''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 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 guitaris ...

- vocals *

Jørn Øien Jørn Øien (born 19 January 1968 in Narvik) is a Norwegian jazz pianist and keyboard player. He is known from a number of festival performances and record releases, and cooperations with the likes of Thorgeir Stubø, Kjersti Stubø, Ernst-Wiggo ...

- piano * Håkon Mjåset Johansen - drums *

Jon Rune Strøm Jon Rune Strøm (born 29 January 1985 in Namsos, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (Double bass, upright bass, bass guitar). Biography Strøm was raised on an island in north-western coast of Norway, and was early influenced by musicians li ...

- double bass

MiNensemblet

*Øivind Nussle – violin *Tor Johan Bøen - violin *Kate Read – viola *Hans-Urban Andersson – cello *Jon Sjøen – contrabass *Ole Kristoffersen – clarinet *Inge Rolland – flute *Anton Biehe - bassoon

References

{{Authority control Kjersti Stubø albums 2011 albums