"Tales from the Winter Solstice" is Dan Karlsberg's 4th release as a leader. It is his first album featuring the instrumentation of piano/saxophone/drums. All music on the album is written by Karlsberg, and is a delicate mix of fully written out music and improvisation coexisting together in an unorthodox way. "Tales" features beautiful melodies juxtaposed with powerful, sometimes dissonant improvisations. It is also an opportunity to hear the great saxophonist JD Allen perform in a context you wont hear elsewhere.
JD Allen - tenor sax
Dan Karlsberg - piano
Tom Buckley - drums
1. Movement II for Two Violins 07:40
2. Death of a Balloon 03:15
3. Conflict 05:05
4. The First Snowfall 05:44
5. Epic of Arushi, and Her Younger Brother Ansh 07:59
6. Chorale for Bud Powell 07:55
7. How the West was Lost 03:51
Dan Karlsberg
Cincinnati, Ohio
From Cincinnati, Dan Karlsberg is an active performer, composer, and teacher. He currently has 4 albums under his own name, and has worked with such artists as Donald Harrison, Tim Warfield, JD Allen, Ignacio Berroa, Carl Allen, among many others. Karlsberg is currently an adjunct instructor at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music.
