Marius Neset - Pinball (LP)

"Neset is a marvel. He makes his instrument dance like a gazelle and soar like an eagle, and he's an ingenious composer too." Telegraph 180 gram Black Virgin Vinyl with a free Download Code included!'Marius Neset is one of the great new tenor sax players of our age, in the tradition of Michael Brecker and Jan Garbarek' (Jazzwise). After his excursion into the bigger band format on his ACT debut 'Lion' with the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, Neset now returns to the compact quintet (with guests) for 'Pinball'. Neset and his companions present a shimmering kaleidoscope of forms of expression and influences and delight with compositional and instrumental complexity. At the same time, Neset sounds more mature, soulful and melodic than ever before: 'I think the focus is on strong melody compared to my other work, though the music is still complex. There are still difficult polyrhythms and challenging harmony, but I think that the melody is kind of holding things together. You know, I was able to