Hilde Hefte - Short Stories

CD
 
Muscians:
Hilde Hefte: All vocal, piano, guitar, wind-chimes, metallophone,
Sidsel Walstad – harp
Egil Kapstad – piano
John Pål Inderberg – soprano sax
Fredrik Sahlander – bass
 
Released 2013
 
This record will for some of you, come as a big surprise, because again she's showing her creativity by going in some different directions than expected. 
You've really got something to look forward too.
Hefte has released Chamber-jazz CD's, String Quartet with jazz Quintet, Bossa nova in Norwegian. Her last album was with the wonderful City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra - and now - something very different when it comes to among other things, orchestra.
 
Tracks:
1. Mercy Street - Peter Gabriel 2. O tysta ensamhet (Visan från Utanmyra)- Olof von Dalin/Trad 3. My Bells - Gene Lees/Bill Evans 4. O Pato - Neuza Teixeira/Jayme Silva/Jon Hendricks 5. But Beautiful - Johnny Burke/Jimmy Van Heusen 6. My Romance - Lorenz Hart/Richard Rodgers 7. In Germany Before The War - Randy Newman 8. Danny's All-Star Joint - Rickie Lee Jones 9. White Night - Hilde Hefte/Jon Larsen 10. You Leave Me Breathless - Ralph Freed/Frederick Hollander 11. Jag vet en dejlig rosa - Trad.12. Fløtervise - Andreas Lunnan
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iTUNES: THE ALBUM 'SHORT STORIE'S NO. 1 ON iTUNES JAZZ-LIST.
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HAMAR ARBEIDERBLAD: 5 out of 6 points
The album is very varied, soft, low-voiced and longing..seeking. And everything is just beautiful. Click here and read more (Only in Norwegian) ....
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NORDLYS: Out of this world beautiful.
We are here listening to music where Hefte is showing us all her incredible musicality and musicianship, her originality and daring soul. If she falls she falls from high heights, but she does not: The result is brilliant. Click here and read more (Only in Norwegian) ....
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NRK Sørlandet P1: The radio-show Sørlandscenen (The South Scene): 9 out of 10 points to Short Stories.
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THE NATIONAL NEWSPAPER DAGSAVISEN: The most wonderful review from the music-journalist Roald Helgheim: 'Hilde Hefte's most important decision.'
'The jazz singer Hilde Hefte said she had to do something new, and she has done so with bravour.' Click here and read more (Only in Norwegian) ....
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THE NEWSPAPER FEDRELANDSVENNEN (Fvn): 5 on the dice and the most wonderful and beautiful review: (...) It is of course not enough being brave if you want to receive a fiver on the dice in this newspaper. But when one first take the challence Hilde Hefte is challenging her listeners to take on "Short Stories", you'll get more back than you ever thought you''d receive.(...) Soul and nerve are maybe words that are used too many time to describe music. Here they belong. Soul and nerve/presence! (...)A small minimalistic recording, but so very very big. Rune Slyngstad
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THE NEWSPAPER GUDBRANDSDØLEN: 6 on the dice
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THE NATIONAL NEWSPAPER DAGBLADET: 5 on the dice and the most fantastic review: Click here and read more (only in Norwegian).....
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JAZZ FROM THE BREWERY: 6/6 stars (Same review as in the Jazz Magazine Jazznytt, but here with 6 out of 6 stars)
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JAZZNYTT: Hilde Hefte's new album Short Stories received a wonderful review in the Norwegian Jazz Magazine Jazznytt: (...) «You Leave Me Breathless» is so undescribable beautiful in this version (...) (...)a new, beautiful and varied album from Hilde Hefte and her fantastic fellow musicians. Nice work Hilde, and don't wait 6 years to release your next album. Kyrre Rosenvinge Click here and read more (only in Norwegian).....
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