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Lars Danielsson
Palmer Edition II: Trio / LIMITED EDITION

VÖ: 14.11.2024

Genre: Jazz, ACT x Palmer

This product will be released on 14 November 2024

Vinyl

€99.00*

ACTLP 8000-1, 614427800015
This is the second edition of the collaboration between ACT and Château Palmer—one of the most legendary Grands Crus from Bordeaux’s Left Bank. This time, Château Palmer itself became the exclusive recording venue for an equally exceptional ensemble. TRIO features internationally acclaimed bassist, cellist, and composer Lars Danielsson, alongside two jazz greats from the North: Finnish trumpeter Verneri Pohjola and British guitarist John Parricelli. The music captures the unique atmosphere of the château, reflecting the tranquility, beauty, and intimacy of the recording setting. This album vividly brings to life the original vision behind the ACT and Château Palmer collaboration: to capture the magic that occurs when extraordinary artists converge in an extraordinary place.

Vinyl Deluxe Box, Strictly Limited Edition
- Box with fine linen in wine red color, with gold embossing
- 1 Vinyl LP, Black Virgin 180g
- High-Res Download Code included
- Booklet with photos by Julien Mignot
- Hand-signed art print by Mark Harrington


ACT x Qobuz
When you buy a vinyl, you will receive a free digital download of the album in high resolution from our partner Qobuz.

Lars Danielsson / bass
Verneri Pohjola / trumpet
John Parricelli / guitar
Produced by Andreas Brandis
In cooperation with Chateau Palmer

The Art in Music: Cover art by Mark Harrington

More about the album:
Commitment, consistency and a strong forward-thinking spirit. These are the core values which connect ACT, one of Europe’s leading labels "in the spirit of jazz", with Château Palmer, one of the most mythical Grands Crus from Bordeaux’s Left Bank. The partnership between them combines their worlds of music, wine and cutting-edge art.

The art form with which winemaking shares by far the most attributes must be jazz. Like Château Palmer, jazz has deep roots, and walks a flirtatious line between rigour and innovation. At its heart, jazz implies respecting a tradition while constantly enriching it. Is winemaking an art or a craft? Aesthetes and academics have been debating this question for several millennia. Like art, don’t we recognize a transcendent wine precisely by its power to transport us to the most unexpected places? To move us to exaltation, evoking sensations, images and aromas wholly unconnected with grapes: truffle, violets, silk, velvet, satin… For ten years between 2010 and 2019, the wines of Château Palmer have not only been tasted but also heard. Vintages have been unveiled live from the estate’s barrel room through the notes of great jazzmen of our time: Michel Portal, Yaron Herman, Dan Tepfer & Thomas Enhco, Émile Parisien or the legendary Archie Shepp and his Quartet, to name a few. Each occasion has further reinforced the intuitive rightness of the idea that jazz and the wines of Château Palmer do indeed share a common essence: in the freedom of harmonies, the energy of contrasts and the vitality of rhythm.

Edition Palmer, the collaboration between ACT & Château Palmer, kicked off in 2023 with a major release: DUO was an intimate musical conversation between Joachim Kühn and Michael Wollny, two of the unquestioned greats of European jazz piano. The recording received international acclaim: ‘Der Tagesspiegel’, one of Germany's most respected daily newspapers, wrote: "The duo of Michael Wollny and Joachim Kühn is an alchemical miracle. They share a spirit of improvisation that combines introspection and expression, anticipation and perspiration." The leading French publication "Jazz Magazine" praised "a deep connection of extreme sensitivity." Whereas the music for the first Edition Palmer was recorded live at the Alte Oper in Frankfurt, the second release has been made at Château Palmer itself. A 'salon' in the château itself was the exclusive recording venue for a line-up of top flight, world class musicians. TRIO features the renowned bassist, cellist and composer Lars Danielsson, together with two greats of jazz from the north: Finnish trumpeter Verneri Pohjola and British guitarist John Parricelli.

The listener will savour the genius loci, the tranquillity and intimacy of the recording location. This album not only brings the original idea of the collaboration between ACT & Château Palmer to life in a palpably exciting and entirely apposite way, it has also vividly captured the magic which arises when unique artists come together in a uniquely beautiful and special setting.
Lars Danielsson
The Swedish cellist and bassist Lars Danielsson (born 1958) possesses a distinctive sound shaped by both his heritage and classical training. Danielsson is one of the most sought-after bassists worldwide and has played with an extensive list of international stars, including Michael and Randy Brecker, John Scofield, and Charles Lloyd. His singing, warm, melodic, highly refined tone is recognizable within seconds. His music as a leader is characterized by his unique talent for simple yet compelling melodies, his sense of sounds and arrangements, and his knack for special line-ups. He collaborates with renowned musicians like Leszek Mozdzer, Tigran, Magnus Öström, Arve Henriksen, Bugge Wesseltoft, Nils Petter Molvaer, Eivind Aarset, Jan Bang, Eric Harland, and many others who frequently contribute to Danielsson's albums.
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