Petter Wettre Quartet at Sunset-Sunside

Over the years, Petter Wettre has released 17 albums as a leader in a variety of contexts: solo, duo, trio, quartet, quintet, with orchestra ... where we find him mainly with his quartet but also alongside Joey DeFrancesco, Kenny Wheeler, Adam Nussbaum and Manu Katche. Within all these formations, there is an exercise which he has rarely tried: the ballad. So it seemed natural to him to focus on this format for this album. The title of this 18th album is unequivocal. The Last Album will be the last piece of Petter's discography. This "swan song" was decided after two decades of producing albums on his independent label Householde Records with all the difficulties that this represents. Breaking with this self-production marathon, he is happy and proud to work with the famous Norwegian label Grappa for The Last Album....

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Over the years, Petter Wettre has released 17 albums as a leader in a variety of contexts: solo, duo, trio, quartet, quintet, with orchestra ... where we find him mainly with his quartet but also alongside Joey DeFrancesco, Kenny Wheeler, Adam Nussbaum and Manu Katche. Within all these formations, there is an exercise which he has rarely tried: the ballad. So it seemed natural to him to focus on this format for this album. The title of this 18th album is unequivocal. The Last Album will be the last piece of Petter's discography. This "swan song" was decided after two decades of producing albums on his independent label Householde Records with all the difficulties that this represents. Breaking with this self-production marathon, he is happy and proud to work with the famous Norwegian label Grappa for The Last Album.

Au fil des ans, Petter Wettre a sorti 17 albums en tant que leader dans des contextes très variés : en solo, en duo, en trio, en quatuor, en quintette, avec orchestre... où on le retrouve principalement avec son quartet mais aussi aux côtés de Joey DeFrancesco, Kenny Wheeler, Adam Nussbaum et Manu Katche. Au sein de toutes ces formations, il y a un exercice auquel il ne s’est que rarement essayé : la ballade. Il lui a donc semblé tout naturel de se concentrer sur ce format pour cet album. Le titre de ce 18ème album est sans équivoque. The Last Album sera le dernier élément de la discographie de Petter. Ce "chant du cygne" a été décidé après deux décennies à produire des albums sur son label indépendant Householde Records avec toutes les difficultés que cela représente. Rompant avec ce marathon d’auto-production, il est heureux et fier de collaborer avec le célèbre label norvégien Grappa pour The Last Album.

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