| Lion | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | April 25, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | The Village Recording, September 2013 | |||
| Genre | Contemporary jazz | |||
| Length | 1:23:19 | |||
| Label | ACT Music ACT 9031-2 | |||
| Producer | Marius Neset and Trondheim Jazz Orchestra | |||
| Marius Neset chronology | ||||
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Lion (released April 25, 2014 in Germany under the ACT Music label) is the fifth album by Norwegian saxophonist Marius Neset, made in collaboration with the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Neset originally received a commission in 2011 to compose for the orchestra's forthcoming concert at the 2012 Moldejazz Festival. After its premiere in Molde, he decided to make a recording of the work and continue to use it for further concerts. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz |   [2] |
| The Guardian |  [3] |
| The Arts Desk | [4] |
The All About Jazz reviewer John Kelman awarded the album 4.5 stars, and both John Fordham of the British newspaper The Guardian and reviewer Matthew Wright at The Arts Desk gave 4 stars. [2] [3] [4]
The London Jazz News critic Eric Ford, in his review of Neset's album Lion wrote:
... The flow between duo, trio, solo and all other sections is exceedingly well-orchestrated and just sweeps you along from one surprise to the next ... [5]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lion" | 10:17 |
| 2. | "Golden Xplosion" | 7:31 |
| 3. | "In the Ring" | 7:31 |
| 4. | "Interlude" | 0:55 |
| 5. | "Sacred Universe" | 10:10 |
| 6. | "Weight of the World" | 7:56 |
| 7. | "Raining" | 8:17 |
| 8. | "Birds" | 11:29 |
