Lava (established 1977 in Årdal, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz-rock band, known from a series of recordings in the 1980s (Polydor Records).[1][2]
Lava | |
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| Origin | Årdal, Norway |
| Genres | Pop, jazz |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Labels | Polydor Records |
| Members | Svein Dag Hauge Ole Petter Hansen Chylie Johannes Hetland Jonny Sjo Kåre Kolve |
| Past members | Sigurd Køhn Rolf Graf Geir Langslet Stein Eriksen Kjell Hestetun Per Kolstad Per Hillestad |
Career
editThe initiators Per Hillestad (drums), Svein Dag Hauge (guitar) were joined by Kjell Hestetun (bass) and Stein Eriksen (keyboards) and released the jazz funk influenced album Lava (1980), with contributions from Geir Langslet (keyboards) and Olav Stedje (vocals).[1][2]
When Hestetun and Eriksen left the band, the quartet Hauge, Hillestad and Langslet and bassist Rolf Graf continued releasing the album Cruisin (1981), with contributions by Per Kolstad (piano), Sigurd Køhn (saxophone) and Marius Müller (guitar), and the track «Take Your Time» became Norway and Europe hit.[1][2]
Their third album was Prime Time (1982) with Egil Eldøen as new vocalist accompanied by Sidsel Endresen on one track. In addition to the regular lineup, Per Kolstad and Sigurd Køhn contributed on this album. It was followed by a tour with Randy Crawford (1983), also contributing on the album Fire (1984). This is Lavas best-selling albums and it was awarded Spellemannsprisen (1984) in the class Pop.[1][2]
Later, the group released Prime Cuts (1985), Rhythm of Love (1990) and The Very Best of Lava (1996). On the next two albums Polarity (2003) and Alibi (2005), Geir Langslet was substituted by Stein Austrud (keyboards) Kåre Kolve contributed as saxophonist. The last album Symphonic Journey (2009) was recorded live with Kringkastingsorkestret at Rockefeller. Lava also collaborated with guest artists like Randy Crawford.[1][2]
Band members
edit- Present members
- Svein Dag Hauge - guitar (1977-)
- Per Hillestad - drums & percussion (1977-)
- Rolf Graf - bass (1980-)
- Per Kolstad - piano (1982-1989, 2003-)
- Associated members
- Stein Austrud - keyboards (2003-)
- Kåre Kolve - saxophone (1990-)
- Eythor Gunnarsson - keyboards (1990-)
- Past members
- Kjell Hestetun - bass (1980-)
- Stein Eriksen - keyboards (1980-)
- Egil Eldøen - vocals (1982-)
- Sigurd Køhn - saksofon (1982-1989, 2003-2004)
- Marius Müller - guitar (1980-1981)
- Geir Langslet - keyboards (1980-2003)
- Guest vocalists
Honors
edit- 1984: Spellemannprisen in the class Pop
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
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| NOR [3] | ||||||||||||||
| Lava |
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| Cruisin |
|
7 | ||||||||||||
| Prime Time |
|
6 | ||||||||||||
| Fire |
|
2 | ||||||||||||
| The Rhythm of Love |
|
6 | ||||||||||||
| Polarity |
|
24 | ||||||||||||
| Alibi |
|
— | ||||||||||||
| Water |
|
— | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOR [3] | ||||||||||||||
| Prime Cuts |
|
— | ||||||||||||
| The Very Best of Lava |
|
17 | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Symphonic Journey |
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References
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- ^ a b c d e "Lava Biography" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. 2006-08-06. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
- ^ a b c d e Bergan, Jon Vidar. "Lava Biography". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
- ^ a b "Norwegian chart peaks". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.