Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Jon georg balke is a norwegian jazz pianist who leads the magnetic north orchestra. Jon balke book of velocities jon balke piano recorded september 2006 at radio studio drs, zurich engineer. Start with the pretentious way the disc of short read more jon balke. Trusted by over 200 noncommercial stations, spinitron supports playlist logging, reporting, web publishing, automation, push and much more. Check out book of velocities by jon balke on amazon music. Warp situates the solo piano of norways jon balke within a subtle architecture of composed soundscapes, in fluctuating dimensions of space.
He has been featured as leadercomposerarrangerkeyboardist of oslo, magnetic north orchestra and siwan, and as solo pianist on book of velocities. Nothing but ice the adventurous but somewhat sad monotony of unchanging landscapes time piece. Debut solo piano session by norwegian pianistcomposer, whos led the ecm projects masqualero, magnetic north orchestra and batagraf. The great sled journey the life and deeds of knud rasmussen. Nineteen pieces, many of them beautiful miniatures that blend intricvate composition with improvisation. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from jon balke at the discogs marketplace. Book of velocities is the kind of album that keeps the uninitiated away from improvised music.
Markus heiland produced by manfred eicher we believe that mere movement is life, and that the more velocity it has, the more it expresses vitality. Book of velocities by aaj italy staff, published on january 21, 2008. There are no standards to be found and, unlike artists like keith jarrettwho has admittedly shortened his solo piano improvisations considerably in recent yearsbalke works exclusively in miniature. Jon balke book of velocities ecm theres a japanese watercolour technique of painting on thin, tightly stretched paper that puts a premium on speed and delicacy of thought and action. Jon balke, director of the magnetic north orchestra and oslo, has never recorded a solo piano set before. Listen free to jon balke book of velocities giada, scintilla and more. Book of velocities, an album by jon balke on spotify. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Sitemap contact us distributors faq credits privacy policy terms and conditions facebook twitter newsletter contact us distributors faq. Jon balke piano recorded september 2006 at radio studio drs, zurich engineer. He is the younger brother of saxophonist erik balke. Book of velocities is balkes first solo piano album and, as would be expected of this relentlessly explorative and selfless musician, distances itself from traditional solo performances. Jazz fusion, ecm style jazz, andalusian classical music.
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