Cæcilie Norby - Arabesque (2011) [Hi-Res]

Caecilie Norby is one of the best living danish jazz singers-11 nominations for 'Danish Vocal Jazz Album of the Year'. In 'Arabesque', her debut with ACT, she returns to her classical roots. She wrote both the music (some of it together with her husband, bassist Lars Danielsson who is also the producer of her albums) and the texts for most of the 15 tracks of the album, based on classical themes by Ravel, Faure, Satie, Rimsky-Korsakov, Debussy in addition to some tracks composed by Michel Legrand , one Abbey Lincoln song (Wholly Earth) and one composition by her father. As expected, 'Arabesque' is a marvelous blend of classical and jazz, played with great skill by some of the best artists in european jazz Lars Danielsson, Bugge Wesseltoft, Katrine Gislinge (piano), Ulf Wakenius, Palle Mikkelborg, Hans Ulrok and Anders Engen. Melodic, original (just listen to the funky swing interpretation of 'Bei mir bist du schoen'), elegant, slow, melancholic music played with great talent.

Caecilie Norby, vocals
Lars Danielsson, bass, cello, git, organ
Bugge Wesseltoft, piano, synth
Katrine Gislinge, piano
Ulf Wakenius, guitar
Palle Mikkelborg, trumpet
Hans Ulrik, flute & bass-clarinet
Anders Engen, drums & percussion
Xavier Desandre-Navarre, drums & percussion

Produced by Lars Danielsson and Caecilie Norby
Recorded at Bugges Room by Bugge Wesseltoft, Focus Studios by Hans Nielsen, Tia Dia Studios by Bo Savik and Lars Danielsson
Mixed and mastered at Nilento Studios by Lars Nilsson