Mezzoforte (band)
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Mezzoforte is an instrumental jazz-funk fusion band from Iceland. Their biggest hit single was "Garden Party" (1983). It peaked at #17 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] Another track, "Rockall" spent one week at #75 in the same listing in June that year.[1]
The band was named after the traditional musical term mezzo forte, an instruction to play literally "moderately loud".
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[edit] Band members
Original line-up from 1977:
- Eyþór Gunnarsson – Keyboards
- Jóhann Ásmundsson – Bass
- Gunnlaugur Briem (Gulli) – Drums
- Friðrik Karlsson (Frissi) – Guitar
Other members, present and past:
- Óskar Guðjónsson – Saxophones (1996-2003, 2005-present)
- Bruno Mueller – Guitar (2005-present)
- Sebastian Studnitzky – Trumpet & keyboards (2005-present)
- Thomas Dyani – Percussion (2004-present)
- Björn Thorarensen – Synthesizers (1980-1982)
- Kristinn Svavarsson – Saxophones (1982-1985)
- David O'Higgins – Saxophones (1985-1989, 2002-2004)
- Jeroen De Rijk – Percussion (1984-1986)
- Staffan William-Olsson – Guitar (2003-2004)
- Joel Palsson – Saxophones (2003)
- Guðmundur Pétursson – Guitar (2003)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Mezzoforte (1979)
- I Hakanum (Octopus) (1980)
- Thvilikt og annad eins (Dreamland) (1982)
- Surprise Surprise (1982) - UK #23[1]
- Sprellifandi - Live at the Dominion (1983)
- Observations (1984)
- Rising (1984)
- No Limits (1986)
- Playing for Time (1989)
- Daybreak (1993)
- Monkey Fields (1996)
- Forward Motion (2004)
- Live In Reykjavik (2007)
- Volcanic (November 2010)
[edit] Compilation albums
- Catching up with Mezzoforte - Early Recordings (1983) - UK #95[1]
- The Saga so far (1985)
- Fortissimos (1991)
- Garden Party Time (1999)
- Anniversary Edition (2007)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Mezzoforte at Allmusic
- Mezzoforte at Discogs
- mezzoforte.com (official site)
- gullibriem.com (Gulli Briem's site)
- thefeelgoodcollection.com (Fridrik Karlsson's site)
- bruno-mueller-music.de (Bruno Müller's site)
- studnitzky.de (Sebastian Studnitzky's site)
- jookraus.de (Joo Kraus' site)
