Album ¡Beleza!
The album ¡Beleza! is a studio recording of a number of compositions written and arranged by Lars Emil Jørgensen to Ocean Orchestra. The music was originally composed on a Atlantic crossing from Europe to The Caribbean Sea and a journey through North and Northeast Brazil in 2014-2015. A demo of the music was made in 2020, and the arrangement of the compositions were finalized I 2022-2023. In May and June 2023 the recordings were made in Copenhagen in Studio 3 and Eat Meters studio.
In addition to the roots in the Nordic musical language and the moods from the open ocean, the compositions draw inspiration from the Brazilian music tradition, Spanish flamenco, jazz and the tonal universe of the Spanish guitar. The following musicians appear on the album:
Mads Egetoft (ts), Fermo Mel (as), Alessandro Garau (tp), David Besiakov (drums), Michael Finding (congas), Andreas Møllerhøj (bass), Lars Emil Jørgensen (guitar), Rune Fog-Jensen (bass) , Jens Erik Raasted (flute), Juan Pino (percussion) and Kasper Øllegaard (cajón)
Recording technician: Emil Houmøller
Sound production: Jonas Nakel
Mastering: Mikael Tobias
The recording is supported by Koda Kultur’s Vækstlagspulje and the Danish Artist Association (DAF)
The album was released on 2nd of October 2024 at Islands Brygge Kulturhus (Copenhagen)