2013) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Arild Andersen, Tommy Smith, Paolo Vinaccia - Mira (2013) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz] Download

Arild Andersen, Tommy Smith, Paolo Vinaccia – Mira (2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:02:53 minutes | 1,12 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © ECM

Norwegian bassist Arild Andersen, Scottish saxophonist Tommy Smith and Italian expat drummer Paolo Vinaccia made waves around the world with their award-winning debut recording, the much lauded concert album Live at Belleville. Mira, the trio’s studio follow-up, is a programme of soulful ballads and midtempo free-floating sound explorations, pairing Anderson’s muscular bass with Smith’s vaulting tenor in an exceptionally compelling blend. Most of the tunes on Mira are Andersen originals, though his bandmates also contribute material and there is an unexpected interpretation of Burt Bacharach’s Alfie, beautifully played by Smith here.
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Arild Andersen, Paolo Vinaccia, Tommy Smith – In-House Science (Live) (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Arild Andersen, Paolo Vinaccia, Tommy Smith – In-House Science (Live) (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 55:30 minutes | 621 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © ECM

Norwegian master bassist Arild Andersen’s trio with big-toned tenorist Tommy Smith and powerhouse drummer Paolo Vinaccia is one of the most viscerally exciting jazz small groups of the present moment.

Its energies are arguably best captured in a live context, and here the three musicians deliver a characteristically smoking performance at the Villa Rothstein in Bad Ischl, Austria, recorded in September 2016. Their earlier concert recording ‘Live At Belleville’, was issued a decade ago to rave reviews and a shower of awards. “Absolutely and unreservedly marvellous” said BBC Music Magazine. “How often do just three musicians produce music as vast and panoramic in its scale and vision?” asked Jazzwise, amazed.

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