Caecilie
Norby (vocal); Lars Danielsson (cello, bass, acoustic guitars, tambourine); Leszek
Mozdzer (piano); Nguyen Le (electric guitars, electronics); Robert
Mehmet Ikiz (drums, percussion); also Marius Neset (tenor and soprano sax)
(Review
by Ann Alex)
This is a totally
enjoyable CD, but it mostly doesn't have that certain feel of ‘jazz’ (I'm open
to contradiction from anyone else who hears it), except for some jazz influence
on 3 of the tracks.
Danish Ms Norby sang in
the classical music world until she was aged 14, when one day she heard
Creedence Clearwater Revival at a school party, which changed her musical
perspective. Nowadays, she prefers not to have much regard for
musical genres.
For this CD, she picked
out 11 of her favourite singer-songwriter melodies, plus a self-composed
number, and, the insert says, played them with jazz and classical
influences. The band improvises, the
voice has a wide range, and is beautifully expressive, yet the overall effect
comes across to me as heavy rock, and reminded me of the supergroups of the
1970’s such as Genesis or Yes. Perhaps
it is the double tracking, lots of use of electronics, and an occasional ‘wall
of sound’ effect, I don't know.
Anyway, the songs are
well chosen, including Leonard Cohen’s Winter
Lady; and In My Secret Life; Tom
Waits’ Diamonds And Gold; (good
strong rhythmic percussion); Papa Was A
Rolling Stone (jazzy piano and eastern type guitar) Dylan’s Like A Rolling Stone (a fascinating
Caribbean arrangement); a wonderfully modulated voice on Silent Ways. Other tracks
are Stepping Stone; Hurt; Hearts and
Bones; Have You Ever Seen The Rain; Black Hole Sun; and the self composed Hymnen.
Released on 3rd
June 2013 by ACT Music
Ann
Alex
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