"norwegian Wood"

LA Workshop Norwegain Wood II is a project arranged by LA Workshop. This album features Lee Ritenour, Joe Sample, Steve Lukather, Jeff Porcaro, Richard Tee, Jeffrey Vanston and more great musicians from the sessiondays.

LA Workshop Norwegain Wood is a project arranged by Joe Pasquale. This album features Lee Ritenour, Ray Parker Jr, Steve Lukather and more great musicians from the sessiondays.

There are literally hundreds of muzak albums by the likes of 101 Strings, Ferrante & Teicher, and Mitch Miller. Each album has a theme, like 101 Strings Plays the Ramones or Ferrante & Teicher Salute Root Boy Slim & the Sex Change Band. Most of them are easily ignored. Every so often, however, a true gem arises from the fog. Norwegian Wood by Trio Rococo is such a gem. Niels Eje (oboe and oboe d'amore), Inge Mulvad (cello), and Berit Spaelling (harp) have translated 15 John Lennon/Paul McCartney songs and one George Harrison song lovingly and meticulously. These familiar pieces take on a whole new texture in the hands of these gifted musicians. Mulvad's cello playing "lead guitar" on "Day Tripper" and Spaelling's harp solo on "And I Love Her" are highlights. "I Am the Walrus" is heavier than heavy. There is something reassuring about hearing such friendly pieces in a new light. This is truly ambient and truly unique.