A 13-member big band, a brilliant arranger, and a the most exciting singer/songwriter in Norway: the are the ingredients for an unforgettable night and an unexpected Album. December 2017, Sendesaal Bremen. E flat was the final concert of a small tour of the Ensemble Denada, under the direction of Erlend Skomsvoll with the Singer Torun Eriksen. The band plays the majority of Torun Eriksen's highly acclaimed 2016 album "Grand White Silk". Torun's pop and gospel influences can always be felt, but on this tour the songs are presented in clear jazz versions. The saxophonists dedicate themselves to electrifying Soli, and "I've been thinking" gets a Arranger Skomsvoll even a New Orleans style Marching- Band flair missed. The excellent acoustics in the historical broadcasting hall in Bremen, in which artists such as Alfred Brendel and Keith Jarrett recorded albums. The rest. But this very first live record of the ensemble was made. Denada completely unplanned.
