Name: Koma West
Brand: Petter Eldh and Koma Saxo

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WJLP41RED

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Extended format: Yes

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-07-01

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Kudos

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Standard:20

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5050580777477

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1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / red

WJCD41

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2022-03-18

5050580777163

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Petter Eldh and Koma Saxo

Genre GB

Jazz

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We Jazz

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With a focus on jazz and experimental music, We Jazz showcases talented artists from around the world. Their dedication to promoting unique and innovative sounds has earned them a reputation as an authoritative voice in the industry.

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Petter Eldh's explosive ensemble Koma Saxo continues their adventures with a new album Koma West. The album sees Koma Saxo expand on their previous sound with the addition of vocalist Sofia Jernberg and a strong cast of featured artists, including cellist Lucy Railton, violinist Maria Reich, pianist Kit Downes and accordionist Kiki Eldh (Petter's mom!). The hard-hitting key quintet remains, including Eldh on bass and assorted instruments, Christian Lillinger on drums, plus saxophonists Otis Sandsjö (of Y-OTIS), Jonas Kullhammar and Mikko Innanen bringing the SAXO to the KOMA operation.

At 14 tracks, Koma West is a full menu of monumental compositional ideas that could spawn entire albums. True to his chop and go production style, Eldh relies on continuous movement while presenting another all killer no filler program taking Koma Saxo on a sonic outing not quite like anything that had previously appeared under the band's name. That being said, there's very much the Petter Eldh touch here, one which might be hard to pinpoint and verbalise, but nevertheless a recognisable style of composing, producing and arranging.

Thematically, the album is rooted in the West Coast of Sweden, where Eldh grew up – he's from a tiny town called Lysekil. There's a thread of Swedish folk song tradition that has been part of the Koma Saxo DNA from the get-go and you can hear that here as well, especially on cuts such as "Närhet", beautifully sung by Sofia Jernberg.

Koma West

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