Daniel Herskedal

• Packaged in tri-fold card sleeve

The tuba may not usually be thought of as solo instrument, but Daniel Herskedal produces music which readily changes such preconceptions. Harbour is his sixth album for Edition and contains music of a melancholy beauty – though some tracks roar along with energy too.

Herskedal is joined by his long term collaborators Eyolf Dale on piano and celesta and Helge Andreas on drums and percussion. For only three people they create a very rich sound, albeit with occasional overdubs: their musical palette is deep and sonorous. Herskedal also plays bass trumpet, adding to the brass textures. The trio’s music has a lot of space, and maybe a certain Nordic cool.

PERSONNEL:

• Daniel Herskedal - tuba, trumpet
• Eyolf Dale - piano, celesta
• Helge Norbakken - drums, marimaba

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. The Mariner's Cross
• A2. Ice-free
• A3. The Lighthouse On The Horizon
• A4. Hunters Point Drydocks
• A5. Arriving At Ellis Island

• SIDE B
• B1. Dancing Dhow Deckhands
• B2. Like A Ship In The Harbour
• B3. The White Lion Docks In Point Comfort
• B4. Port Of Call
• B5. The Beaches Of Lesbos