catalogue

MOLLESTAD, HEDVIG & TRONDHEIM JAZZ ORCHESTRA

MATERNITY BEAT (RUNE GRAMMOFON)

MOLLESTAD, HEDVIG & TRONDHEIM JAZZ ORCHESTRA - MATERNITY BEAT 155353
format:
1 CD
release:
18.11.2022
label:
RUNE GRAMMOFON
item ID:
155353
barcode:
7033662022281
With Maternity Beat, Hedvig Mollestad has surpassed herself, most significantly as a composer and arranger, and delivered her magnum opus so far.

And with Trondheim Jazz Orchestra she found the perfect ensemble to perform it. They have a long tradition for collaborations like this, we can mention Chick Corea, Jason Moran and Marius Neset among many others.

And as always, Hedvig truly shines as a guitarist. Maternity Beat is Hedvig's third "solo" album.

It was commissioned by Molde International Jazz Festival and premiered in July 2020, later the same year streamed at London Jazz Festival.

The recording took place in Athletic Sound in Halden in October 2021. Since she received the festival's talent price in 2009 and signed to Rune Grammofon the following year, we have had the great pleasure to release seven albums by her trio as well as two solo albums, all receiving wide international acclaim in both jazz and rock camps.

To complete the circle, Hedvig has been chosen as next year's Artist in Residence at the festival, a most prestigious institution in Norwegian jazz, held by John Zorn this year and initiated by Chick Corea in 2000 and Pat Metheny in 2001.
 
  • Tracklisting
  • 1.1. ON THE HORIZON, PART 1
  • 1.2. ON THE HORIZON, PART 2
  • 1.3. DO RE MI MA MA
  • 1.4. DONNA OVIS PEPPA
  • 1.5. LITTLE LUCID DEMONS/ALFONS
  • 1.6. ALL FLIGHTS CANCELLED
  • 1.7. HER OWN SHAPE
  • 1.8. MATERNITY BEAT
  • 1.9. MATERNITY SUITE