release date: 1979
format: vinyl (EXL 30.008 - gatefold)
[album rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,55]
producer: Trille & Anders Koppel
label: Exlibris - nationality: Denmark
Track highlights: A) 1. "Trækfuglen" - 2. "Sig noget" - 3. "Altid har jeg længsel" - - B) 2. "Gi' lidt mere tid" - 4. "Under den høje himmel"
Studio album by Danish singer / songwriter Trille is with its bolder jazz rock-arrangements a more uptempo pop-version than her stripped-down tunes found on Hej søster from 1976. Trille is credited all songs but she is here accompanied by a handful of great musicians, which count guitarist Ole Fick (Burnin Red Ivanhoe), keyboardist Anders Koppel (Savage Rose, Bazaar), bassist Jens Rugsted (Savage Rose, Rugsted/Kreutzfeldt), bassist Hugo Rasmussen, and drummer Alex Riel (Alex Riel Trio, Ben Webster Quartet, Savage Rose...), in other words: a more than ordinarily solid backing band.
The album shows a much more complex Trille than her reputation allows. This is all held in a jazz rock sphere with elements from traditional rock, from a singer / songwriter and folk tradition but also from more contemporary pop / rock at times mixed with blues, with funk, or undefineable world music.
At this point of her career, I think Trille may have hoped for a better reception - it seems she was caught in a certain role as protest singer - not a pop / rock artist, and despite its obvious qualities, Altid har jeg længsel is a bit of a forgotten / neglected album, which showcase Trille as an artist with something to offer.
