A Livingroom Hush

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A Livingroom Hush is the second album of Jaga Jazzist, released in 2001 by Ninja Tune under the authority of the Warner Music Group. The BBC named it the best jazz album of 2002.^[1] The album features ten instrumental songs, most of which having been composed by Lars Horntveth and Jørgen Munkeby.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

A Livingroom Hush

Studio album by

Released

2001

Length

48:55

Smalltown Supersound

Jaga Jazzist chronology

Jævla Jazzist Grete Stitz
(1996)

A Livingroom Hush
(2001)

The Stix
(2002)

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

Reception edit

The Allmusic review awarded the album four stars^[3] and review by the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet awarded the album 5 stars (dice).^[5]

Track listing edit

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Animal Chin"	4:07
2.	"Going Down"	5:20
3.	"Press Play"	1:06
4.	"Airborne"	5:13
5.	"Real Racecars Have Doors"	4:15
6.	"Low Battery"	5:50
7.	"Midget"	2:32
8.	"Made For Radio"	5:22
9.	"Lithuania"	8:37
10.	"Cinematic"	6:24

Credits edit

Performed by Jaga Jazzist

Mathias Eick - trumpet, keyboards, double bass
Lars Horntveth - tenor & baritone saxophone, flute, bass-clarinet, acoustic, high-string guitar, keyboards
Lars Wabø - trombone
Line Horntveth - tuba
Andreas Mjøs - vibraphone, marimba, percussions, drums, keyboards
Jørgen Munkeby - flute, tenor saxophone, bass-clarinet, keyboards
Harald Frøland - guitar, effects, synthesizer
Morten Qvenild - keyboards
Ivar Chr. Johansen - keyboards
Even Ormestad - bass, keyboards
Martin Horntveth - drums, drum programming (drum-machines), percussion, keyboards
Jørgen Træen - electronics, keyboards, percussion, synthesizer (Ms-20 Ghost)

Production

Mastering – Audun Strype, Ingar Hunskaar
Mixing – Andreas Mjøs
Mixing, all string arrangements – Lars Horntveth
Mixing – Martin Horntveth
Artworks (sleeve - shape/color) – Martin Horntveth, Christian@stateroom
Photography – Colin Eick
Producer, Recording, Mixing, – Jørgen Træen

Notes edit

Recorded in Duper Studios, Spring 2000. Mixed Summer 2000. Mastered at Strype Audio.^[6]

References edit

^ Tomas Lauvland Pettersen (2003-01-06). "BBC listeners vote Jaga Jazzist's A Livingroom Hush jazz album of the year 2002". ListenTo.no. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
^ "Jaga Jazzist - A Livingroom Hush". JazzLoft.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-09.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Jaga Jazzist - A Livingroom Hush Review". Allmusic.com.
^ "Jaga Jazzist - A Livingroom Hush (Smalltown Supersound)". AlmostCool.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Jaga Jazzist - Moderne, lett tilgjengelig og mangefasettert jazz - A Livingroom Hush Review" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet.no.
^ "Jaga Jazzist – A Livingroom Hush". Discogs.com.

External links edit

Jaga Jazzist Official Website

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