Name: Orbis by Bruno Raberg
Brand: Bruno Raberg
SKU: 667527000120
Price: 8.91 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (63 reviews)

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Runes (Bass Intro) View on Youtube

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Forest Star View on Youtube

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Heart of Gold View on Youtube

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Cape Light View on Youtube

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Is This Tomorrow? View on Youtube

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Signs of Love View on Youtube

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Wings of Hope View on Youtube

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Scandinavian and American jazzmen interact with intellectual yet fairly lyrical results on Orbis, a post-bop outing that unites Swedish bassist Bruno Råberg and Norwegian soprano and tenor saxophonist Ole Mathisen with American improvisers Tim Ray (piano, keyboards) and Bob Moses (drums). Råberg's own compositions dominate the CD, which is primarily a straight-ahead jazz release and finds him sticking to acoustic bass but sometimes employs Ray on electric keyboards and contains hints of fusion here and there; the Swede's writing hasn't escaped such influences as Weather Report, Joe Zawinul, and Michael Brecker (who is among Mathiesen's various influences). Råberg's writing tends to be challenging; pieces that range from the mysterious "Is This Tomorrow?" and the impressionistic "Wings of Hope" to the optimistic "Signs of Love" and the Zawinul-flavored "Forest Star" don't go for immediacy or try to give the listener instant gratification. But after listening to Orbis several times and having a chance to thoroughly absorb it, one realizes that Råberg has delivered a CD that isn't fantastic but is thoughtful and satisfying.
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