39 year old drummer Snorre Kirk introduced himself to the jazz world as a composer and bandleader in 2012 with the critically acclaimed debut album Blues Modernism, which took home JazzSpecial Magazine’s award for Album of the Year, His next releases Europa (2015). Drummer & Composer (2017) and Beat (2018) paved the way for an international breaktrough. The autumn of 2019 saw the release of Kirk’s fifth album, Tangerine Rhapsody, also featuring American saxophonist Stephen Riley.
Going Up presents listeners with singable melodies and beautiful arrangements, ornately detailed yet devoid of distraction. Tenor saxophonists Stephen Riley and Jan Harbeck are supported by an elegant, swinging rhythm section with Magnus Hjorth’s funky piano, Anders Fjelsted’s solid bass playing and Snorre’s own tasteful and practical drumming.
Kirk and his band manage to simultaneously keep one eye looking in the rear view mirror and the other on the road ahead, creating a coherent, charming cocktail of equal parts soul and swing, spreading their infectious passion for a timeless brand of jazz that was born long ago but will never die.

Additional Details

Label:Stunt Records

Genre:Jazz

Release Date:01/01/10

UPC:663993210315