Description
Painter, graphic artist, but not least jazz pianist Svein Finnerud
released the iconic album Plastic Sun in 1970 with bassist Bjørnar Andresen and drummer Espen Rud. At the time, the Finnerud Trio was an important part of the Norwegian avant-garde jazz scene. They were not internationally known, but the ideas they represented would later become trendsetting in European jazz with artists such as Garbarek, Rypdal and the "ECM sound". In 1971, they played two concerts during the Kongsberg Jazz Festival. One at the Byscenene and one in the cinema. The concert at the cinema is completely unique, as Finnerud plays both electric piano and acoustic piano at the same concert. With the blessing of his son Bendik Finnerud and Espen Rud, this album can now be made available on CD. The album contains compositions by Anette Peacock/Paul Bley and Keith Jarrett, in addition to his own songs.
1. New Orleans Function (William Christopher Handy)
2. Touching (Anette Peacock)
3. Plastic Sun (Bjørnar Andresen)
4. Dee Dee (Ornette Coleman)
5. Bernhard (Svein Finnerud)
6. Unknown
7. In Your Quiet Place (Keith Jarrett)
8. Unknown
9. Hymn to Freedom (Oscar Peterson)