Anders Thoren Quartet & Lars Jansson - Sources of Inspiration

This is a wonderful debut album by Anders Thor�n Quartet. The title 'Sources of Inspiration' is giving a clear reference to the sources that inspired Anders Thor�n to come back to music after a lengthy hiatus. Thor�n has chosen one of his main mentors as featuring artist; the eminent, Grammy-winning pianist Lars Jansson. Spillemanspris-winning (Norwegian Grammy) bassist Frode Berg, and the upcoming saxophonist B�rge-Are Halvorsen make up the rest of this solid line-up together with bandleader/producer Thor�n behind the drums.The material is not original, but instead a selection of compositions that have been part of the inspiration for Thor�ns return; composers such as Seamus Blake, Lars Jansson, and Marc Miralta among others. Stylistically the album is nicely varied with intense groove-based jazz, pretty ballads and improvised duo-segments.An album that makes you feel light hearted and happy in the name of jazz. - JazzSpecial (DK)Personnel: Lars Jansson (piano), B�rge-Are Halvorsen (saxophones), Frode Berg (bass), Anders Thor�n (drums)