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Photo: Bjarne Øymyr
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DAG ARNESEN
Ellen Andrea Wang
Dag Arnesen
Eivind Groven wrote “Pausesignalet” in 1937. He won a
competition arranged by the
Norwegian Broadcasting
Dag Arnesen – piano
I want to thank Odd Gjelsnes
Terje Gewelt – bass
for inviting us to be the first
Pål Thowsen – percussion and
Drums
bandGretsch
to record
on his brand
new label, Losen Records. It’s
All music arranged by Dag S.
Arnesen
great
to have such an enthusiProduced by Dag Arnesen Trio
ast amongst us and I wish him
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the2006
bestatofResonant
luck!
Studio Oslo by Anders Svindal
Remastered by Jan Erik Kongshaug
at Rainbow
It is with great
pleasure that
Studio 2011
I have released Norwegian
First time released 2006 onSong
Resonant
Music to Oslo’s
3. I returned
Re-released 2011 on Losenrenowned
Records Rainbow Studio for
this recording and once again
got the opportunity to work with
Front cover photo: Guro Skjelderup
legendary sound engineer,
Photo of Dag Arnesen: Kay the
Berg
Jan Erik Kongshaug. He made
Photo of the trio: Bjarne Øymyr
us all feel comfortable and he
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knew exactly how we wanted
Dag Arnesen
You will hear compositions by
Edvard Grieg, Eivind Groven
and Geirr Tveitt. There are also
traditional folk songs and three
of my own compositions.
T E R J E G E W E LT P Å L
In addition to the trio we
brought in an extra soloist,
the Danish trumpeter Palle
Mikkelborg. I am very grateful
for his contribution. He has
brought so much warmth, lyricism and soul; he is a unique
musician.
THOWSEN
Corporation (NRK) to write a
radio “interval signal”. The signal is based on a short melody
called “Huv” that Groven heard
as a young child. A ‘huv’ is a
short melody without words.
In olden days in the Norwegian
county of Telemark some people used to have an individual
huv that functioned as a sort
of personal call sign. People
knew each other’s huv. Being
out in the woods whistling your
huv, whoever heard it would
immediately know who was
there. A precursor to today’s
personalised ringtones?!
NO RWEGIAN SO NG 1
DAG ARNESEN
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1 De nære ting / Close At Heart (4:44)
Arne P. Aasen, Kurt Foss, Reidar Bøe,
arr. Dag S. Arnesen
2 Astrid mi Astrid / Astrid My Astrid (3:58)
trad. arr. Dag S. Arnesen
3 Dialog / Dialogue (5:43)
Dag S. Arnesen
4 Pål sine høner (Pål på haugen) /
Paul On The Hillside (4:58)
trad. arr. Dag S. Arnesen / Pål Thowsen
5 En morgen på Vareggen /
A Morning On Vareggen´s Summit (4:31)
Dag S. Arnesen
6 I balladetone / Ballad (3:51)
Edvard Grieg, arr. Dag S. Arnesen
7 Den norske dalevise 2 /
Norwegian Valley Song 2 (4:15)
trad. arr. Dag S. Arnesen / Pål Thowsen
8 God natt / Good Night (5:02)
Geirr Tveitt, arr. Dag S. Arnesen
9 Dansende blomst / Dancing Flower (4:14)
Dag S. Arnesen
10 Pausesignalet / The Interval Signal (4:26)
Eivind Groven, arr. Dag S. Arnesen
Total time 46:13
For more information about Dag Arnesen,
go to www.mulemusic.no, Ellen Andrea Wang
www.myspace.com/ellenandreawang,
Pål Thowsen www.thowsen.net
Recorded and mixed August 2010, mastered
September 2010 by Jan Erik Kongshaug in
Rainbow Studio.
