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The Finnish all-female vocal trio How Many Sisters is perhaps more
famous among their audience for their slow rhythm of releasing records
than anything else, even though contributions to equally great music
groups such as the Adiemus Singers and ZetaBoo is good excuse for the
ever-busy singers. There is a risk that the albums made in the middle
of the pressure from other vocal work might die on the vine or somehow
remain unfinished, but, when listening to the brand new album Thank
You For The Kiss (Rockadillo/EMI (Finland) ZENCD 2102, 2005) by How
Many Sisters, such fears can be abolished immediately!
Indeed, just like the previous HMS album Stolen Moments (review),
everything is done with a real professional sense, all the way from
the beginning to the end, and, like good wines, also good music needs
some time to ripen and to get better and better. Even though the
general theme of this album is "love", the musicians all avoid to make
the music to sound clichΘd nor saccharine. One must admire the totally
seamless work between each of the singers as well as between singers
and other musicians, though, if speaking of How Many Sisters, this is
only a small wonder. Namely, according to their brand new website, the
group has been together for sixteen years and their collaboration with
Mr. Kirmo Lintinen--both with his own trio who perform on this album
and the UMO Jazz Orchestra he conducts as well--has lasted more than
ten years.
Every single detail on the album, let it be musical or other, is
finely tied into a the theme of love which gives a lot of cohesion to
the album. However, when listening a bit closer to the lyrics of the
songs, it becomes clear that they include more than just one basic
aspect of love. This is indeed one of the key things making this album
so easily approachable, even for those who do not listen to this kind
of "vocal jazz" music regularly.
The singers and musicians are highly committed to the project, knowing
exactly what they are doing and how they are doing it. At its best
this can be heard in the overall performance, in all pieces. The
lyrics are always put into the center, and then the music then
complements the rest, giving the lyrics a huge amount of justice. One
can really feel the lyrics inside, and wander like the carefree
"Vagabond" from one mood to another; from the thrill of the first kiss
and first love to the longing for the loved one (of the beautiful,
bittersweet ballad "Autumn In My Heart") or the not yet existing love
of "Somewhere Or Other", through the general perplexity of being in
love in "What Is This Thing Called Love" where one can indeed feel the
pulse raising (in a positive way of course). Remembering the fact of
love surrounding us all anyway, just like in the song "Love Is Love"
where it is said: "Turtles do not see but yet they love". Just to
mention only some very apt examples.
This album makes a slight exception when compared to Stolen Moments,
namely, this time all but two of album's tracks have been composed by
one of the singers, Anna-Mari KΣhΣrΣ, who has also been arranging and
co-arranging the majority of the music. Obviously there is nothing
wrong to have jazz standards included in the albums of How Many
Sisters as the group definitely make any jazz standard to sound fresh,
new and exciting, but, it is definitely fair to allow also these
highly skillful singers and their companions to make some new music to
the world as well. One pearl deriving from this productivity is
"Autumn In My Heart", with lyrics by Pirjo AittomΣki and music by
Anna-Mari KΣhΣrΣ.
The new How Many Sisters album has indeed once again succeeded to
provide something for everyone totally without being neither too
simple nor too versatile. The different moods of the lyrics reflect
beautifully in both melodies and rhythms which also are versatile,
and, what's best, one has not even forgotten the sense of humour from
the music. The overture of the famous opera "Cosi Fan Tutte" by W.A.
Mozart sounds great as a bit up-tempoed, jazzy arrangement that Mr.
Kirmo Lintinen has done for this album. While waiting for the
breakthrough of How Many Sisters abroad and the extremely well
-deserved release of their albums outside Finland, clearly Thank You
For The Kiss and the stunning music, Pirjo AittomΣki, Mervi Hiltunen
and Anna-Mari KΣhΣrΣ (also known as How Many Sisters) and the company!
Finnish Description:
How Many Sisters on kolmen loistavan laulajan ja musiikintekijΣn û
Anna-Mari KΣhΣrΣ, Pirjo AittomΣki, Mervi Hiltunen û muodostama
arvostettu ja suosittu laulutrio, joka on toiminut samassa
kokoonpaanossa jo 16 vuotta. Laulajien yhteisty÷ Kirmo Lintinen Trion
kanssa on sekin hioutunut timantiksi jo yli kymmenen vuoden aikana.
PitkΣn odotuksen jΣlkeen bΣndiltΣ saadaan vihdoin kuultavaksi uusi CD.
Ja millainen levy! Upeaa, mukaansatempaavan melodista jazzlaulua How
Many Sistersin kansainvΣlisestikin ainutlaatuisella ja
tunnistettavalla soundilla yhdessΣ huippujazzmuusikoiden kanssa.
