Balladeering (album) explained

Balladeering
Type:	studio
Artist:	Jakob Bro
Cover:	Balladeering.jpg
Released:	1 December 2009^[1]
Recorded:	September 2008^[2]
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	44:14
Label:	Loveland
Producer:	Jakob Bro
Prev Title:	The Stars Are All New Songs
Prev Year:	2008
Next Title:	Time
Next Year:	2011

Balladeering is a 2009 studio album by Danish jazz guitarist Jakob Bro.

Balladeering is the first part of a trilogy which includes Time (2011) and December Song (2013). The trilogy was nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize 2014. The vinyl version of the album came with a DVD featuring the movie Weightless which documented the making of the album.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Jakob Bro

1. "Weightless" (5:32)
2. "Evening Song" (4:40)
3. "Vraa" (7:15)
4. "Starting Point / Acoustic Version" (4:40)
5. "Greenland" (7:18)
6. "Terrace Place" (5:01)
7. "Sort" (4.00)
8. "Starting Point / Electric Version" (6:08)

Personnel

• Jakob Bro – guitar
• Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
• Bill Frisell – guitar
• Ben Street – bass guitar
• Paul Motian – drums

Notes and References

1. https://jakobbro.com/web/album/balladeering/ Balladeering ‹ JAKOB BRO
2. https://www.discogs.com/release/2772590-Jakob-Bro-Balladeering Jakob Bro – Balladeering (2009, 180g, Trifold, Vinyl)