Anne Mette Iversen Quartet

Anne Mette Iversen Quartet, Anne Mette Iversen – Racing a Butterfly (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 48:29 minutes | 313 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records

“Established in NYC in 2002, the musical relationship and the improvisational rapport of The Anne Mette Iversen Quartet +1 has developed to the point where mere words start to fail you in describing them. The band, sinking their teeth (not to mention their hearts and souls) into nine new Iversen gems, is clearly engaged in the fun, the enjoyment, the playfulness and the lightness that can only come when you are utterly comfortable on your instrument, and in the situation you’re playing music in (the group’s longevity is clearly one of the major factors). Having out-and-out faith in the bandleader/composer’s vision doesn’t hurt either, and that is clearly the case here.” – from the press release, Red Cat Publicity
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Anne Mette Iversen Quartet, Anne Mette Iversen – Round Trip (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 54:02 minutes | 1,05 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records

Originally the meaning of ’round trip’ was to return to the starting point via a different road. When I wrote the tune ‘Round Trip’, it was about a deep and heartfelt wish I had- to return to my two sons, who I had left in another country for a few days. As this album and this music came about, ’round trip’ then became a key idea for the album. Round trip, in the sense of coming home, describes the feeling I have every time I play with this group. It refers to the many (round) trips we have taken together over the years, but also how much we have grown as a band, musicians and persons, and how we, no matter where each one of us is placed in the world, get together to make music and share our experiences. Even on a personal level I see the many round trips in our journey through life and music. So without further a due: Take a *Round Trip’ with us.
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