A Livingroom Hush
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A Livingroom Hush is the debut album of Jaga Jazzist, released in 2001 by Ninja Tune under the authority of the Warner Music Group. The BBC named it the best jazz album of 2002.[1] The album features ten instrumental songs, most of which having been composed by Lars Horntveth and Jørgen Munkeby.[2][3][4][5]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| Dagbladet | [5] |
Reception
The Allmusic review awarded the album four stars[3] and review by the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet awarded the album 5 stars (dice).[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Animal Chin" | 4:07 |
| 2. | "Going Down" | 5:20 |
| 3. | "Press Play" | 1:06 |
| 4. | "Airborne" | 5:13 |
| 5. | "Real Racecars Have Doors" | 4:15 |
| 6. | "Low Battery" | 5:50 |
| 7. | "Midget" | 2:32 |
| 8. | "Made For Radio" | 5:22 |
| 9. | "Lithuania" | 8:37 |
| 10. | "Cinematic" | 6:24 |
Credits
- Performed by Jaga Jazzist
- Mathias Eick - trumpet, keyboards, double bass
- Lars Horntveth - tenor & barytone saxophone, flute, bass-clarinet, acoustic, highstring guitar, keyboards
- Lars Wabø - trombone
- Line Horntveth - tuba
- Andreas Mjøs - vibraphone, marimba, percussions, drums, keyboards
- Jørgen Munkeby - flute, tenor saxophone, bass-clarinet, keyboards
- Harald Frøland - guitar, effects, synthesizer
- Morten Qvenild - keyboards
- Ivar Chr. Johansen - keyboards
- Even Ormestad - bass, keyboards
- Martin Horntveth - drums, drum programming (drum-machines), percussion, keyboards
- Jørgen Træen - electronics, keyboards, percussion, synthesizer (Ms-20 Ghost)
- Production
- Mastering – Audun Strype, Ingar Hunskaar
- Mixing – Andreas Mjøs
- Mixing, all string arrangements – Lars Horntveth
- Mixing – Martin Horntveth
- Artworks (sleeve - shape/color) – Martin Horntveth, christian@stateroom
- Photography – Colin Eick
- Producer, Recording, Mixing, – Jørgen Træen
Notes
Recorded in Duper Studios, Spring 2000. Mixed Summer 2000. Mastered at Strype Audio.[6]
References
- ^ Tomas Lauvland Pettersen (2003-01-06). "BBC listeners vote Jaga Jazzist's A Livingroom Hush jazz album of the year 2002". ListenTo.no. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
- ^ "Jaga Jazzist - A Livingroom Hush". JazzLoft.com.
- ^ a b c "Jaga Jazzist - A Livingroom Hush Review". Allmusic.com.
- ^ "Jaga Jazzist - A Livingroom Hush (Smalltown Supersound)". AlmostCool.org.
- ^ a b c "Jaga Jazzist - Moderne, lett tilgjengelig og mangefasettert jazz - A Livingroom Hush Review" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet.no.
- ^ "Jaga Jazzist – A Livingroom Hush". Discogs.com.