Godspeed

"The phrase "21st-century Weather Report" has been applied to the work of thirtysomething Danish keyboardist and composer Morten Schantz, and the sound of that gamechanging phenomenon certainly surfaces here ... For his Edition Records debut, Schantz rekindles his long-running partnership with saxophonist Marius Neset and thrilling Phronesis drummer Anton Eger launched in the JazzKamikaze trio in 2005. Neset, a young master saxist with a delicacy of tone to match his firebrand improv drive, is the ideal horn player for Schantz's cinematic and often invitingly songlike themes ... Sometimes it's a little over-packed, but Morten Schantz is an European jazz name we're going to get used to hearing".

"The various pulsating electronica meld satisfyingly with analog instruments, specifically tenor sax, on the anthemic "Dark Matter" and the set closes with the elegiac "Silence In The Tempest (Part II)." Godspeed unceasingly rewards repeated plays and easily qualifies as one of the most exciting and engaging recordings for a long time. Schantz has surely now found his true métier".

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"Morten Schantz imponerer i dén grad med sit nye album, "Godspeed". Alt på albummet er originalt, om end musikken fremstår, som stod den på skuldrene af den (...) form for fusionsjazz, Joe Zawinul og Weather Report bragte til torvs i 70'erne og 80'erne. Sammen med sine legekammerater fra JazzKamikaze, saxofonisten Marius Neset og trommeslageren Anton Eger, har Schantz med sine keys skabt et album, der - med elektronisk og akustisk musik i en formfuldendt blanding - river benene væk under lytteren".

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"Schantz proposes a convincing brand of post-fusion invention. He is a dazzling keyboardist (including vivid turns on Rhodes and actual piano) who has a bold partner in Marius Neset ... The ghost of Weather Report dances freely here".