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How High Is The Sky
''How High is the Sky'' (released 14 November 2011 in Oslo, Norway by label Bolage – BLGCD 018) is a Jazz album by the Norwegian jazz singer Kjersti Stubø Quartet feat. «MiNensemblet» Critical reception Stubø pick some of her favorite tunes on his second solo album, and along with her regular quartet and the MiN ensemble, she offers music of the highest quality her, sprawling and full of surprises. Jørn Øien has done a wonderful job with the arrangements, ranging all the way from the playful riffs to steel blue textures associations with Gil Evans, Debussy and Messiaen. The Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet review awarded the album dice 5. Track listing #«Charade» (6:14) #«If I were a bell» (3:48) #«Some other time» (5:54) #«All of you» (3:24) #«Åh, så intensiv» (5:43) #«You've changed» (7:34) #«If you never come to me» (3:41) #«How deep is the ocean» (5:50) #«Radio Ga Ga» (5:01) #«Mood» (2:17) Musicians Kjersti Stubø Quartet *Kjersti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjersti Stubø
Kjersti Aasan Stubø (born 25 April 1970) is a Norwegian Jazz musician vocalist, daughter and musical successor of Jazz guitarist Thorgeir Stubø (1943–1986), mother of elektronica musician Mathias Stubø (b. 1992), and sister of Jazz guitarist Håvard and theatre director Eirik Stubø. Career Stubø was born in Narvik, and studied jazz on the Jazz program at the Trondheim Music Conservatory (1991–93). Aged 14 she performed with her father, Thorgeir, who died from cancer two years later. During her studies in Trondheim she established her own Jazz orchestra ''Kjersti Stubø Band'' in 1991. Co-musicians on this project were Vigleik Storaas (piano), Tore Brunborg (saxophones), Odd Magne Gridseth (bass) and Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk (drums). With a different lineup Vigleik Storaas (piano), Olaf Kamfjord (bass) and Per Oddvar Johansen (drums), she released an album in 2001. In 2010 there was a third lineup with Jørn Øien (piano), Magne Thormodsæter (bass) and Håkon Mjås ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |