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Liarbird

Jazz album by Ola Kvernberg

Liarbird

Studio album by

Ola Kvernberg
Mathias Eick
Håkon Kornstad
Eirik Hegdal
Bergmund Waal Skaslien
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten
Ole Morten Vågan
Erik Nylander
Torstein Lofthus

Released

30 September 2011

Recorded

June 2010 at Ocean Sound Studio, Giske

Genre

Modern Jazz

Length

66:07

Label

Jazzland Recordings

Ola Kvernberg chronology

Folk
(2009)

Liarbird
(2011)

Grand General
(2013)

Liarbird (released 30 September 2011 in Oslo, Norway by label Bolage – BLGCD 018) is a Jazz album by the Norwegian jazz violinist Ola Kvernberg. After the premiere at Trondheim Jazz Festival and concerts at Moldejazz feat. Joshua Redman and Oslo Jazz Festival, Kvernberg's commissioned work Liarbird is highly acclaimed.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Dagbladet	^[3]
AllMusic	^[5]

Reception

Liarbird was awarded Spellemannprisen 2011 for best Jazz album of the year, and the review by Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet awarded the album dice 6.^[3] The review by AllMusic awarded the album 4.5 stars.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Liarbird"	^[6] 9:09
2.	"Boog"	9:44
3.	"Boun´amina"	9:48
4.	"Wintermelon"	7:53
5.	"Vilje"	6:18
6.	"Olero"	8:01
7.	"Cobb"	9:03
8.	"Spannung"	6:11

Musicians

Ola Kvernberg - guitar, mandolin, bass, piano and percussion, in addition to their various fiddles
Mathias Eick - trumpet
Håkon Kornstad - saxophone
Eirik Hegdal - saxophone
Bergmund Waal Skaslien - viola
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten - double bass, bass guitar and electronics
Ole Morten Vågan - double bass, bass guitar and electronics
Erik Nylander - drums and percussion
Torstein Lofthus - drums^[7]

References

^ Kelman, John (2011-11-07). "Ola Kvernberg: Liarbird (2011)". Musical review. All About Jazz. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
^ Ingvill Bagøien (2011-09-25). "Ola Kvernberg – Liarbird Review". Radiorevolt.no. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Storfugl i mektig flukt". Dagbladet. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
^ "Ola Kvernberg – Liarbird Review". RadioLudo.no. 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
^ ^a ^b "Ola Kvernberg - Liarbird". Musical review. AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
^ "Liarbird Kolben 17.09.2011, Rikskonsertene". YouTube. 2011-09-17. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
^ "Ola Kvernberg – Liarbird Review" (in Norwegian). JazzINorge.no. 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2012-10-30.