ここ最近のお気に入りギタリスト、ヤコブヤング。ノルウェー出身。Jim HallやJohn Abercrombieに師事。

繊細で緻密な曲作り、質の高いメロディーセンスと和音のセンス。

どちらかというとギタリストとしてよりも、コンポーザーとして優れている。

ECMの２枚も勿論良いが、個人的には初期の3作品に魅力を感じる。より自由度が強い気がする。

メセニーやキース好きにおすすめ。

↓試聴ファイル（2ndのComing HOME）

■Jacob Young - This Is You
NORCD NOR-CD 9513
Released:1995
Guitar ; Jacob Young
Piano, Organ ; Larry Goldings
Soprano Saxophone; Bendik Hofseth
Trumpet ; Nils Petter Molvaer, etc.
Recorded at Rainbow Studios, Oslo, 1994

 

■Jacob Young - Pieces Of Time
Curling Legs CLP CD 37
Released:1997
Guitar ; Jacob Young
Piano, Electric Piano ; Vigleik Storaas
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone; Trygve Seim, etc.
Recorded at Major studio, Oslo, Norway, during december 1998 and january 1997

■Jacob Young - Glow
Curling Legs CLP CD 60　Released:2001
Guitar; Jacob Young, Knut Reiersrud
Piano ; Vigleik Storaas, Christian Wallumr 
Soprano Saxophone ; Trygve Seim
Tenor Saxophone ; Bendik Hofseth, Hakon Kornstad,Trygve Seim Trumpet; Arve Henriksen, 
Producer ;Reidar Skår, etc.
recorded and mixed at Rainbow Studio, 1999~2001 

■Karin Krog / Jacob Young ; Where Flamingos Fly
Grappa Musikkforlag ; GRCD 4189
Released:2002
Guitar; Jacob Young
Vocals ; Karin Krog
Bass ; Arild Andersen
Recorded and mastered 5-6. December 2001 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo

■Jacob Young - Evening Falls
ECM Records ECM 1876
Released:2004 
Bass ; Mats Eilertsen
Basset Horn ; Vidar Johansen
Drums ; Jon Christensen
Guitar ; Jacob Young
Trumpet ; Mathias Eick
Recorded December 2002

■Jacob Young - Sideways
ECM Records ECM 1997　Released:2007
Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone ; Vidar Johansen
Drums ; Jon Christensen Trumpet ; Mathias Eick
Guitar ; Jacob Young, etc.
Engineer ; Jan Erik Kongshaug
Producer ; Manfred Eicher
Recorded May 2006 Rainbow Studio, Oslo.