''Jazzen'' is a studio album by Swedish musicians Nina Ramsby and Martin Hederos, released 16 October 2006 on

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. It is the second collaboration by the duo (''Visorna'' was released in 2004). The album consists of English-language

jazz standard Jazz standards are musical compositions that are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they are widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz musicians, and widely known by listeners. There is no definitive lis ...

s, translated into Swedish by Ramsby, as well as new compositions by Hederos and Ramsby. Tracks include Swedish versions of "

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" by

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, " Open the Door" by

Betty Carter Betty Carter (born Lillie Mae Jones; May 16, 1929 – September 26, 1998) was an American jazz singer known for her improvisational technique, scatting and other complex musical abilities that demonstrated her vocal talent and imaginative inter ...

and "

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" by Jimmy Davis,

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and Jimmy Sherman. The album reached No. 36 on the Swedish

Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan (, lit. "the Sweden top list") is the Swedish national record chart, formerly known as Topplistan (1975–1997) and Hitlistan (1998–2007) and known by its current name since October 2007, based on sales data from the Swedish R ...

albums chart.

Track listing

References

{{Authority control 2006 albums Jazz albums by Swedish artists