Pål Thowsen - Sympathy - 1983 - Jazz - NACD523

PÅL THOWSEN – SYMPATHY (1983)
Pål Thowsen is a Norwegian drummer, mainly in jazz. He is known for his collaboration with a number of Norwegian and international jazz musicians, and has also released several solo albums and received two Spellemann awards. He started his career in the early 1970s as a musician in Arild Andersen's quartet, which experienced international success throughout the decade. At the same time, he was also a member of the jazz rock band Moose Loose. In 1973, he collaborated for the first time with the jazz guitarist Jon Eberson, a collaboration that has lasted throughout his career in various constellations. Has otherwise played with musicians such as Radka Toneff, Terje Rypdal, Palle Mikkelborg, Odd Riisnæs and Dag Arnesen and was a member of the Jazzpunk ensemble, the Net, Halle/Eberson/Thowsen/Kjellemyr and Metropolitan. Thowsen has released several albums under his own name and Sympathy is his third. Here he had help from i.a. Bendik Hofseth, Freddy Dahl, Sveinung Hovensjø,. Iver Kleive, Jon Eberson and Håkon Graf - and the then #1 brass line Jens Wendelboe/Fred Nøddelund/Petter Kateraas. Pål was nominated for artist of the year at the Spellemannprisen this year, but lost to The Monroes.

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