Silje Nergaard – Nightwatch (2003)

Apart from an almost unrecognisably languid arrangement of David Bowie and Pat Metheny's This Is Not America, Nergaard composed all the music herself, but while the music fits her beguiling, wide-eyed intonation perfectly, collaborator Tim McGurk's English lyrics are less successful.
Although there are occasional glimpses of brilliance, in general the barren phrases and overwrought verses show nowhere near the same level of precision or flair as the music.
This deficiency, combined with the quiet intensity and tidy lyrics of the Nergaard-penned closer (sans McGurk), On And On, may induce you to seek out Nergaard's more experimental (and self-produced) Norwegian language releases. Nergaard may be regarded as being at the forefront of the contemporary European jazz scene but on Nightwatch, she seems just as comfortable lounging around with more conventional pieces like In A Sentence.
It's the innovative blend of exuberant jazz plus a liberal pinch of this and that which really sets the mood of Nightwatch.

Please note that this is an older but good rip (without log), made with an older version of EAC, and coming from my archives on external hard disc.

Personnel:

Silje Nergaard - Vocals
Tord Gustavsen - Piano & Fender Rhodes
Harald Johnsen - Acoustic Bass
Jarle Vespestad - Drums

For Additional Personnel See Booklet-02

Tracklist:

01. How Am I Supposed to See the Stars
02. Once I Held a Moon
03. Dance Me Love
04. You Send Me Flowers
05. I Don't Want to See You Cry
06. In a Sentence
07. Take a Long, Long Walk
08. This Is Not America
09. Be Gone
10. Borrowing Moons
11. Unbreakable Heart
12. On and On

Pruduced By Georg Wadenius & Silje Nergaard
For Recording Information See Booklet-02

Sound Quality: 8/9