Solveig Slettahjell - Antologie (2011)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 278 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 142 MB | Covers - 4 MB
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Contemporary Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Universal Music (602527785349)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 278 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 142 MB | Covers - 4 MB
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Contemporary Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Universal Music (602527785349)
Slettahjell's constant companion - appearing on every recording except Domestic Songs (2008) and, more often than not, on tour as well - Qvenild has long proven an ideal fit for the singer's foundational premise: taking music from a wealth of sources - Disney show tunes; jazz standards by Cole Porter, Lee Morgan and Nina Simone; contemporary fare from singer/songwriters Joni Mitchell, Tom Waits and John Hiatt; and, increasingly, original material - and playing it slow…really, really slow. But suggestions of kitsch or shtick have long been laid to rest, with Slettahjell's voice proving capable of twisting and turning the music with rare intuition; undeniably capable of broader melisma, power and range, but applying them so sparingly - so judiciously - as to create some surprisingly dramatic turns with the subtlest of gestures…