KyseessΣ on varmasti paitsi yksi vuoden parhaista jazzlevyistΣ my÷s
ylipΣΣnsΣ yksi vuoden tyylikkΣimmistΣ kotimaisista julkaisuista.
How Many Sisters perustettiin alunperin Kuopiossa jo vuonna 1982 ja
yhtyeen ensilevy julkaistiin 1983. Mukana olivat jo tuolloin Anna-Mari
KΣhΣrΣ ja Mervi Hiltunen. Pirjo AittomΣki liittyi yhtyeeseen 1989. Jo
80-luvulla yhtye esiintyi jatkuvasti televisiossa ja 90-luvun alussa
se tuli tutuksi TV1:n viihdeohjelmasarjan Pellit auki house bandina.
Ohjelmiston laaja tyylikirjo, yhtyeen muuntautumiskyky û
teatraalisuutta kaihtamatta û sekΣ korkeatasoinen osaaminen nostivat
bΣndin vΣΣjΣΣmΣtt÷mΣsti my÷s suuren yleis÷n tietoisuuteen. Yhtyeen
toinen albumi Stolen Moments syntyi yhteisty÷ssΣ UMO:n ja Kirmo
Lintinen Trion kanssa, ja se julkaistiin 2002.
Anna-Mari KΣhΣrΣ on tunnettu my÷s omasta yhtyeestΣΣn sekΣ mm. ZetaBoo
ja Luomu Players -kokoonpanoista. KΣhΣrΣ on sΣveltΣnyt runsaasti
kuoromusiikkia ja hΣnen laulujaan ovat levyttΣneet my÷s mm. Rajaton,
Tango-orkesteri Unto ja Susanna Haavisto. Laulujen lisΣksi KΣhΣrΣ on
sΣveltΣnyt elokuvamusiikkia ja ollut mukana sΣveltΣjΣnΣ ja sovittajana
useissa teatteri-produktioissa. KΣhΣrΣ sai Vuoden jazzmuusikon Yrj÷
-palkinnon 2002. Mervi Hiltunen on julkaissut kaksi omaa albumia,
laulanut solistina usealla lastenlevyllΣ ja ty÷skennellyt sadoilla
kotimaisilla ΣΣnitteillΣ. HΣn on tehnyt runsaasti suomi-dubbauksia
animaatioelokuviin, mm. pΣΣroolit useisiin Disney-tuotantoihin. Pirjo
AittomΣki on ty÷skennellyt taustalaulajana sadoissa levytyksissΣ ja
my÷s solistina lukuisissa TV- ja radiotaltioinneissa. HΣn on laulanut
paljon musiikkiteatterissa, mm. pΣΣroolin Jukka Linkolan musiikkiin
Lahden kaupunginteatterin Astoriassa ja yhden pΣΣrooleista Helsingin
kaupunginteatterin Les MisΘrablesissa. HΣn on solistina Tango
-orkesteri Untossa, jossa ovat mukana mm. Maria Kalaniemi ja Timo
Alakotila. Kaikki kolme How Many Sisters -laulajaa kuuluvat my÷s
lauluryhmΣΣn Adiemus Singers. He ovat levyttΣneet kolme Adiemus
-projektia ja kiertΣvΣt sen kanssa konsertoimassa ympΣri maailmaa.
How Many Sisters l÷ysi UMO-yhteyksistΣ yhteisty÷kumppanikseen pianisti
Kirmo Lintinen Trion. Kirmo Lintinen on maan eturivin jazzpianisti ja
hΣnet palkittiin Yrj÷-patsaalla 2003. Trion basisti Tuure Koski ja
rumpali Tomi Salesvuo toimivat pitkΣΣn XL:n riveissΣ ja Koskella on
my÷s Severi Pyysalon ja Marko Timosen kanssa toinen jazzkokoonpano,
Turgan Trio.
Thank you for the kiss -levyn sΣvellykset ovat kahta lukuunottamatta
Anna-Mari KΣhΣrΣn. Laulut on sΣvelletty ulkomaisten elΣvien tai jo
kuolleiden runoilijoiden teksteihin, paitsi lopetuskappaleen Autumn in
my heart sanat ovat Pirjo AittomΣen.
http://www.howmanysisters.fi
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Tracks:
01. When I Was One And Twenty (4:17)
02. Love Is Love (3:49)
03. Thank You For The Kiss (3:44)
04. Somewhere Or Other (4:17)
05. Sea Fever (5:01)
06. Vagabond (4:23)
07. Nothing (5:13)
08. What Is The Thing Called Love? (4:06)
09. Cosi Fan Tutte: Ouvertura (3:54)
10. Autumn In My Heart (4:45)
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