Produced by Arnesen, Wang, Thowsen
Executive producer: Odd Gjelsnes
Coverdesign: www.studiosju.no
Front cover photo: Guro Skjelderup
Photo of the trio: Nadina Helen Bakos,
(Sweet Chili Stories)
Photo of Palle Mikkelborg: Svend Withfelt
This recording is partly supported by
Fond for utøvende kunstnere
Pål Thowsen plays Gretsch Drums
Dag Arnesen – piano, synthesizer
Ellen Andrea Wang – acoustic bass, electric bass
Pål Thowsen – drums, percussion
Palle Mikkelborg – trumpet, flugelhorn, beatboxing
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For more information abouttoDag
Arnesen,
visit www.mulemusic.no and Pål Thowsen:
www.thowsen.net
N OR W EG I A N S ON G 1
1 Ved Rondane / By The Rondane Mountains
(Edvard Grieg) 4:28
2 Ola, Ola, min eigen unge /
Oh, Ole, Ole, I Loved You Dearly (Trad) 4:31
3 Margit Hjukse (Trad) 4:37
4 Arietta (Edvard Grieg) 3:23
5 Eg ser deg ut før gluggjin /
I see Your Shadow Yonder (Trad) 5:05
6 Aagots fjeldsang / Aagot´s Mountain Song
(Trad) 4:52
7 Håvar Hedde (Trad) 5:24
8 Gjendines bådnlåt / Gjendine´s Lullaby
(Trad) 5:20
9 Den norske dalevise / Norwegian Valley Song
(Trad) 2:55
10 Falkvor Lomansson (Trad) 5:29
11 Sæterjentens søndag /
The Chalet Girl´s Sunday (Ole Bull) 5:12
DAG A R N ES EN T R I O
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On this CD I wanted to rediscover my musical heritage.
All of these Norwegian folk
songs, along with the music
of Edvard Grieg and Ole Bull,
have been part of my musical
identity since I was a kid.
I used to wake up on Sunday
morning to the sound of my
parents playing some of these
tunes on violin and piano.
I was astonished when I found
that this music could work so
well in a modern jazz setting.
These are all very strong tunes
that will stand the test of time.
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Dag S. Arnesen 2006
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NO RW EGI AN S O NG 3
DAG ARNES EN T RI O
DAG A R N ES EN T R I O
DAG ARNES EN T RI O
Photo: Bjarne Øymyr
E L L E N A N D R E A W A N G PÅ L T H O W S E N
S p e c i a l g u e s t PA L L E M I K K E L B O R G
NORWEGIA N S ONG 3
DAG ARNESEN
Pål Thowsen
Palle Mikkelborg
Special thanks to:
Wenche Gausdal
Sigurd Mickelsson
Torfinn Wang
May Brith Thowsen
Siw Hulleberg
Birger Mistereggen
Arild Andersen
Bjørg Spillum
David Fishel
All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication, public performance
and broadcasting of the music on this CD is a violation of applicable laws.
© 2010 Losen Records www.losenrecords.no [email protected]
ISRC: NO2NJ1001. Made in Norway.
For more information about Dag Arnesen,
go to www.mulemusic.no, Ellen Andrea Wang
www.myspace.com/ellenandreawang,
Pål Thowsen www.thowsen.net
Recorded and mixed August 2010, mastered
September 2010 by Jan Erik Kongshaug in
Rainbow Studio.
Produced by Arnesen, Wang, Thowsen
Executive producer: Odd Gjelsnes
Coverdesign: www.studiosju.no
Front cover photo: Guro Skjelderup
Photo of the trio: Nadina Helen Bakos,
(Sweet Chili Stories)
Photo of Palle Mikkelborg: Svend Withfelt
This recording is partly supported by
Fond for utøvende kunstnere
Pål Thowsen plays Gretsch Drums
Dag Arnesen – piano, synthesizer
Ellen Andrea Wang – acoustic bass, electric bass
Pål Thowsen – drums, percussion
Palle Mikkelborg – trumpet, flugelhorn, beatboxing
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1 De nære ting / Close At Heart (4:44)
Arne P. Aasen, Kurt Foss, Reidar Bøe,
arr. Dag S. Arnesen
2 Astrid mi Astrid / Astrid My Astrid (3:58)
trad. arr. Dag S. Arnesen
3 Dialog / Dialogue (5:43)
Dag S. Arnesen
4 Pål sine høner (Pål på haugen) /
Paul On The Hillside (4:58)
trad. arr. Dag S. Arnesen / Pål Thowsen
5 En morgen på Vareggen /
A Morning On Vareggen´s Summit (4:31)
Dag S. Arnesen
6 I balladetone / Ballad (3:51)
Edvard Grieg, arr. Dag S. Arnesen
7 Den norske dalevise 2 /
Norwegian Valley Song 2 (4:15)
trad. arr. Dag S. Arnesen / Pål Thowsen
8 God natt / Good Night (5:02)
Geirr Tveitt, arr. Dag S. Arnesen
9 Dansende blomst / Dancing Flower (4:14)
Dag S. Arnesen
10 Pausesignalet / The Interval Signal (4:26)
Eivind Groven, arr. Dag S. Arnesen
Total time 46:13
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DAG A R N E S E N T R I O
Corporation (NRK) to write a
radio “interval signal”. The signal is based on a short melody
called “Huv” that Groven heard
as a young child. A ‘huv’ is a
short melody without words.
