Grace (released 2001 by EmArcy, international release by Universal Music) is an album by the Norwegian pianist Ketil Bjørnstad.[1][2]
| Grace | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2001 | |||
| Recorded | Live at Vossajazz, March 2000 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 66:35 | |||
| Label | EmArcy Universal Music | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
| Ketil Bjørnstad chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Panorama |   [1] |
| Amazon.com |  [3] |
Reception
editThe Panorama review by Harald Christian Langaas (15.2.2001, © Panorama Media) awarded the album four stars, stating:
| ... The lyrics of Grace is from the old English poet, John Donne, and it is truly beautiful and wise words for thought, which certainly deserves to be brought to light. Still, I might mention the embossed instrumental improvisation parties as the most successful. This is where the band's best qualities come into their own...[1] |
The Amazon.com readers review awarded the album 4½ stars.[3]
Track listing
edit- All compositions by Ketil Bjørnstad.
- «No Man Is An Iland...» (3:53)
- «Lovers' Infiniteness» (6:44)
- «The Bait» (2:41)
- «White» (1:33)
- «The Anniversary» (5:24)
- «Love's Growth» (5:56)
- «Song» (5:13)
- «Love's Usury» (6:13)
- «Naked» (2:51)
- «Grace» (4:35)[4]
- «The Indifferent» (4:06)
- «Mystery» (3:25)
- «The Canonization» (5:50)
- «Take A Flat Map...» (4:32)
- «No Man Is An Iland... (Finale)» (3:39)
Personnel
edit- Ketil Bjørnstad - piano
- Anneli Drecker - vocals
- Bendik Hofseth - saxophones & vocals
- Arild Andersen - double bass
- Trilok Gurtu - percussion
- Eivind Aarset - guitar & electronics
- Jan Bang - samplings & electronics[5]
References
edit
- ^ a b c "Ketil Bjørnstad: Grace (CD)" (in Norwegian). Panorama.no. Archived from the original on 2004-10-19.
- ^ "Ketil Bjørnstad". Kalleklev.no. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
- ^ a b "Grace - Ketil Bjørnstad" (in German). Amazon.de.
- ^ "Grace - Anneli Drecker, Ketil Bjørnstad, Jan Bang". Youtube.com.
- ^ "Ketil Bjørnstad - Grace". Emarcy.com. Archived from the original on 2007-11-17.