Viktoria Tolstoy - My Russian Soul

On My Russian Soul the Swede with Russian ancestors shows us another facet of her glamorous personality with her brilliant and expressive voice. For many years now, the great-grand daughter of Leo Tolstoy has been keen to explore her Russian musical roots. “I had a conversation with Siggi Loch concerning that side of my music some time ago, but I didn't feel experienced enough for a project that big then. Russian music out of the classical genre has been adapted every now and then by jazz musicians - think of Ellington's 'Nutcracker Suite' - but never by a singer.”

1. Home - 03:32 (P. Tschaikowsky / Anna Alerstedt)
2. Word By Word - 05:31 (P. Tschaikowsky / Anna Alerstedt)
3. The Curtain Falls - 02:35 (P. Tschaikowsky / Anna Alerstedt)
4. Little Pretty - 03:29 (traditional / Anna Alerstedt)
5. Our Stories - 04:44 (V. Vysotsdy / Anna Alerstedt)
6. Stranger In Paradise - 04:35 (R. Wright / G. Forrest / R. Wright / G. Forrest)
7. You Can't Go Home Again - 03:10 (S. Rachmaninov / D. Sebesky / Anna Alerstedt)
8. Silent Rhapsody - 06:06 (P. Tschaikowsky / Susan Osborn / David Densmore)
9. Although You're Gone - 03:34 (traditional / Anna Alerstedt)
10. Our Man - 05:09 (A. Petrov / T. Kalinina / english lyrics by Anna Alerstedt)
11. No News - 04:42 (traditional / Anna Alerstedt)
12. Aftermath - 04:35 (P. Tschaikowsky / Anna Alerstedt)
Personnel:
Viktoria Tolstoy – vocals
Jacob Karlzon – piano & keyboards
Johan Granström – bass & Fender fretless bass
Rasmus Kihlberg – drums & percussion
Joakim Milder – tenor & soprano sax
Nils Landgren – trombone & vocals (”Our Man”)
Lelo Nika – accordion

Further Musicians:
Strings:
Nicola Borurka, Ingrid Sturegård, Helena Frankmar, Cecilia Hunlkrantz, Åsa Rudner, Catherine Claesson, Hanna Eliasson – violin
Per Högberg, Lars Mårtensson, Maria Borud – viola
Claes Gunnarsson, Anders Robertsson – cello
Bo Eklund – bass

Recorded by Lasse Nilsson & Bo Savik at Nilento Studio, Göteborg, April, 2008
Mixed and mastered by Lasse Nilsson at Nilento Studio Kållered Göteborg, May, 2008
Produced by Nils Landgren
Executive Producer: Siegfried Loch