In olden days in the Norwegian
county of Telemark some people used to have an individual
huv that functioned as a sort
of personal call sign. People
knew each other’s huv. Being
out in the woods whistling your
huv, whoever heard it would
immediately know who was
there. A precursor to today’s
personalised ringtones?!
E L L E N A N D R E A W A N G PÅ L T H O W S E N
S p e c i a l g u e s t PA L L E M I K K E L B O R G
NO R WEG IAN SO NG 3
DAG ARNESEN
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Dag Arnesen
N O RW E GI A N SO N G 2
In addition to the trio we
brought in an extra soloist,
the Danish trumpeter Palle
Mikkelborg. I am very grateful
for his contribution. He has
brought so much warmth, lyricism and soul; he is a unique
musician.
All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication, public performance
and broadcasting of the music on this CD is a violation of applicable laws.
© 2011 Losen Records www.losenrecords.no [email protected]
ISRC: NO2NJ1001. Made in Norway.
DAG ARNESEN TRIO
1
De nære ting / Close At Heart (4:44)
Arne P. Aasen, Kurt Foss, Reidar Bøe,
arr. Dag S. Arnesen
Astrid mi Astrid / Astrid My Astrid (3:58)
trad. arr. Dag S. Arnesen
Dialog / Dialogue (5:43)
Dag S. Arnesen
Pål sine høner (Pål på haugen) /
Paul On The Hillside (4:58)
trad. arr. Dag S. Arnesen / Pål Thowsen
En morgen på Vareggen /
A Morning On Vareggen´s Summit (4:31)
Dag S. Arnesen
I balladetone / Ballad (3:51)
Edvard Grieg, arr. Dag S. Arnesen
Den norske dalevise 2 /
Norwegian Valley Song 2 (4:15)
trad. arr. Dag S. Arnesen / Pål Thowsen
8 God natt / Good Night (5:02)
Geirr Tveitt, arr. Dag S. Arnesen
9 Dansende blomst / Dancing Flower (4:14)
Dag S. Arnesen
10 Pausesignalet / The Interval Signal (4:26)
Eivind Groven, arr. Dag S. Arnesen
Total time 46:13
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T E R J E G E W E LT
PÅ L T H O W S E N
In addition to the trio we
Corporation (NRK) to write a
radio “interval signal”. The sigbrought in an extra soloist,
the Danish trumpeter Palle
nal is based on a short melody
Mikkelborg. I am very grateful
called “Huv” that Groven heard
for his contribution. He has
as a young child. A ‘huv’ is a
brought so much warmth, lyrishort melody without words.
cism and soul; he is a unique
In olden days in the Norwegian
musician.
county of Telemark some people used to have an individual
You will hear compositions by
huv that functioned as a sort
Edvard Grieg, Eivind Groven
of personal call sign. People
and Geirr Tveitt. There are also
knew each other’s huv. Being
traditional folk songs and three
out in the woods whistling your
of my own compositions.
huv, whoever heard it would
immediately know who was
Eivind Groven wrote “Pausethere. A precursor to today’s
signalet” in 1937. He won a
personalised ringtones?!
competition arranged by the
Norwegian Broadcasting
Dag Arnesen
Dag Arnesen – piano, synthesizer
Ellen Andrea Wang – acoustic bass, electric bass
Pål Thowsen – drums, percussion
Palle Mikkelborg – trumpet, flugelhorn, beatboxing
Recorded and mixed August 2010, mastered
September 2010 by Jan Erik Kongshaug in
Rainbow Studio.
Produced by Arnesen, Wang, Thowsen
Executive producer: Odd Gjelsnes
Coverdesign: www.studiosju.no
Front cover photo: Guro Skjelderup
Photo of the trio: Nadina Helen Bakos,
(Sweet Chili Stories)
Photo of Palle Mikkelborg: Svend Withfelt
This recording is partly supported by
Fond for utøvende kunstnere
Pål Thowsen plays Gretsch Drums
For more information about Dag Arnesen,
go to www.mulemusic.no, Ellen Andrea Wang
www.myspace.com/ellenandreawang,
Pål Thowsen www.thowsen.net
All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication, public performance
and broadcasting of the music on this CD is a violation of applicable laws.
© 2010 Losen Records www.losenrecords.no [email protected]
ISRC: NO2NJ1001. Made in Norway.
