Cathrine Legardh & Sigurdur Flosason
Release Date: 18 August 2023
Label: Storyville Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 717101435524
Genres: Jazz Vocal Jazz
Description
Over the years, Danish jazz singer, Cathrine Legardh and award-winning Icelandic alto saxophonist Sigurdur Flosason have collaborated on musical compositions. This time, the outcome is a collection of 15 brand new Danish-language songs called 'Stilhed & Storm', with music composed by Flosason and words by Legardh
Legardh and Flosason have assembled a Ny Nordisk Kvintet (New Nordic Quintet) for this recording, which includes pianist Anna Greta Siguroardottir, double bassist Jesper Thorn and drummer Espen Laub von Lillienskjold. Legardh is Danish, but has both Norwegian and Swedish blood running through her veins, and Flosason is Icelandic out-and-out, set the groundwork for an album with a distinctly Nordic - somewhat inspired by Nordic folk music.
The album explores themes like life and death, losing a loved one, faith in a higher power, the circle of life, motherhood, raising children, the daily grind and the love of animals.
Tracklisting
Danish Radio Big Band
Thomas Fonnesbaek
Michel Petrucciani Trio
Carsten Dahl Golden Ratio Trio
Jacob Christoffersen Trio
Peter Vuust & Aarhus Jazz Orchestra
Johnny Griffin Quartet
Kira Martini
Billie Holiday
Various Artists
Irene Kral
Ineza with The Alex Webb & The Copasetics
Helena Debono & Charlie Bates
Roberta Gambarini & Hank Jones
Nora Benamara
Ross Lorraine
