A sparkling and energetic encounter between Norwegian saxophone legend Frode Gjerstad and fellow Norwegian and relative newcomer, pianist Isach Skeidsvoll of groups Bear Brother and Garrubo Band, the two spurring each other to intense levels of interaction, stepping back at times for introspective moments only to plunge forward in a wonderfully enthusiastic dialog.
Format: CD Condition: New Released: 2021 Country: USA Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold Recorded at Spor 5, in Stavanger, Norway, on December 14th and 15th, 2020, by Frod Gjerstad.
"Norwegian saxophone legend Frode Gjerstad started his career in the late 1970s playing clarinet, saxophone and flute. Gjerstad's tone is searing, his accents are forceful, he eschews regular tunes and improvides with the speed and dexterity of a seasoned veteran. Gjerstad is joined on Twenty Fingers by Isach Skeidsvoll a dramatic, young newcomer on piano. The result is a spontaneous, edgy and bright series of duets that are eye opening. Skeidsvoll listens, defers, pushes and prods Gjerstad into making a fresh new offering that promises the hope of an ongoing partnership."-Relative Pitch