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Moving

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OK - my 5-star reviews are for things like the Beatles White Album and Miles Davis' Kind Of Blue - you get what I mean.

That being said, this is an excellent album that will warrant repeated listening. What to say:

1) Very musical - mellow, but with a direction and a message. Great interplay by the players give it the true dialogue of jazz music being played live. This is where many of the pretenders in this genre lose it and Bugge and crew really excel. It's Nu Jazz that really doesn't forget the "jazz", and the playing is excellent. Bugge's playing in particular is very sensitive and this disc will transport you to a land of fantasy and introspection.

2) Don't let the house/dance/trip hop-style beats throw you *or* fool you. This album really sits in it's own place on the spectrum and maybe only overuses the beat factor a little bit... the only (small) critique I have. I may have changed the song sequence had I programmed it, but then again, maybe not. The tune-to-tune programming flow is good, but not outstanding. It's probably just the DJ in me talking.

3) The packaging is beautiful. One of my favorites in a collection of 10,000 plus!

So - BRAVO Bugge! Keep it coming. And check out the Jazzland Recordings website - I think we're only seeing the tip of the iceberg (no pun intended) here!!

this album is a very nice try to mix techno/dance with
jazz, an lies in between. it is a very nice music to be
listened, and wesseltof is a quite good piano player. he is
creative and has a good band with him.

from a jazz point of view is not a huge album, but is a very
good "fusion" album (the word fusion is not really sharp, but
you understand). i really have fun when i listen to it, and i
dance a lot when i do. it can even be played in a party and
everybody will dance and nobody will tell "get out that jazz
stuff out of the CD player".

overall, this is a very nice contribution to the exploration of
a new way of doing jazz.

Bugge Wesseltoft's "Moving" is a inspirational journey into the realms of nu-jazz, it's a logical progression of sublime recorded at Bugge's legendary downtown Oslo studio "Bugge's room".

Including an all-star cast of Norway's most finest progressive jazz artists, this music captures the very essence of their compellingly eclectic and acoustic "New conceptions of Jazz" performances.

The album starts off with "Change" and sets you up for a journey of surreality. The third track "Yellow Is The Colour" has the most increadible brush groove on snare that reminds you of a peaceful rain shower that is way beyond chill-out, with Bugge's soft piano, it's truly mesmerizing. The original 2001 Jazzland (REC 013 534-2) release on CD is mastered to audiophile perfection and nicly packaged in a digipak of great design.

Bugge's European concert performances are described as a ride in to the realm of space, a hypnotic experience into the realms of ambient, electronic, brushed with the acoustic, being one foot on the dance floor, the other in the stratosphere. -Audiostar

If you're a pure jazz aficionado then Bugge Wesseltoft's "New Conception of Jazz" series (of which this is the second) is likely to set off some serious warning bells and... once inside the album, you're unlikely to feel much happier. But, if you're into creative "chill out" tracks then you're in for a treat. Much closer to "Café del Mar" than John Coltrane, "Moving" is in fact a richly textured mix of electronic back-beats, atmospheric sampling and some excellent virtuoso playing. Is it real jazz?... who cares: better to sit back, relax and let Bugge & his Norwegian pals carry you along through another highly enjoyable set of laid back grooves.

If you've always loved lounge music or classic jazz, with a beat, this is it! This cd will not disappoint you.

Start with track 3 and 4 - the two catchiest tunes - and then learn to love the rest of the cd. The other 4 tracks will be worth your time and will catch you when you least expect it.

This is the cd for me when driving in my car either from the beach or in the evening from work.

Beyond words. Fantastic!

Moving is the second and the strongest in Westeltofts 'New conceptions of Jazz' series. The album revs up withe ultra-cool 'Change', a groover led primarily by a menacing double bass which is completed by Westeltofts keyboard playing, imitating sprinkles of magic that brings the tune to life. Other Highlights are 'Yellow is the colour' which is simply blinding. Beginning with a melancholy piano riff the track builds up slowly into a chilled out funk number with Westeltofts excellent keyboard solo lifting you higher and higher. 'Moving' takes on more of the same and ventures into the dance floor a step more with it's ambient cinematic mood, creating an inspiring track indeed.

'Moving' is a wonderful and ingeniuos journey into the new realms of jazz music and if you are new to the scene , this album is essential. An addictive masterpiece!

Heard this on an internet radio playing lounge, - clicked buy track and got it. Nice loungy tracks all over, but in the end a little too percussionistic for my taste, - at least for long term listening. Great music for a short daily dosis.

When I first experienced the half-man, half-machine phenomenon that is the bugg, I was transfixed. I mean, I had not up until that point considering throwing wisdom to the wind and joining a sect. But the Bugge/Bouge/Boug/Boog/Boge/or if you are English, Boo-Gee (as in, gee up pony)(with possible other pronounciations of which I am not even aware), represented a possible messiah. The problem was what to call the master. I mean, is he Boogie (as in, on down)? Bu-ge, Boo-hee? Boggy? Or Bogie? (as in the famous actor, the stuff in your nose or a golfing success?). Answers on a postcard please

Possibly the buggeman's greatest disc, the Buggmeister's usual mesmerising blend of new jazz and elecrifying electronica is pumped up a notch here, and amply demonstrates his leadership credentials. The Bugge cult can only keep on growing until it rivals Bikram in its worldwide reach. Worship at the master's feet. And do not miss a chance to see Bugge live, as his recordings, excellent though they are, do not do the man justice and do not even come close to capturing the energy of his live concerts

I heard Bugge first on some lounge compilations. Pretty awesome groove with piano sound. Yellow and Try (ft. Sidsel Endresen) especially. So I purchased Moving and Sharing and found them surprising. I don't really like jazz and there is a lot of improvisational play on these CD's. Plus three great tracks: Arena, South, and Try, you'll have to get from other sources.

Because I think Bugge is special, but wasn't blown away by these CD's, I waited a while to do a review.

Perhaps like some Miles Davis music that I have, not all of Bugge Wesseltoft's music is great on first listen. Yellow, for example, having only heard the edited version, seemed just too improvisational in parts, but now is just awesome. More creatively fresh. Something you want to listen too even after many, many plays.

It's a hard review for me to do. Some songs I just can't listen too. But the stuff I do like, I love. Toss me onto a deserted island with Bugge, Skalpal, and some Miles Davis and it's all my ears need.

As soon as I started listening to this CD, I remembered waaaaay back to '66 when I first listened to Miles Davis's "IN A SILENT WAY." Chills went up my spine. It was so incredibly peaceful and inventive and -- different. Trancelike, polytonic, etc. etc. Naturally, 'straight' jazz magazines like downbeat gave it lukewarm reviews. And yet, as time went on that record was considered one of Miles' masterpieces. Only time will tell if this one will hold, but in the meantime, I'm LOVING IT!!!