Bugge Wesseltoft & Henning Kraggerud - Last Spring (LP)

An album of tranquil beauty. Allaboutjazz.com 180 gram Black Virgin Vinyl with a free Download Code included!Together, Bugge Wesseltoft and Henning Kraggerud put together a sparkling program of 16 pieces with connections to spring for 'Last Spring', which is founded mostly on Norwegian folk music. With the duo recording Bugge Wesseltoft, the grand master of the synthesis of live electronics and jazz improvisation, now shows his more tranquil, classical side again. His partner Henning Kraggerud is one of the most successful solo violinists of his time, having played with the best orchestras - most recently with the Danish National Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra - and conductors in the most prestigious concert halls around the world. The title track is based on a theme from the great Nordic Romantic Edvard Grieg which is also apparent in many of the other tracks. Alongside folk songs like 'Om Kvelden' and 'Hei hu', also called upon are indigenous composers from various