''Grace'' (released 2001 by

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, international release by

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) is an album by the Norwegian pianist

Ketil Bjørnstad Ketil Bjørnstad (born 25 April 1952) is a pianist, composer and author. Initially trained as a classical pianist, Bjørnstad discovered jazz at an early age and has embraced the emergence of "European jazz". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian) ...

Reception

The Panorama review by Harald Christian Langaas (15.2.2001, © Panorama Media) awarded the album four stars, stating: The

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readers review awarded the album 4½ stars.

Track listing

:All compositions by Ketil Bjørnstad. # «No Man Is An Iland...» (3:53) # «Lovers' Infiniteness» (6:44) # «The Bait» (2:41) # «White» (1:33) # «The Anniversary» (5:24) # «Love's Growth» (5:56) # «Song» (5:13) # «Love's Usury» (6:13) # «Naked» (2:51) # «Grace» (4:35) # «The Indifferent» (4:06) # «Mystery» (3:25) # «The Canonization» (5:50) # «Take A Flat Map...» (4:32) # «No Man Is An Iland... (Finale)» (3:39)

Personnel

* Ketil Bjørnstad - piano *

Anneli Drecker Anneli Marian Drecker (born 12 February 1969, in Tromsø, Norway) is a Norwegian singer and actress from the city of Tromsø. She is the frontwoman for the dream pop band Bel Canto. Life and career Drecker's father Peter, a German from Bielef ...

- vocals *

Bendik Hofseth Bendik Hofseth (born 19 October 1962, in Oslo) is a Norwegian jazz musician, who plays the saxophone and sings. He is also a bandleader, and arranges and composes music. Career When Bendik Hofseth went to New York in 1987, and replaced the wor ...

- saxophones & vocals *

Arild Andersen Arild Andersen (born 27 October 1945) is a Norwegian jazz musician bassist, known as the most famous Norwegian bass player in the international jazz scene. Career Andersen was born at Strømmen, Norway. He started his musical career as jazz g ...

- double bass *

Trilok Gurtu Trilok Gurtu (born 30 October 1951) is an Indian percussionist and composer whose work has blended the music of India with jazz fusion and world music. He has worked with Terje Rypdal, Gary Moore, John McLaughlin, Jan Garbarek, Joe Zawinul, M ...

- percussion *

Eivind Aarset Eivind Aarset (born 23 March 1961) is a Norwegian guitarist who has worked with Ray Charles, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ute Lemper, Ketil Bjørnstad, Andy Sheppard, Mike Mainieri, Arild Andersen, Abraham Laboriel, Dhafer Youssef, Django Bates, and N ...

- guitar & electronics *

Jan Bang Jan Bang (born 21 August 1968) is a Norwegian musician and record producer who has worked with Morten Harket, Sidsel Endresen, David Sylvian, Nils Petter Molvær, Arild Andersen, Bugge Wesseltoft, Arve Henriksen, and Erik Honoré. (in Norwegian) ...

- samplings & electronics

References

External links

Ketil Bjørnstad Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grace (Ketil Bjornstad album) 2001 albums Ketil Bjørnstad albums