NORWEGIAN SONG 3
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It is with
great
pleasure that
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2011
at Rainbow
I have released Norwegian
Studio by Jan Erik Kongshaug
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I returned
to Oslo’s
First time released 2008
on 3.
Resonant
Music.
renowned
Rainbow Studio for
Re-released 2011 on Losen
Records.
this recording and once again
got
the opportunity to work with
Front cover photo: Guro
Skjelderup
the legendary
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by sound engineer,
Erik Kongshaug. He made
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Berg
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DAG A RN E SE N T RI O
You will hear compositions by
Edvard Grieg, Eivind Groven
and Geirr Tveitt. There are also
traditional folk songs and three
of my own compositions.
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Eivind Groven wrote “Pausesignalet” in 1937. He won a
competition arranged by the
Norwegian Broadcasting
Palle Mikkelborg
Dag Arnesen – Piano I want to thank Odd Gjelsnes
Terje Gewelt – Bass for inviting us to be the first
bandand
to record
on Drums
his brand
Pål Thowsen – Percussion
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new label, Losen Records. It’s
have such an enthusiAll music arranged by great
Dag S.toArnesen
Produced by the trio ast amongst us and I wish him
the best
of luck!
Recorded 2008 at Resonant
Studio
Oslo
For more information about Dag Arnesen,
go to www.mulemusic.no
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I want to thank Odd Gjelsnes
for inviting us to be the first
band to record on his brand
new label, Losen Records. It’s
great to have such an enthusiast amongst us and I wish him
the best of luck!
Dag Arnesen
Morgenstemning / Morning Mood
(Edvard Grieg) 3:41
Blåmann, Blåmann (Anne Haavie) 3:57
Kjerringa med staven /
The Old Woman with the Staff (Trad.) 4:08
Dei vil alltid klaga og kyta / The Others may
Fuss and may Worry (Ivar Aasen) 4:12
Eg rodde meg ut på seiegrunnen (Strilevise) /
The Fisherman´s Song (Trad.) 4:27
Med en primula veris / The First Primrose
(Edvard Grieg) 4:21
7 Nils Tallefjorden (Trad.) 5:06
8 Den skyldige / The Guilty (Trad.) 4:16
9 Dalebu Johnson (Trad.) 6:20
10 Eg gjette Tulla i 15 år / My Tulla (Trad.) 3:57
11 Mellom bakkar og berg / Mong the Rocks
by the North Sea´s Blue Waters
(Ludvig M. Lindeman) 3:40
4
5
6
DAG A R NE S E N T R I O
Ellen Andrea Wang
1
2
3
It is with great pleasure that
I have released Norwegian
Song 3. I returned to Oslo’s
renowned Rainbow Studio for
this recording and once again
got the opportunity to work with
the legendary sound engineer,
Jan Erik Kongshaug. He made
us all feel comfortable and he
knew exactly how we wanted
to sound.
Special thanks to:
Wenche Gausdal
Sigurd Mickelsson
Torfinn Wang
May Brith Thowsen
Siw Hulleberg
Birger Mistereggen
Arild Andersen
Bjørg Spillum
David Fishel
N O RW E GI A N S O N G 2
N O RW E GI A N SO N G 2
Dag S. Arnesen 2008
DAG A RN E SE N T RI O
Norwegian poet, Alf Prøysen,
wrote lyrics to it. Dalebu
Johnson is a folk song from
Hitterdal. Eg gjette tulla i 15 år
is a folk song from Heddal in
Telemark. It tells the sad story
about a shepherd´s favorite
sheep which is killed by a wolf.
Mellom bakkar og berg, known
as one of of Norway´s national
songs, was composed by
Ludwig M. Lindeman with lyrics
by Ivar Aasen. It is a song about
life along Norway´s rugged
coastline.
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play ”Peer Gynt” by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen.
Kjerringa med staven is a folk
song whch probaly came from
Hakadal in eastern Norway.
Dei vil alltid klaga og kyta was
written, both words and music,
by Ivar Aasen (1813-1896).
Eg rodde meg ut på seiegrunnen (Strilevise) is a folk
song from the Bergen area.
Med en primula veris is a piece
by Edvard Grieg, Op.26 No. 4.
Nils Tallefjorden (Trad) is a folk
songprobably from western
Norway. Den skyldige is a traditional melody which became
popular after the beloved
NORWEGIAN SONG 3
Morgenstemning from Peer
Gynt, Op.23 No. 13, was written
by Edvard Grieg in 1874 for the
DAG A R N E S E N T R I O
DAG ARNESEN TRIO
This CD is a continuation of the
musical journey we began on
the first Norwegian Song
recording. Once again, I´ve
arranged a selection of traditional Norwegian melodies and
folk songs, in addition to two
compositions of Edvard Grieg.
Our goal has beento interpret
these pieces honestly and
creatively using the language
of jazz and improvisation while
striving to preserve the essence
of this music.
Special thanks to:
Wenche Gausdal
Sigurd Mickelsson
Torfinn Wang
May Brith Thowsen
Siw Hulleberg
Birger Mistereggen
Arild Andersen
Bjørg Spillum
David Fishel
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Palle Mikkelborg
Ellen Andrea Wang
Dag Arnesen
Pål Thowsen
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Morgenstemning / Morning Mood
(Edvard Grieg) 3:41
Blåmann, Blåmann (Anne Haavie) 3:56
Kjerringa med staven /
The Old Woman with the Staff (Trad.) 4:07
Dei vil alltid klaga og kyta / The Others may
Fuss and may Worry (Ivar Aasen) 4:11
Eg rodde meg ut på seiegrunnen (Strilevise) /
The Fisherman´s Song (Trad.) 4:29
Med en primula veris / The First Primrose
(Edvard Grieg) 4:20
Nils Tallefjorden (Trad.) 5:07
Den skyldige / The Guilty (Trad.) 4:16
Dalebu Jonson (Trad.) 6:21
Eg gjette Tulla i 15 år / My Tulla (Trad.) 3:56
Mellom bakkar og berg / ´Mong the Rocks
by the North Sea´s Blue Waters
(Ludvig M. Lindeman) 3:44
Total time 48:45
Dag Arnesen – piano
Terje Gewelt – bass
Pål Thowsen – drums and percussion
All music arranged by Dag S. Arnesen
Produced by Dag Arnesen Trio
Recorded 2008 at Resonant Studio Oslo
by Anders Svinndal
Remixed and remastered 2011
at Rainbow Studio by Jan Erik Kongshaug
First time released 2008 on Resonant Music
Re-released 2011 on Losen Records
Front cover photo: Guro Skjelderup
Pål Thowsen plays Gretsch Drums
Coverdesign: design•holtmann
This recording is partly funded
by Fond for lyd og bilde
For more information about Dag Arnesen,
visit www.mulemusic.no and Pål Thowsen:
www.thowsen.net
All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication, public performance
and broadcasting of the music on this CD is a violation of applicable laws.
© 2011 Losen Records www.losenrecords.no [email protected]
ISRC: NO2NJ1008. Made in Norway.
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PÅ L T H O W S E N
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is a folk song probably from
western Norway. Den skyldige
is a traditional melody which
became popular after the
beloved Norwegian poet,
Alf Prøysen, wrote lyrics to it.
Dalebu Jonson is a folk song
from Hitterdal. Eg gjette tulla
i 15 år is a folk song from
Heddal in Telemark. It tells the
sad story about a shepherd´s
favourite sheep which is killed
by a wolf. Mellom bakkar
og berg, known as one of of
Norway´s national songs, was
composed by Ludwig M. Lindeman with lyrics by Ivar Aasen.
It is a song about life along
Norway´s rugged coastline.
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NO RWEGIA N S ONG 2
Morgenstemning from Peer
Gynt, Op.23 No. 13, was written
by Edvard Grieg in 1874 for the
play ”Peer Gynt” by Norwegian
playwright Henrik Ibsen.
Blåmann, Blåmann is one of
the most well known children´s
songs in Norway. The words
were written by Aasmund
Olavsson Vinje and it was set
to music by Anne Haavie in the
late 1800´s. Kjerringa med
staven is a folk song which
probably came from Hakadal in
eastern Norway. Dei vil alltid
klaga og kyta was written,
both words and music, by Ivar
Aasen (1813-1896). He was a
linguist and poet who is best
remembered as the originator
of ”New Norwegian” as a written language. Eg rodde meg
ut på seiegrunnen (Strilevise)
is a folk song from the Bergen
area. Med en primula veris is
a piece by Edvard Grieg, Op.26
No. 4. Nils Tallefjorden (Trad)
DAG ARNESEN
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DAG AR N ESEN TR IO
This CD is a continuation of the
musical journey we began on
the first Norwegian Song
recording. Once again, I´ve
arranged a selection of traditional Norwegian melodies and
folk songs, in addition to two
compositions of Edvard Grieg.
Our goal has been to interpret
these pieces honestly and
creatively using the language
of jazz and improvisation while
striving to preserve the essence
of this music.
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DAG ARNESEN TRIO
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