a r t i s t : Lina Nyberg
t i t l e : Tellus
d a t e : 2006
l a b e l : Moserobie
g e n r e : Jazz
r l s. d a t e : Feb/2007
t r a c k s : 11
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 59,9 MB
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Swedish vocalist Lina Nyberg, like other Scandinavian jazz
singers such as Jeanette Lindstr÷m, Solveig Slettahjell and
Torun Eriksen, brings a rare quality to the music that has
become harder to find on the other side of the Atlantic:
sensual maturity, candidness, and an admirable insistence not
to comply with market rules which tend to target conservative
and inattentive listeners. Nyberg, who has performed with some
of the best Swedish jazz musicians (including Palle
Danielsson, Anders Jormin and Esbj÷rn Svensson), can be
playful, funny and smart. But on Tellus, she takes more risks
and explores new frontiers.
Tellus is Nyberg's eleventh disc as a leader and her second
for the independent Swedish Moserobie label. She is
accompanied by a trioùpianist Mathias Landµus, bassist
Torbj÷rn Zetterberg, and newcomer Jon FΣlt, a member of Bobo
Stenson's trioùbut she augments these fine players with some
of the most adventurous players on the Swedish jazz scene:
reed player Fredrik Ljungkvist and trumpeter Magnus Broo, both
from the Swedish-Norwegian Atomic quintet; and guitarist David
StackenΣs, a collaborator of Ken Vandermark and Mats
Gustafsson.
The original songs on Tellus are arranged as a series of
musical postcards from all over the worldùtropical Brazil,
chilly Vancouver, the Swedish Landala district, the Texan San
Saba town, beautiful Italian Pinicio gardens, the Japanese
harbor city Yokohama, the Azures resort of Ponta Delgada, and
the Chinese capital, Beijing. But these postcards do not aim
to sketch geographical landscapes. Rather, they suggest
emotional images and sensations that are refined in new
territories and discover new romantic possibilities in foreign
surroundings. Such is the lovely chamber arrangement of
ôVancouverö or the tempting bluesy reed arrangement, by Per
ôTexasö Johanson, of ôLandala.ö Nyberg's understated
presentation of the melancholic öSan Sabaö intensifies the
theme of a breakup. Ljungkvist's clarinet dances around
Nyberg's fragile vocals and guitar on ôPincio.ö
The most adventurous track here is a collaboration with
Azerbaijani-native, Stockholm-based singer Aftab Tahami. On
ôSalwa,ö Nyberg uses Tahami throaty vocals as an ornament for
a thorny drawing of a collapsing relationship. Magnus Broo's
trumpet on ôBeijingö sounds at first smooth, as if he's
following in Chet Baker's footsteps, but soon veers into a
more fiery, Lee Morgan-like solo. The duet with StackenΣs on
ôBerlin,ö clouded with otherworldly electronic buzzes,
features the fractured guitar lines of StackenΣs and the
ceremonial singing of Nyberg about reconciliation.
The last track is a breathtaking arrangement of the Brecht and
Weill standard ôSurabaya-Johnny,ö with captivating solos by
Ljungkvist (clarinet), Zetterberg (bowed bass) and Mattias
Stσhl (vibes), in the same manner that Nyberg covered another
Brecht and Weill standard, ôSeptember Song,ö on her recent
record Time (Prophone, 2003).
Warmly recommended.
Eyal Hareuveni, allaboutjazz.com
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1. Itaparica
2. Vancover
3. Landala (featuring Per "Texas" Johansson, Tenor Saxophone)
4. San Saba
5. Pincio (featuring Fredrik Ljungkvist, Clarinet)
6. Yokohoma
7. Salioa (featuring Aftab Tahami, Vocals)
8. Ponta Delgada
9. Beijing (featuring Magnus Broo, Trumpet)
10. Berlin (featuring David StackenΣs, Guitars)
11. Surabaya-Johnny
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Lina Nyberg: vocals, guitar and music box
Mathias Landaeus: grand piano, melodica, live electronics and
fender rhodes
Torbj÷rn Zetterberg: double bass and background vocals
Jon FΣlt: drums, percussion and backing vocals
Aftab Tahami: Vocals
Katija Dragojeviτ: B.Vox
Sara Hammarst÷m: Piccolo Flute, B.Vox & Flute
Magnus Broo: Trumpet & B.Vox
Fredrik Ljungkvist: Clarinet, Tenor Sax & B.Vox
Per "Texas" Johansson: Bass Clarinet, Tenor Sax Solo
Nils berg: Bass Clarinet
Mattias Stσhl: Glockenspiel & Vibraphone
David StackenΣs: Electric and Acoustic Guitars & Low Budget
Electronics
Mats Olofsson: Cello
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http://www.linanyberg.se/
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01-Itaparica [04:46]
02-Vancouver [03:56]
03-Landala [05:26]
04-San Saba [05:42]
05-Pincio [03:28]
06-Yokohama [04:21]
07-Salwa [06:08]
08-Ponta Delgada [03:38]
09-Beijing [04:59]
10-Berlin [04:35]
11-Surabaya-Johnny [06:19]
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