When We Leave

The high-quality exquisitely balance production and mix are perfectly in tune with the ensemble aesthetics. It’s undoubtedly one of Mathias Eick’s most likeable recordings so far. — Jazzwise, November 2021, 3 out of 5 stars

Release Date: 8th Apr 2022
Catalogue No: 3865851
Label: ECM

When We Leave

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180g vinyl pressing of Norwegian trumpeter Mathias Eick's 2021 ECM album 'When We Leave'. Eick's expressive playing, which according to the New York Times radiates a "pristine yet penetrating tone", is remarkably well complemented in the company of his gifted supporting players and fellow travelers. Violinist Hakon Aase, one of the outstanding improvisers of his generation, shadows the leader with lines that reflect a profound background in folk as well as jazz.

Drummers Helge Andeas Norbakken and Torstein Lofthus mirror their exchanges, as they interact with purring precision. Near the centre of the action, pianist Andras Ulvo and bass guitarist Audun Erlien ferry ideas between frontline and rhythm section and make statements of their own. On several tracks, the delicate swell of Stian Carstensen's pedal steel guitar adds a dimension of mystery.

'When we leave' was recorded at Oslo's Rainbow Studio in August 2020.

Mathias Eick: trumpet, keyboard, vocals

Hakon Aase: violin, percussion

Andreas Ulvo: piano

Audun Erlien: bass

Torstein Lofthus: drums

Helge Andreas Norbakken: drums, percussion

Stian Carstensen: pedal steel guitar

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November 2021

The high-quality exquisitely balance production and mix are perfectly in tune with the ensemble aesthetics. It’s undoubtedly one of Mathias Eick’s most likeable recordings so far.

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