Storyville Records

Late Night Ballads

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Details

Composer
Various
Artist
Karsten Vogel
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Storyville Records
Released
Apr 17, 2026
Catalog #
SVL1014370
UPC
717101437023

About

With a career spanning more than six decades, Danish saxophonist Karsten Vogel is one of the true veterans of Scandinavian music. On his new album Late Night Ballads, recorded with pianist Mads Sondergaard, bassist Peter Hansen and drummer Klaus Menzer, Vogel turns his focus inward, returning to the core of his jazz roots with a deeply reflective and intimate recording. The album is slated for release on Storyville Records on February 20. On Late Night Ballads, Vogel interprets seven classic ballads from the American songbook alongside one original composition. Late Night Ballads unfolds in the quieter hours, offering music that is atmospheric, lyrical, and deeply contemplative. It can serve as a gentle soundtrack to an evening gathering, but it also rewards close listening, revealing subtle musical details and a beautifully balanced sound. With Sondergaard, Hansen, and Menzer providing understated yet highly assured accompaniment, the performances unfold with elegance and restraint. Vogel's playing is marked by maturity and introspection, qualities that have always been present in his music, but which here come fully into focus. Karsten Vogel has left an indelible mark on Danish music as a musician, composer, and bandleader. His unmistakably personal alto saxophone sound has been heard across rock, jazz, and jazz-related genres on more than 75 releases, and his career has taken him far beyond Denmark's borders, with concerts across Europe, the USA, Japan, and India. He is widely known as a founding member of legendary jazz-rock bands Burnin Red Ivanhoe and Secret Oyster, and today stands as one of the few active musicians remaining from the early 1960s Danish music scene. In addition, his long-running work in radio has brought him a broad and devoted audience. Renowned British jazz critic Richard Williams once wrote in Melody Maker: "There aren't many alto saxophonists to whom I'd rather be listening. He has a lovely tone - slender, fibrous and very human - and a shallow vibrato: a highly distinctive combination." Late Night Ballads is firmly rooted in straight-ahead jazz, both in repertoire and instrumentation. It is a quiet but powerful statement from an artist whose long journey through jazz, rock, and fusion now culminates in a recording of remarkable warmth, depth, and clarity.

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 Laura 04:48
    Track
    1
    Title
    Laura
    Duration
    04:48
    Composer
    David Raksin
    Performer
    Karsten Vogel, Mads Søndergaard, Peter Hansen, Klaus Menzer
  2. 2 You Go To My Head 05:21
    Track
    2
    Title
    You Go To My Head
    Duration
    05:21
    Composer
    J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
    Performer
    Karsten Vogel, Mads Søndergaard, Peter Hansen, Klaus Menzer
  3. 3 I Remember You 05:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    I Remember You
    Duration
    05:10
    Composer
    Victor Schertzinger
    Performer
    Karsten Vogel, Mads Søndergaard, Peter Hansen, Klaus Menzer
  4. 4 Don't Explain 05:57
    Track
    4
    Title
    Don't Explain
    Duration
    05:57
    Composer
    Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.
    Performer
    Karsten Vogel, Mads Søndergaard, Peter Hansen, Klaus Menzer
  5. 5 I'll Keep Loving You 05:04
    Track
    5
    Title
    I'll Keep Loving You
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    Bud Powell
    Performer
    Karsten Vogel, Mads Søndergaard, Peter Hansen, Klaus Menzer
  6. 6 Sweet Lorraine 04:55
    Track
    6
    Title
    Sweet Lorraine
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    Cliff Burwell
    Performer
    Karsten Vogel, Mads Søndergaard, Peter Hansen, Klaus Menzer
  7. 7 Open 24 HRS 05:28
    Track
    7
    Title
    Open 24 HRS
    Duration
    05:28
    Composer
    Karsten Vogel
    Performer
    Karsten Vogel, Mads Søndergaard, Peter Hansen, Klaus Menzer
  8. 8 In Your Own Sweet Way 05:48
    Track
    8
    Title
    In Your Own Sweet Way
    Duration
    05:48
    Composer
    Dave Brubeck
    Performer
    Karsten Vogel, Mads Søndergaard, Peter Hansen, Klaus Menzer