Christina von Bülow - On the Brink of a Love Song (STORYVILLE RECORDS 2018)

”My heartfelt thanks to Mr Lee Konitz, who has been a constant inspiration throughout my musical career. This album is a reflection of this inspiration - I owe a lot to this legendary alto player and master of improvisation."

The Danish alto saxophonist Christina von Bülow has created a very special trio with two jazz masters in their own right: The Swedish bassist Palle Danielsson and the American drummer Eliot Zigmund. Together, they pick up standards from the great songbooks of jazz and make them their unique own creations; like birds singing, never quite repeating the same sound. The music is very inspired by Lee Konitz with a focus on improvisation, intuition and interplay. Quite a few of the tracks on the album is Christinas take on new themes for old standards.

Thomas Clausen, writer of the liner notes, explains: “The present CD is all about this element of variation. But also about being natural, playing melodically. And it’s an album about interplay! Every bar these musicians play breathe this truth. Some tunes are straight standards. And the presentation of the melody is sometimes straight, as we know it. But it is varied all the time and never feels repetitive.”

What makes the new album special is a feeling of a collective spirit throughout. Christina is the main soloist, but she is always giving herself time to breathe and making pauses in her solos and thus room for the other instruments."

I Should Care 06:38

2 Just Too Very 05:24

3 Still Love You So 05:41

4 Out Lee 06:17

5 Don't Blame Me 6 I Love Paris 04:18

7 I Loves You Porgy 08:33

8 Of a Lovely Song 07:23

9 The Peacocks 06:31

10 Sørgemarch 05:07

Christina von Bülow - saxophone

Palle Danielsson - bass

Eliot Zigmund - drums

Pelle von Bülow - guitar