Here is the follow-up album of Swedish saxplayer Fredrik Nordström's band, Dolores! The group's first album "Dolores: One" was released in April 2021. Recorded during the same studio session, "Dolores: Two" features compositions by Fredrik, complemented by a freely improvised track. This album takes the listener on a beautiful, but sometimes also heartbreaking journey. The contemporary jazz of Dolores is grounded in responsive improvisation and personal expression.
Fredrik Nordström says:
"I composed the material for Dolores with the purpose of creating music that was bare and dynamic. At the same time, perhaps due to the band's drumless setting, I wanted it to maintain a rhythmic dimension and movement that brought it forward. I have been inspired by folk music, perhaps mainly from Scandinavia and from North America. The different musical and cultural backgrounds of the musicians in this band influenced me in the writing process and contributed greatly to the final result."
1. Mirus
2. Sun Bleached
3. Drop
4. Calling the Doves
5. Canadian Tuxedo
6. Melancholia
7. The Big Question - No. 2
8. Ground Frost
Fredrik Nordström - tenor & baritone saxophones, clarinet
Staffan Svensson - trumpet
Andreas Hourdakis - guitar
Ilaria Capalbo - double bass
All compositions by Fredrik Nordström except Drop by Capalbo/Hourdakis/Nordström/Svensson
Recorded on November 23-24 2020 at BAS in Bandhagen, Sweden by Mats Äleklint
Mixed and mastered by Fredrik Nordström at Bluenord Studio
Produced by Fredrik Nordström
Illustrations by Jenny Svenberg Bunnel
Design by LOUP Studio
