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Play! / Henning Ullén + Nils & Mauritz Agnas
Prophone

Play! / Henning Ullén + Nils & Mauritz Agnas

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Details

Composer
Henning Ullen
Artist
Henning Ullen
Format
CD
Label
Prophone
Released
Mar 15, 2024
Catalog #
PCD331
UPC
822359003804

About

PLAY! is Henning Ullén's second album under his own name. Together with Mauritz Agnas on double bass and Nils Agnas on drums, the trio offers music with a melancholic undertone, yet infused with a joy of playing. The title of the album, also the title of the second track urges us to play, emphasizing the importance of collaboration and improvisation in its simplest form. On the other hand, the music is rich, oscillating between well-composed, sometimes complex passages and freer sections that leave room for improvisation. The album is infused with a driving high-energy vibe. At times, the boundaries blur between what is composed and what is improvised. In addition to the trio format, the album also includes some shorter solo improvisations where Ullén for the first time on record presents his solo-playing.

Henning Ullén is an award-winning pianist and composer primarily active in jazz and improvisational music. He studied at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, Berklee College of Music, and the conservatory in Paris (CNSDMP). Henning Ullén was one of Sweden's most promising and acclaimed young jazz trumpeters when he had to end his trumpet career in 2019 due to a rare disease that caused dizziness and headaches in connection with playing the trumpet. He then quickly transitioned to the piano and released his first album, Debut, in 2021.

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 Storm 04:25
    Track
    1
    Title
    Storm
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Henning Ullén
    Performer
    Henning Ullén, Mauritz Agnas, Nils Agnas
  2. 2 Play! 04:34
    Track
    2
    Title
    Play!
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Henning Ullén
    Performer
    Henning Ullén, Mauritz Agnas, Nils Agnas
  3. 3 Passage I 02:35
    Track
    3
    Title
    Passage I
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Henning Ullén
    Performer
    Henning Ullén, Mauritz Agnas, Nils Agnas
  4. 4 Molgan 03:24
    Track
    4
    Title
    Molgan
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Henning Ullén
    Performer
    Henning Ullén, Mauritz Agnas, Nils Agnas
  5. 5 Part I 01:26
    Track
    5
    Title
    Part I
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Henning Ullén
    Performer
    Henning Ullén, Mauritz Agnas, Nils Agnas
  6. 6 Vallmo 04:13
    Track
    6
    Title
    Vallmo
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Henning Ullén
    Performer
    Henning Ullén, Mauritz Agnas, Nils Agnas
  7. 7 Leap Four 02:21
    Track
    7
    Title
    Leap Four
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Henning Ullén
    Performer
    Henning Ullén, Mauritz Agnas, Nils Agnas
  8. 8 Part II 01:10
    Track
    8
    Title
    Part II
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Henning Ullén
    Performer
    Henning Ullén, Mauritz Agnas, Nils Agnas
  9. 9 Dawn 04:11
    Track
    9
    Title
    Dawn
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Henning Ullén
    Performer
    Henning Ullén, Mauritz Agnas, Nils Agnas
  10. 10 Dragging 04:58
    Track
    10
    Title
    Dragging
    Duration
    04:58
    Composer
    Henning Ullén
    Performer
    Henning Ullén, Mauritz Agnas, Nils Agnas
  11. 11 Passage II 03:04
    Track
    11
    Title
    Passage II
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Henning Ullén
    Performer
    Henning Ullén, Mauritz Agnas, Nils Agnas