1991 Mezzoforte – Fortissimos
Fortissimos is a compilation album by Icelandic jazz/funk band Mezzoforte. It contains new songs, some previously released songs with added recordings and previously released songs which were completely re-recorded. It was released in 1991.
Tracks
1 Better Love (Eythor Gunnarsson; Fridrik Karlsson; Nigel Wright) 04:04
2 Casablanca (Fridrik Karlsson; Gunnlaugur Briem) 04:51
3 No Limits (Eythor Gunnarsson; Fridrik Karlsson; Gunnlaugur Briem; JG Hargreaves) 06:49
4 Later On (Eythor Gunnarsson; Fridrik Karlsson) 04:38
5 Rockall (Fridrik Karlsson) 05:14
6 Garden Party (Eythor Gunnarsson) 05:45
7 Midnight Sun (Eythor Gunnarsson) 04:14
8 Early Autumn (Fridrik Karlsson) 06:12
9 E.G. Blues (Eythor Gunnarsson) 06:19
10 Spring Fever (Fridrik Karlsson) 04:26
11 Surprise Surprise (Eythor Gunnarsson) 01:36
12 Taking Off (Eythor Gunnarsson; Chris Cameron) 05:45
13 High Season (Fridrik Karlsson) 04:23
14 This Is The Night (Fridrik Karlsson; Gunnlaugur Briem) 05:02
15 Garden Party (In House Mix) (Eythor Gunnarsson) 06:09
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Johann Asmundsson |
| Drums | Gunnlaugur Briem |
| Guitars | Fridrik Karlsson |
| Keyboards | Eythor Gunnarsson |
| Percussion | Gunnlaugur Briem |
Other Musicians
1 Better Love
| Drums (programming) | Nigel Wright |
| Programming | John Davies |
| Backing Vocals | Tracy Ackerman |
| Vocals | Noel McCalla |
2 Casablanca
| Vocals | Ellen Kristjansdottir |
3 No Limits
| Drums (programming) | Nigel Wright |
| Programming | Nigel Wright |
| Sax | Martin Dobson |
| Sax | Phil Todd |
| Trombone | Neil Sidwell |
| Trumpet | Bill Eldridge |
| Trumpet | Stuart Brooks |
| Backing Vocals | Tracy Ackerman |
| Vocals | Noel McCalla |
4 Later On
| Sax | Dan Higgins |
| Sax | Larry Williams |
| Sax (Alto) | Kåre Kolve |
| Trumpet | Gary Grant |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
5 Rockall
| Sax | Chris White |
| Sax | Martin Dobson |
| Sax (Alto) | Kristinn Svavarsson |
| Sax (Tenor) | Dan Higgins |
| Trumpet | Bill Eldridge |
| Trumpet | Stuart Brooks |
| Percussion | Luis Jardim |
| Backing Vocals | Chris Cameron |
| Backing Vocals | Shady Calver |
6 Garden Party (In House Mix)
| Drums (programming) | Nigel Wright |
| Programming | Nigel Wright |
| Programming | John Davies |
| Flugelhorn | Steve Dawson |
| Sax | Chris White |
| Sax | Martin Dobson |
| Sax (Tenor) | Kristinn Svavarsson |
| Trumpet | Bill Eldridge |
| Trumpet | Stuart Brooks |
| Percussion | Luis Jardim |
7 Midnight Sun
| Sax | Dan Higgins |
| Sax | Larry Williams |
| Sax (Soprano) | Dan Higgins |
| Sax (Tenor) | Larry Williams |
| Trumpet | Gary Grant |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
| Percussion | Rafael Padilla |
8 Early Autumn
| Sax (Alto) | Kåre Kolve |
| Percussion | Rafael Padilla |
9 E.G. Blues
| Sax | Martin Dobson |
| Sax | Phil Todd |
| Sax (Tenor) | Dave O’ Higgins |
| Trombone | Neil Sidwell |
| Trumpet | Bill Eldridge |
| Trumpet | Stuart Brooks |
| Percussion | Jeroen De Rijk |
| Percussion | Simon Morton |
10 Spring Fever
| Sax | Dan Higgins |
| Sax | Larry Williams |
| Sax (Alto) | Dan Higgins |
| Sax (Alto) | Kåre Kolve |
| Sax (Tenor) | Dan Higgins |
| Trumpet | Gary Grant |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
11 Surprise Surprise
| Sax | Chris White |
| Sax | Martin Dobson |
| Trombone | Neil Sidwell |
| Trumpet | Bill Eldridge |
| Trumpet | Stuart Brooks |
| Percussion | Rafael Padilla |
12 Taking Off
| Sax | Chris White |
| Sax | Martin Dobson |
| Trumpet | Bill Eldridge |
| Trumpet | Stuart Brooks |
| Vocals | Chris Cameron |
| Vocals | Shady Calver |
13 High Season
| Sax (Alto) | Dave Boruff |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
14 This Is The Night
| Drums (programming) | Nigel Wright |
| Programming | Nigel Wright |
| Programming | John Davies |
| Background Vocals | Chris Cameron |
| Background Vocals | Shady Calver |
| Vocals | Noel McCalla |
15 Garden Party
| Sax | Larry Williams |
| Sax | Kristinn Svavarsson |
| Trumpet (solo) | Jerry Hey |
| Trumpet | Gary Grant |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Liner Notes
Producer – Nigel Wright (Track 1, 3, 9)
Producer – Mezzoforte (Tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15)
Producer – Geoff Calver (Tracks 5, 11, 12, 14)
Producer – Chris Cameron (Tracks 12, 14)
Co-Producer – Eythor Gunnarsson, Fridrik Karlsson (Track 1)
Arranged By (Horns) – Chris Cameron (Tracks 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 15)
Arranged By (Horns) – Jerry Hey (Tracks 4, 10)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Chris Cameron (Track 5)
Mixed By – Robin Sellars (Track 1)
Mixed By – Nick Cathcart-Jones (Tracks 2, 8)
Mixed By – Erik Zobler (Tracks 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 13, 15)
Mixed By – Mezzoforte (Track 8)
Mixed By – David Rideau (Track 9)
Re-Mixed – Nigel Wright, Robin Sellars (Tracks 3, 14)
Re-Mixed By – Erik Zobler (Track 11)
Re-Mixed By – Geoff Calver, Chris Cameron (Track 12)
Design – Steffan Böhle
Designed At Kunstfrei
Phonographic Copyright BMG Ariola
Copyright BMG Ariola
1 Recorded 1991, Mixed 1991
2 Recorded 1991, Mixed 1991
3 Original version released 1986, additional recordings 1991, Re-Mixed 1991
4 Recorded 1990, Mixed 1990
5 Original version released 1984, additional recordings 1990, Mixed 1990
6 Original version released 1983, additional recordings 1991, Re-Mixed 1991
7 Original version released 1984, Re-recorded 1990, Mixed 1990
8 Original version released 1983, Re-recorded 1990, Mixed 1991
9 Original version released 1986, Mixed 1990
10 Original version released 1984, Re-recorded 1990, Mixed 1990
11 Original version released 1983, Recorded 1982, additional percussion recorded 1990, Re-Mixed 1990.
12 Recorded 1985, Produced and Re-mixed 1985
13 Original version released 1989, Re-recorded 1990, Mixed 1990
14 Recorded 1985, additional recordings 1991, Re-Mixed 1991
15 Original version released 1983, Re-recorded 1990, Mixed 1990